Re: xfs_ncheck (actually xfs_db) eats a lot of memory and is killed

Marcin Zajączkowski
2006-12-21T07:42:18Z

Barry Naujok wrote:
(...)
>> Btw, is it possible to mount XFS filesystem from the file created by
>> xfs_copy?
>> If not, is it possible to restore file system "backuped" to file (by
>> xfs_copy)? I read in the manual that the first parameter
>> xfs_copy has to
>> be device (not file). xfs_restore will work with that "dump"?
>
> Yes, you can mount an XFS filesystem file using the "-o loop" mount
> option and specifying the file for the device.
>
> Yes, you can xfs_copy from a file back to a device. From the man page:
> "The first (source) argument must be the pathname of the device or file
> containing the XFS filesystem.".

In fact. I don't know why I missed it earlier.

Thanks
Marcin