How about the following command:
# vxdump 0f - /directory1 | ( cd /directory2; vxrestore xf - )
This will preserve all permissions, links, owner/group etc.

"Ben P" wrote:
>
>Hi all,
>
>Does anyone know and understand how to do a safe and reliable vxrestore
from
>one Veritas filesystem to another one much like one would do a ufsrestore
>/directory1/files /directory2/files???
>I cannot find anything in any of the Veritas vxfs or volume manager manuals
>and the man page on vxrestore is confusing at best.
>
>Thanks
>
>Ben P, System Engineer
>FHS

JP
Thanks! I had never seen vxrestore before.

"jp" wrote:
>
>How about the following command:
># vxdump 0f - /directory1 | ( cd /directory2; vxrestore xf - )
>This will preserve all permissions, links, owner/group etc.
>
>"Ben P" wrote:
>>
>>Hi all,
>>
>>Does anyone know and understand how to do a safe and reliable vxrestore
>from
>>one Veritas filesystem to another one much like one would do a ufsrestore
>>/directory1/files /directory2/files???
>>I cannot find anything in any of the Veritas vxfs or volume manager manuals
>>and the man page on vxrestore is confusing at best.
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>Ben P, System Engineer
>>FHS
>