Thanks, Craig. I will update to 4.1.3 and see what happens.
Suggestion, perhaps in documentation, regarding log level you could add
that the range is 1 through 10. (I was uncomfortable, guessing that 10 was
the limit.)
I have said it before and many others have also, GREAT JOB!! Backuppc is
very good!!!
On Sat, Jun 10, 2017 at 9:17 PM, Craig Barratt via BackupPC-users <
backuppc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote:
> Bob,
>
> There doesn't seem to be anything untoward in the log information you sent.
>
> To figure out why /home is empty, you should post the specific rsync_bpc
> commands (that are in the XferLOG file).
>
> Note that for 4.1.2, I added --one-file-system to the default
> $Conf{RsyncArgs}, and it also adds that argument for 3.x upgrades. In
> 4.1.3, it's still in the default $Conf{RsyncArgs}, but it no longer adds to
> 3.x upgrades. This could explain why /home is empty.
>
> Craig
>
> On Thu, Jun 8, 2017 at 4:01 AM, Robert Wooden <b...@donelsontrophy.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I have a second Samba4 member file server (that was replaced by the newer
>> one I have having issues with that BackupPC v4.1.2 will NOT backup the
>> /home directory) that has been "shutoff" for a while. It's /home directory
>> contains the same "acls" and "xattrs" file attributes adjustments as the
>> newer one. I created a backup host listing and started a 'full-backup'. The
>> result for this machine was the same as the newer machine, no backup of
>> /home despite no exclusion of the /home directory. "Browsing the backup"
>> shows the same /home is empty as the newer member file server.
>>
>> Log level set to "10" results in a huge file of repeatitive dialog
>> similar to this:
>>
>> 2017-06-01 06:03:45 incr backup started for directory /
>> 2017-06-01 06:03:48 incr backup 8 complete, 56760 files, 56760 bytes, 0
>> xferErrs (0 bad files, 0 bad shares, 0 other)
>> 2017-06-02 21:00:01 incr backup started for directory /
>> 2017-06-02 21:02:01 incr backup 9 complete, 56764 files, 56764 bytes, 0
>> xferErrs (0 bad files, 0 bad shares, 0 other)
>> 2017-06-03 21:00:01 full backup started for directory /
>> 2017-06-03 21:00:21 full backup 10 complete, 56766 files, 56766 bytes, 0
>> xferErrs (0 bad files, 0 bad shares, 0 other)
>> 2017-06-04 21:00:00 bpc_attrib_backwardCompat: WriteOldStyleAttribFile = 0,
>> KeepOldAttribFiles = 0
>> 2017-06-04 21:00:00 Copying backup #10 to #11
>> 2017-06-04 21:00:00 Creating directory /var/lib/backuppc/pc/192.168.16.55
>> <http://192.168.16.89/backuppc/index.cgi?host=192.168.16.55>/11/.
>> 2017-06-04 21:00:00 Creating directory /var/lib/backuppc/pc/192.168.16.55
>> <http://192.168.16.89/backuppc/index.cgi?host=192.168.16.55>/11/./refCnt
>> 2017-06-04 21:00:00 Creating directory /var/lib/backuppc/pc/192.168.16.55
>> <http://192.168.16.89/backuppc/index.cgi?host=192.168.16.55>/11/./f%2f
>> 2017-06-04 21:00:00 Creating directory /var/lib/backuppc/pc/192.168.16.55
>> <http://192.168.16.89/backuppc/index.cgi?host=192.168.16.55>/11/./f%2f/fbin
>>
>> .... snipped for brevity . . .
