Re: Can't create ISO due to file size

Admin - Muskoka Auto Parts <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.mondo.devel
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Well, I seem to have hacked around it...

* Added -R (for star)

* Added -z (because I figured it couldn't hurt, and likely should have 
been on)

* Added /var/log/lastlog to the exclusion list  (it was the only file 
over 3 gig in size on the entire file system, and it's a sparse file I 
don't mind "losing" if I restore from backup)

* Changed to -s 20000m  (I'm *guessing* the 'g' for gig doesn't actually 
work correctly.)


The backup now fits in a single ISO image, *and* runs without errors or 
warnings.
A side note, the ISO images are rsync'd to an SMB share after 
encryption, and copied to an offsite drive.  I never intend them to be 
burnt to physical media.  For restore I'd mount as a drive in a virtual 
machine, or copy to a USB stick.

I could/should have considered upgrading to a newer version as the first 
step possibly.

Thanks for your comments


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