On Mon, 2012-10-01 at 09:14 -0400, Daniel J Walsh wrote: > On 10/01/2012 07:10 AM, John Austin wrote: > > Hi > > > > I have recently used a bootable F17 memory stick (fully updated) to > > dump/restore an un-mounted Centos 6.3 system root (/) partition to a > > "clone" backup partition on a separate disk. > > > > I obtain SELinux error messages during the restore phase > > > > Does anyone (Daniel?) know: > > > > Will this be a problem if/when I need to use the backup? > > > > Regards > > > > John > > > Most likely the target OS did not understand the labels that you are trying to > install. So if you took labels off a F17 machine and tried to put them on a > RHEL6 box, the labels might not be defined. Hmmm - repeated the exercise booted from a fully updated C6.3 memory stick and the errors are not present during restore. (ie dumped/restored system and booted OS are both C6.3 with the same update level) This implies that you must use a contemporaneous version of the operating system (including dump/restore) to that of the actual backed up root partition. Obviously I do not fully understand/accept what is happening here! So a couple more basic questions Does this mean I have to put aside the memory stick in its current state (no upgrade to C6.4 say) so that I can use it as the boot device during any subsequent restore of the backed up partitions? OR Will the relabelling of a restored root partition (that has selinux errors during the restore) (when booted from that restored partition) provide a "perfect" working system? Thanks again John -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