>>
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_path_refCountAll(/var/lib/backuppc/pc/192.168.16.55
>> <http://192.168.16.89/backuppc/index.cgi?host=192.168.16.55>/12/f%2f/fusr/fshare/fterminfo/fr)
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_path_refCountAll: got
>> /var/lib/backuppc/pc/192.168.16.55
>> <http://192.168.16.89/backuppc/index.cgi?host=192.168.16.55>/12/f%2f/fusr/fshare/fterminfo/fr/attrib_a4e4f3a0960d98eb76dab41e493bed4d
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_attrib_dirRead(/var/lib/backuppc/pc/192.168.16.55
>> <http://192.168.16.89/backuppc/index.cgi?host=192.168.16.55>/12/f%2f/fusr/fshare/fterminfo/fr/attrib_a4e4f3a0960d98eb76dab41e493bed4d);
>> dirPath = /var/lib/backuppc/pc/192.168.16.55
>> <http://192.168.16.89/backuppc/index.cgi?host=192.168.16.55>/12/f%2f/fusr/fshare/fterminfo/fr,
>> attribFilePath = attrib_a4e4f3a0960d98eb76dab41e493bed4d, attribFileName =
>> attrib_a4e4f3a0960d98eb76dab41e493bed4d
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_attrib_dirRead: called with attrib file
>> /var/lib/backuppc/pc/192.168.16.55
>> <http://192.168.16.89/backuppc/index.cgi?host=192.168.16.55>/12/f%2f/fusr/fshare/fterminfo/fr/attrib_a4e4f3a0960d98eb76dab41e493bed4d:
>> digest = a4e4f3a0960d98eb76dab41e493bed4d, len = 16
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02
>> bpc_fileZIO_open(/var/lib/backuppc/cpool/a4/e4/a4e4f3a0960d98eb76dab41e493bed4d,
>> 0, 3) -> 6
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 inflate returns 1; thisRead = 859, avail_in = 0, numOut
>> = 1226
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 inflate returns -5; thisRead = 859, avail_in = 0, numOut
>> = 0
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 inflate returns -5; thisRead = 0, avail_in = 0, numOut = >> 0
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02
>> bpc_attrib_dirRead(/var/lib/backuppc/cpool/a4/e4/a4e4f3a0960d98eb76dab41e493bed4d):
>> Got file rxvt-16color: type = 0, mode = 0644, uid/gid = 0/0, size = 2352
>>
>> .... snipped for brevity . . .
>>
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_attrib_dirRefCount: attrib digest
>> a4e4f3a0960d98eb76dab41e493bed4d delta = 1
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_poolRefDeltaUpdate(a4e4f3a0960d98eb76dab41e493bed4d,
>> 1), count now 1
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_path_refCountAll(/var/lib/backuppc/pc/192.168.16.55
>> <http://192.168.16.89/backuppc/index.cgi?host=192.168.16.55>/12/f%2f/fusr/fshare/fterminfo/fl)
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_path_refCountAll: got
>> /var/lib/backuppc/pc/192.168.16.55
>> <http://192.168.16.89/backuppc/index.cgi?host=192.168.16.55>/12/f%2f/fusr/fshare/fterminfo/fl/attrib_ced70f11f8178a5b1d805ce81d62ec4e
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_attrib_dirRead(/var/lib/backuppc/pc/192.168.16.55
>> <http://192.168.16.89/backuppc/index.cgi?host=192.168.16.55>/12/f%2f/fusr/fshare/fterminfo/fl/attrib_ced70f11f8178a5b1d805ce81d62ec4e);
>> dirPath = /var/lib/backuppc/pc/192.168.16.55
>> <http://192.168.16.89/backuppc/index.cgi?host=192.168.16.55>/12/f%2f/fusr/fshare/fterminfo/fl,
>> attribFilePath = attrib_ced70f11f8178a5b1d805ce81d62ec4e, attribFileName =
>> attrib_ced70f11f8178a5b1d805ce81d62ec4e
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_attrib_dirRead: called with attrib file
>> /var/lib/backuppc/pc/192.168.16.55
>> <http://192.168.16.89/backuppc/index.cgi?host=192.168.16.55>/12/f%2f/fusr/fshare/fterminfo/fl/attrib_ced70f11f8178a5b1d805ce81d62ec4e:
>> digest = ced70f11f8178a5b1d805ce81d62ec4e, len = 16
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02
>> bpc_fileZIO_open(/var/lib/backuppc/cpool/ce/d6/ced70f11f8178a5b1d805ce81d62ec4e,
>> 0, 3) -> 6
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 inflate returns 1; thisRead = 843, avail_in = 0, numOut
>> = 1175
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 inflate returns -5; thisRead = 843, avail_in = 0, numOut
>> = 0
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 inflate returns -5; thisRead = 0, avail_in = 0, numOut = >> 0
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02
>> bpc_attrib_dirRead(/var/lib/backuppc/cpool/ce/d6/ced70f11f8178a5b1d805ce81d62ec4e):
>> Got file linux-c: type = 0, mode = 0644, uid/gid = 0/0, size = 2120
>>
>> .... snipped for brevity . . .
