Steven Thornhill wrote:
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> This will not affect your backup. It will still be valid. The /tmp/crout files
> are temporary ones created by cron, but more than likely deleted before they
> can
> be backed up. Try using the -e flag on the mksysb and adding /tmp to the
> /etc/exclude.rootvg. (As long as you don't require the files in /tmp for a
> restore.)
>
> Steve
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> Subject: mksysb
> Author: Alain Menezes <a.menezes@CGER.BE> at SEInternet
> Date: 14/09/98 11:28
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> Hi,
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> The output of an mksysb (AIX4.1.5) sometimes says : "An error occurred
> accessing ./tmp/crout.3nSWJ : A file or directory in the path name does
> not exist." followed by "0512-038 mksysb: Backup Completed
> Successfully.". I once had enquired about this and answer I got was that
> it was just a problem with /tmp files, thus irrelevant. But how come
> mksysb stops when this problem appears ? Is the backup reliable ?
>
> Alain
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My main concern was with the backup stopping once this error occured.
What you're saying means that the last thing mksysb backs up is the /tmp
directory, which is generally not crucial for a restore. Can you
confirm, please ?
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Alain Menezes Email: a.menezes@cger.be
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