RE: 2GB File limitation

["M. Edward Borasky" <znmeb@aracnet.com>]

Do you know if they ever fixed this same issue in Microsoft Access? :-) Does
Linux support tape drives? :-)

Sure, Linux needs to be able to handle files > 2 GB, but I wonder if backups
over a network to a hard drive are giving you a false sense of "security".
In the "enterprise" world, you have to be *religious* about backups.
Incrementals at least daily, fulls at least weekly, all backups verified and
*off-site secure storage of backup media*. Dang! The soap company wants
their &$^%&$# box back :-).

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M. Edward (Ed) Borasky, Chief Scientist, Borasky Research
http://www.borasky-research.net  http://www.aracnet.com/~znmeb
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If there's nothing to astrology, how come so many famous men were born on
holidays?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org
> [mailto:linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org]On Behalf Of Bobby Hitt
> Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 11:17 PM
> To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> Subject: 2GB File limitation
>
>
> 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
>
>
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