>>
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_attrib_dirRefCount: attrib digest
>> ced70f11f8178a5b1d805ce81d62ec4e delta = 1
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_poolRefDeltaUpdate(ced70f11f8178a5b1d805ce81d62ec4e,
>> 1), count now 1
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_path_refCountAll(/var/lib/backuppc/pc/192.168.16.55
>> <http://192.168.16.89/backuppc/index.cgi?host=192.168.16.55>/12/f%2f/fusr/fshare/fterminfo/fP)
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_path_refCountAll: got
>> /var/lib/backuppc/pc/192.168.16.55
>> <http://192.168.16.89/backuppc/index.cgi?host=192.168.16.55>/12/f%2f/fusr/fshare/fterminfo/fP/attrib_53eb669a2b2d24ca59318a7d73b1529d
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_attrib_dirRead(/var/lib/backuppc/pc/192.168.16.55
>> <http://192.168.16.89/backuppc/index.cgi?host=192.168.16.55>/12/f%2f/fusr/fshare/fterminfo/fP/attrib_53eb669a2b2d24ca59318a7d73b1529d);
>> dirPath = /var/lib/backuppc/pc/192.168.16.55
>> <http://192.168.16.89/backuppc/index.cgi?host=192.168.16.55>/12/f%2f/fusr/fshare/fterminfo/fP,
>> attribFilePath = attrib_53eb669a2b2d24ca59318a7d73b1529d, attribFileName =
>> attrib_53eb669a2b2d24ca59318a7d73b1529d
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_attrib_dirRead: called with attrib file
>> /var/lib/backuppc/pc/192.168.16.55
>> <http://192.168.16.89/backuppc/index.cgi?host=192.168.16.55>/12/f%2f/fusr/fshare/fterminfo/fP/attrib_53eb669a2b2d24ca59318a7d73b1529d:
>> digest = 53eb669a2b2d24ca59318a7d73b1529d, len = 16
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02
>> bpc_fileZIO_open(/var/lib/backuppc/cpool/52/ea/53eb669a2b2d24ca59318a7d73b1529d,
>> 0, 3) -> 6
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 inflate returns 1; thisRead = 473, avail_in = 0, numOut
>> = 667
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 inflate returns -5; thisRead = 473, avail_in = 0, numOut
>> = 0
>>
>> .... snipped for brevity . . .
>>
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_attrib_dirRefCount: attrib digest
>> 53eb669a2b2d24ca59318a7d73b1529d delta = 1
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_poolRefDeltaUpdate(53eb669a2b2d24ca59318a7d73b1529d,
>> 1), count now 1
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_path_refCountAll(/var/lib/backuppc/pc/192.168.16.55
>> <http://192.168.16.89/backuppc/index.cgi?host=192.168.16.55>/12/f%2f/fusr/fshare/fterminfo/fX)
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_path_refCountAll: got
>> /var/lib/backuppc/pc/192.168.16.55
>> <http://192.168.16.89/backuppc/index.cgi?host=192.168.16.55>/12/f%2f/fusr/fshare/fterminfo/fX/attrib_0cbd91011239aba036bb641609b7d3f1
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_attrib_dirRead(/var/lib/backuppc/pc/192.168.16.55
>> <http://192.168.16.89/backuppc/index.cgi?host=192.168.16.55>/12/f%2f/fusr/fshare/fterminfo/fX/attrib_0cbd91011239aba036bb641609b7d3f1);
>> dirPath = /var/lib/backuppc/pc/192.168.16.55
>> <http://192.168.16.89/backuppc/index.cgi?host=192.168.16.55>/12/f%2f/fusr/fshare/fterminfo/fX,
>> attribFilePath = attrib_0cbd91011239aba036bb641609b7d3f1, attribFileName =
>> attrib_0cbd91011239aba036bb641609b7d3f1
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_attrib_dirRead: called with attrib file
>> /var/lib/backuppc/pc/192.168.16.55
>> <http://192.168.16.89/backuppc/index.cgi?host=192.168.16.55>/12/f%2f/fusr/fshare/fterminfo/fX/attrib_0cbd91011239aba036bb641609b7d3f1:
