/usr/sbin/snap does not function with option -d.
Issue
- A command /usr/sbin/snap does not function with option -d.
With option -d:
1. When a directory specified with -d exists, it complains 'already exists'.
2. When a directory specified with -d doesn't exist, it ignores -d and create a compressed archive 'snap.tar.gz' in current directory.
Without option -d:
3. When a directory '/tmp/ibmsupt' exists, it complains 'already exists'.
4. When a directory '/tmp/ibmsupt' doesn't exist, it just create a compressed archive 'snap.tar.gz' in current directory.
Looking over the online manual, it looks like the expected behaviors are:
- it should create a directory specified with -d and create snap.tar.gz there.
- it should create snap.tar.gz in /tmp/ibmsupt/ without any directory specified with option -d.
SNAP(8) Linux on Power Service Tools SNAP(8)
NAME
snap - generate a configuration snapshot for service
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/snap [-athv] [-d dir] [-o file]
DESCRIPTION
The snap script copies several system status and config files and the output of several commands
from the system into snap.tar.gz in the current directory. System servicers may ask that this
be run in order collect data to diagnose a problem.
OPTIONS
-a All data; collect detailed information (more files and output).
-d dir Specify the directory where files and ouput will be collected (default: /tmp/ibmsupt).
-h Print a help message.
-o file
Specify the output path and filename (.tar required, .tar.gz optional) (default:
snap.tar.gz).
-t Add hostname and timestamp to output filename.
-v verbose output
FILES
These are some of the files that are archived:
/var/log/messages
/var/log/scanoutlog.*
/proc (select files)
/dev/nvram
/etc/yaboot.conf
Linux 30 May 2012 SNAP(8)
Environment
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 ppc
powerpc-utils-1.2.13-2.el6.ppc64
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