ITEM: V9835L

Problems restoring system from sysback backup

Env:
  AIX 3.2.5, Sysback 3.1.0.21

Desc:
  Need to restore system from sysback backup and do not want
  secondary volume groups recreated.  When editing the volume
  group information, are unable to exit to being the restoration.

Action:
  Verifed that this is not a known problem and the process 
  taken as well as the media being used.

  When select option to edit the volume group information, can
  make the desired changes so that the secondary volume groups
  will be imported upon reboot.  After completing the desired
  changes, are unable to exit back to prior menu to begin
  the restore.

  Customer finally mentioned that he had renamed the 'rm' 
  command and replaced it with a script that logs all
  file deletions and then calls the true rm command.

  Checked and the sysback editvginfo makes use of the rm 
  command.  Customer then mentioned that when attempting to
  exit, there are several messages displayed on the console
  from the script (writing to the logfile and then attempting
  to run the renamed rm command.

  Able to use tar command from another system and tar the 
  rm commnad (/usr/sbin/rm) to floppy and then restore to
  the ram filesystem (which is created when booting in
  service mde).  Once the true rm command was placed in
  the ram filesystem, were able to edit the volume group info
  and procede with the restoration.

  Customer indicated that the script to replace the rm command
  was recently documented in 'System Administrator' magazine.

Next:
  None



Support Line: Problems restoring system from sysback backup ITEM: V9835L

Dated: June 1995 Category: N/A

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