This section describes the options and arguments for the ufsdump command. The syntax for the ufsdump command is as follows:
/usr/sbin/ufsdump options arguments filenames
Single string of one-letter option names.
Identifies option arguments and might consist of multiple strings. The option letters and their associated arguments must be in the same order.
Identifies the files to back up. These arguments must always come last, each separated by a space.
You can run the ufsdump without any options by using the following syntax:
# ufsdump filenames
The ufsdump command uses the following options and arguments, by default:
# ufsdump 9uf /dev/rmt/0 filenames
The option, 9in the ufsdump command will do a level 9 incremental backup of all the modified files to the default tape drive since the previous backup.
The –u option is used to update the /etc/dumpdates file with information about the current backup. The /etc/dumpdates contains information about the previous backup and can decide which are the files to be backed-up.
The f /dev/rmt/0 option sends backup to the first tape device directly connected to a Solaris system.
For more information, see the ufsdump(1M) man page.
Consider the following aspects to ensure that there are no security issues with the file system:
Require superuser access to use the ufsdump command.
If you are performing centralized backups, ensure that superuser access entries are removed from the /.rhosts files on the clients and servers.