[OpenAFS] vos dump format?

[Jimmy Engelbrecht]

Andrew Leahy <aleahy@knox.edu> writes:

> I'm in the process of setting up an AFS cell for the first time, and
> I'm looking into ways to archive /afs.  I'm curious about the output
> of 'vos dump'.  In particular, can the output from a 'vos dump'
> command be taken, say, to a completely different cell and used to
> create an identical volume with the 'vos restore' command?

Yes. And even more, its compatible between different versions and
implementations of AFS. However your acl's in this volume will break, but
your files will be intact.

> Also, apart from the 'vos restore' command, are there any other ways
> to access the contents of the output of 'vos dump'--e.g., to list and
> extract specific files?

somebody wrote a utility too look inte these dumps, i dont remember who.

/Jimmy