[H-GEN] remote backup of server

[Jason Parker-Burlingham]

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Sandra Milne <silne at optusnet.com.au> writes:

> At 12:05 28/01/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> >Which files are being reported as "in use"?
> It's a whole bunch of directories under /etc which was the only thing
> i was going to backup other than /home. I really wanted the conf files
> as I've spent quite some time tuning the system and didnt't want to
> lose some of the files.

Then I would investigate what's using those files.  At least in theory
there shouldn't be processes having stuff there open for writing (and
certainly the software you're using shouldn't stop working just
because some process has a file it wants open for reading).
-- 
``I may have agreed to something involving a goat.''  -- CJ

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