"govind raj" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

Hi Govind

> For incremental backups of Windows machines (running XP/NT/2000/2003),
> we find that any files copied into directory that needs to be backed
> up is not getting covered under the incremental backup. However, if
> a new file is added into the same directory, the incremental backup
> takes the backup of this new file. It looks like the smbclient used
> for incremental backup checks for the modification time of the file
> to be backed up. On windows machines, the modification time of the
> file is not changed on a copy from another directory to a new
> directory.

I thinks this is closely related to what is in the plans for BackupPC,
have a look below:

,---- http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/faq/roadMap.html
| Replacing smbclient with the perl module FileSys::SmbClient. This
| gives much more direct control of the smb transfer, allowing
| incrementals to depend on any attribute change (eg: exist, mtime, file
| size, uid, gid), and better support for include and exclude. Currently
| smbclient incrementals only depend upon mtime, so deleted files or
| renamed files are not detected. FileSys::SmbClient would also allow
| resuming of incomplete full backups in the same manner as rsync will.
`----

>
> Is anyone aware of the workaround to this issue in using the backuppc?
>
> Are there any possible registry settings on Windows machine that can be
> changed to make the modification time as the time at which it was copied.

I think it should be easier to use rsync for now.

Cheers,
Rodrigo



>
> Thanks in advance,
> A.govind
>
>
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