Re: [cobalt-users] How to recover a backup file

[Kris Dahl <kris@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

on 3/8/00 2:18 PM, Multivex at multivex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Dear Kris:
> 
> I opened the file with Vedit
> 
> Here are the first lines thata I believe are the header:
> 
> BACKUP_HEADER 10 12 22 28 1 100 1 58 0
> datef=Mon Feb 28 22:12:10 2000
> build=build 2.256 for a 2700RS in English
> user=admin
> backupset=groupdir
> target=home
> increment=
> protocol=httpd
> hostname=futuraweb.com
> targetip=196.40.3.244
> targethost=
> script=/cgi-bin/.cobalt/backup/backup.cgi
> browser=Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.0; Windows 98; DigExt)
> serveradmin=admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> TARDUMP.GZ
> 
> < (here goes the compressed code)
> 
> If I strip all till TARDUMP.GZ I get an error trying to open the file. I
> tried blank line or no line at all.
> 
> I always get the following error:
> 
> Error reading file starting at line 0
> 
> Can you please help me to overcome this?

Did you try un gzipping it and then untaring it?

Also, take a look at the footer (yikes, big file) as well.  I had a
discussion about 8-10 months ago with one of the Cobalt technicians about
manual restoration.  I don't remember exactly how it was done, so you'll
have to bear with me.

And I don't work as an SE for a Cobalt Reseller anymore.  When I get home
tonight, I'll try to make a quickie small backup on the Qube I've got and
see if I can make it happen.

-k