From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 28 Sep 2001 02:15:10 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 28 Sep 2001 02:15:00 -0400 Received: from [63.219.44.2] ([63.219.44.2]:41486 "EHLO mail.bscnet.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 28 Sep 2001 02:14:51 -0400 Message-ID: <013801c147e5$3330bec0$092cdb3f@bobathome> From: "Bobby Hitt" To: Subject: 2GB File limitation Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 02:17:07 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hello, Is someone working on a way to overcome the 2GB file limitation in Linux? I currently backup several servers using a dedicated hard drive for the backups. Recently I saw one backup die saying the the file size had been exceeded. I've never had good luck with tape backups, yes they backup, but whenever I really need a file, it can't be retrieved. TIA, Bobby