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Re: The old raw devices chestnut.

From: rkusenet <rkusenet_at_sympatico.ca>
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 21:59:39 -0400
Message-ID: <c5i5q4$215s0$1@ID-75254.news.uni-berlin.de> 






"Data Goob" <datagoob_at_hotmail.com> wrote



> One other thing you might find attractive to plain ole files

> instead of raw devices is the ability to clone databases. You

> can get quite creative with plain files in ways that you cannot

> with raw devices because of the lock-in of raw-devices.





Please elaborate.



If you use symbolic links for raw devices, then there is no lock-in
of raw devices, or am I missing something.
Received on Tue Apr 13 2004 - 20:59:39 CDT












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