cpio error

[Shah Gaurang B.]

Hi Friends,

When i apply commnad

cpio -icvdumB /tmp/data < /dev/rmt/0mnb for restoration, display error
Out of phase--get help
Perhaps the "-c" option shouldn't be used

So how to solved the problem i have to restore in different directories than from where i take backup on different system.

pl. guide me

[Peter Godron]

Shah,
there may be a problem with your backup:
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/bizsupport/questionanswer.do?threadId=1012963
and
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=518589

How did you create the backup?

[melvyn burnard]

cpio is an "interesting" command, in that you need to know what options were used to create the backup.
You could try the command without the c option, but that may still fail.
The next one to try removing would be the B, but it may also still not work.

One option is to use the pax command and see if that can help you, if you do not know what options were used.