RE: [MLUG] backup via cron

["Nowlin, Dan" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

I just tried the mkisofs command with my /var/ftp/files directory and it
worked just fine to create the iso image.  HMMMMM off to the growisofs
man page.

Dan 

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nowlin, Dan
> Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 10:42 PM
> To: MLUG Members
> Subject: RE: [MLUG] backup via cron
> 
> That seems to work fine.  Yes growisofs calls mkisofs to 
> create the iso image but it has mkisofs channel the output to 
> growisofs so it can burn the iso image to disk on the fly.
> 
> Dan 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
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> > [mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Rages
> > Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 9:50 PM
> > To: MLUG Members
> > Subject: Re: [MLUG] backup via cron
> > 
> > On 2/2/06, Nowlin, Dan <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
> > > OK I tried that and I get the same error:
> > >
> > > mkisofs: No such file or directory. Invalid node - /var/testdir
> > >
> > > I am just baffled.
> > > Dan
> > >
> > 
> > Hmm. I guess growisofs is calling "mkisofs" on your behalf.
> > 
> > What happens if you call it directly, like "mkisofs -o 
> testimage.iso 
> > -J -R /var/testdir" ?
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Mark
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