>> digest = 0cbd91011239aba036bb641609b7d3f1, len = 16
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02
>> bpc_fileZIO_open(/var/lib/backuppc/cpool/0c/bc/0cbd91011239aba036bb641609b7d3f1,
>> 0, 3) -> 6
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 inflate returns 1; thisRead = 56, avail_in = 0, numOut =
>> 47
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 inflate returns -5; thisRead = 56, avail_in = 0, numOut
>> = 0
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 inflate returns -5; thisRead = 0, avail_in = 0, numOut = >> 0
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02
>> bpc_attrib_dirRead(/var/lib/backuppc/cpool/0c/bc/0cbd91011239aba036bb641609b7d3f1):
>> Got file X-hpterm: type = 2, mode = 0777, uid/gid = 0/0, size = 11
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_fileZIO_close(6)
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_path_refCountAll: adjusting ref counts from attrib
>> file /var/lib/backuppc/pc/192.168.16.55
>> <http://192.168.16.89/backuppc/index.cgi?host=192.168.16.55>/12/f%2f/fusr/fshare/fterminfo/fX/attrib_0cbd91011239aba036bb641609b7d3f1
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_attrib_fileRefCount: file X-hpterm digest
>> 37226e25d45a284c60841d5b69750cbf delta 1
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_poolRefDeltaUpdate(37226e25d45a284c60841d5b69750cbf,
>> 1), count now 1
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_attrib_dirRefCount: attrib digest
>> 0cbd91011239aba036bb641609b7d3f1 delta = 1
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_poolRefDeltaUpdate(0cbd91011239aba036bb641609b7d3f1,
>> 1), count now 1
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_path_refCountAll(/var/lib/backuppc/pc/192.168.16.55
>> <http://192.168.16.89/backuppc/index.cgi?host=192.168.16.55>/12/f%2f/fusr/fshare/fterminfo/fe)
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_path_refCountAll: got
>> /var/lib/backuppc/pc/192.168.16.55
>> <http://192.168.16.89/backuppc/index.cgi?host=192.168.16.55>/12/f%2f/fusr/fshare/fterminfo/fe/attrib_76a989fb8c3a1a344f5e3a10e0938c58
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_attrib_dirRead(/var/lib/backuppc/pc/192.168.16.55
>> <http://192.168.16.89/backuppc/index.cgi?host=192.168.16.55>/12/f%2f/fusr/fshare/fterminfo/fe/attrib_76a989fb8c3a1a344f5e3a10e0938c58);
>> dirPath = /var/lib/backuppc/pc/192.168.16.55
>> <http://192.168.16.89/backuppc/index.cgi?host=192.168.16.55>/12/f%2f/fusr/fshare/fterminfo/fe,
>> attribFilePath = attrib_76a989fb8c3a1a344f5e3a10e0938c58, attribFileName =
>> attrib_76a989fb8c3a1a344f5e3a10e0938c58
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_attrib_dirRead: called with attrib file
>> /var/lib/backuppc/pc/192.168.16.55
>> <http://192.168.16.89/backuppc/index.cgi?host=192.168.16.55>/12/f%2f/fusr/fshare/fterminfo/fe/attrib_76a989fb8c3a1a344f5e3a10e0938c58:
>> digest = 76a989fb8c3a1a344f5e3a10e0938c58, len = 16
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02
>> bpc_fileZIO_open(/var/lib/backuppc/cpool/76/a8/76a989fb8c3a1a344f5e3a10e0938c58,
>> 0, 3) -> 6
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 inflate returns 1; thisRead = 923, avail_in = 0, numOut
>> = 1255
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 inflate returns -5; thisRead = 923, avail_in = 0, numOut
>> = 0
>>
>> .... snipped for brevity . . .
