Joe writes: > The way the precopy script works is that it dumps all the database to a > directory in the /home partition. This directory is then backedup. > So if the precopy script launches for /home, finishes > tar starts for /home > precopy for /srv/www starts in parallel with tar /home > > That is when I get the problem. That is why it isn't always there, it > depends on the speed of the tar/database dump > > Is this what is happening?
Yes, this sounds plausible. > If so I could add and if statement to precopy to only dump the database > for /home. Is that correct? Yes - the precopy should only create data for the share that is about to be backed up. > In this same line I suppose that postcopy will also get executed for > each share. Yes. Craig ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/