RDUMP(8c,C)                 AIX Commands Reference                  RDUMP(8c,C)



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rdump



PURPOSE

File system dump across the network.

SYNTAX


              +----------------------------+
/etc/rdump ---|       +------------------+ |--- dev ---|
              +- key -|                  |-+
                      +- machine:device -+


DESCRIPTION

The rdump command copies to magnetic tape or specified device all files changed
after a certain date in the filesystem that is stored on the device specified
by the parameter dev.  The command is identical in operation to dumpbsd except 
the "f" should be specified in the key and the device supplied should be of 
the form machine:device.

The rdump command creates a remote server, /etc/rmt, on the client machine to
access the tape device.

You must have a ~/.rhosts or /etc/hosts.equiv file (see the AIX TCP/IP User's
Guide) containing the machine name for the rdump command to work.

You must have read permissions for all files to be copied, or be the superuser.

FILES

~/.rhosts           list of machines which can be accessed using rdump
/etc/hosts.equiv    list of machines which can be accessed using rdump

The above files are also used for other commands, such as rsh, rlogin,
rrestore, and rcp.

RELATED INFORMATION

See the following commands:  "dumpbsd," "rmt," "restorebsd," and "rrestore."

In the AIX TCP/IP User's Guide, see ".rhosts" and "hosts.equiv."








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