On 03/15/2009 10:43 AM, Bruno Wolff III wrote: > On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 06:23:48 -0700, > Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX N2469R <caf@xxxxxxxx> wrote: >> From time to time I back up data from /u, /y, and /var onto >> an external IDE HD attached with a USB interface as /dev/sde1. >> The command used is: cd /; find u y var -print | cpio -pmd /b >> This has worked well until recently. Not addressing the wedge problem directly, but if you use rdiff-backup or even rsync your backups will likely be much shorter and the chance for a wedge may be reduced. ie rsync --delete -aH /u /y /var /b or for i in /u /y /var do rdiff-backup $i /b/$i done NB the slight difference of meaning of the destination directory. I prefer rdiff-backup as I keep incrementals for very little disk additional space. gene -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list