dump cannot dump ext4 partitions

[Ralf Hildebrandt]

Binary package hint: dump

dump can dump ext2 and ext3, but ext4 fails with:

# /sbin/dump -b 1024 -0 -u -f - /dev/sda5
  DUMP: Date of this level 0 dump: Wed Feb 4 16:32:37 2009
  DUMP: Dumping /dev/sda5 (/home) to standard output
  DUMP: Unsupported feature(s) 0x40 in filesystem
/dev/sda5: Filesystem has unsupported feature(s) while opening filesystem
  DUMP: The ENTIRE dump is aborted.

[Ralf Hildebrandt (ralf-hildebrandt)]

Strictly speaking is "dump" for ext2 only, BUT it also dumps ext3 - thus "4.4bsd dump and restore for ext2 filesystems" is a bit of a misnomer.
Since it dumps both ext2 and ext3, it should also dump ext4.

[Jeff Balderson (jbalders)]

Dump *will* now make dumps of an ext4 without complaining using dump v0.4b41-6 (Jaunty)

Unfortunately, restoring the data shows that it's been corrupted somewhere in the process (either dump or restore). The data doesn't even remotely resemble the original.

100% reproducibility. Steps to reproduce:

1) Create an ext4 filesystem and mount on /mnt/test
2) Create a simple text file on the filesystem: /mnt/test/testfile.txt
3) "dump -0f /mnt/backup/testbackup.dmp /mnt/test"
4) mkdir /mnt/backup/test; cd /mnt/backup/test
5) "restore -rf /mnt/backup/testbackup.dmp"
6) inspect /mnt/backup/test/testfile.txt to see corrupted data.

Dump should either correctly dump an ext4 or refuse to do so entirely. In the current state, it could be lulling admins into a false sense of security that their data is backed up.

[udippel (udippel)]

Support this request!
Is there any chance to vote for this?
I have been using dump up and down for ages; I barely remember another utility.

Please, give us dump for Karmic and beyond!

[Mattia Rizzolo (mapreri)]

I tried this today (version: 0.4b44-1ubuntu1), and it seems working well.
Can you please try out this now?

I mark this bug as incomplete, but if you have something to complain about, please don't hesitate to mark this back to "Confirmed".

[Ryddan (anders-ryddan)]

Hi

I have tried it also now. Seems to work fine.

Regards,
Anders

2013/9/19 Mattia Rizzolo <email address hidden>

> I tried this today (version: 0.4b44-1ubuntu1), and it seems working well.
> Can you please try out this now?
>
> I mark this bug as incomplete, but if you have something to complain
> about, please don't hesitate to mark this back to "Confirmed".
>
> ** Changed in: dump (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
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> Title:
> dump cannot dump ext4 partitions
>
> Status in “dump” package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: dump
>
> dump can dump ext2 and ext3, but ext4 fails with:
>
> # /sbin/dump -b 1024 -0 -u -f - /dev/sda5
> DUMP: Date of this level 0 dump: Wed Feb 4 16:32:37 2009
> DUMP: Dumping /dev/sda5 (/home) to standard output
> DUMP: Unsupported feature(s) 0x40 in filesystem
> /dev/sda5: Filesystem has unsupported feature(s) while opening filesystem
> DUMP: The ENTIRE dump is aborted.
>
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