>>
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02
>> bpc_attrib_dirRead(/var/lib/backuppc/cpool/a0/84/a085cfbddd1fb151c7c3caebb1ced4f5):
>> Got file 605x: type = 2, mode = 0777, uid/gid = 0/0, size = 11
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02
>> bpc_attrib_dirRead(/var/lib/backuppc/cpool/a0/84/a085cfbddd1fb151c7c3caebb1ced4f5):
>> Got file 6053: type = 2, mode = 0777, uid/gid = 0/0, size = 11
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_fileZIO_close(6)
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_path_refCountAll: adjusting ref counts from attrib
>> file /var/lib/backuppc/pc/192.168.16.55
>> <http://192.168.16.89/backuppc/index.cgi?host=192.168.16.55>/12/f%2f/fusr/fshare/fterminfo/f6/attrib_a085cfbddd1fb151c7c3caebb1ced4f5
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_attrib_fileRefCount: file 630-lm digest
>> 06e3cb430dd823fdd06ca66f45a1ca67 delta 1
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_poolRefDeltaUpdate(06e3cb430dd823fdd06ca66f45a1ca67,
>> 1), count now 2
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_attrib_fileRefCount: file 6053-dg digest
>> 300447036933bdeb63a60e19cff4ab23 delta 1
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_poolRefDeltaUpdate(300447036933bdeb63a60e19cff4ab23,
>> 1), count now 1
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_attrib_fileRefCount: file 605x-dg digest
>> 300447036933bdeb63a60e19cff4ab23 delta 1
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_poolRefDeltaUpdate(300447036933bdeb63a60e19cff4ab23,
>> 1), count now 2
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_attrib_fileRefCount: file 630MTG-24 digest
>> 794ae7a43598b541dd1b2af71f4c92f6 delta 1
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_poolRefDeltaUpdate(794ae7a43598b541dd1b2af71f4c92f6,
>> 1), count now 3
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_attrib_fileRefCount: file 605x digest
>> 300447036933bdeb63a60e19cff4ab23 delta 1
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_poolRefDeltaUpdate(300447036933bdeb63a60e19cff4ab23,
>> 1), count now 3
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_attrib_fileRefCount: file 6053 digest
>> 300447036933bdeb63a60e19cff4ab23 delta 1
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_poolRefDeltaUpdate(300447036933bdeb63a60e19cff4ab23,
>> 1), count now 4
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_attrib_dirRefCount: attrib digest
>> a085cfbddd1fb151c7c3caebb1ced4f5 delta = 1
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_poolRefDeltaUpdate(a085cfbddd1fb151c7c3caebb1ced4f5,
>> 1), count now 1
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_path_refCountAll(/var/lib/backuppc/pc/192.168.16.55
>> <http://192.168.16.89/backuppc/index.cgi?host=192.168.16.55>/12/f%2f/fusr/fshare/fterminfo/fd)
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_path_refCountAll: got
>> /var/lib/backuppc/pc/192.168.16.55
>> <http://192.168.16.89/backuppc/index.cgi?host=192.168.16.55>/12/f%2f/fusr/fshare/fterminfo/fd/attrib_857558efce59180f6612cdcd45b856f0
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_attrib_dirRead(/var/lib/backuppc/pc/192.168.16.55
>> <http://192.168.16.89/backuppc/index.cgi?host=192.168.16.55>/12/f%2f/fusr/fshare/fterminfo/fd/attrib_857558efce59180f6612cdcd45b856f0);
>> dirPath = /var/lib/backuppc/pc/192.168.16.55
>> <http://192.168.16.89/backuppc/index.cgi?host=192.168.16.55>/12/f%2f/fusr/fshare/fterminfo/fd,
>> attribFilePath = attrib_857558efce59180f6612cdcd45b856f0, attribFileName =
>> attrib_857558efce59180f6612cdcd45b856f0
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 bpc_attrib_dirRead: called with attrib file
>> /var/lib/backuppc/pc/192.168.16.55
>> <http://192.168.16.89/backuppc/index.cgi?host=192.168.16.55>/12/f%2f/fusr/fshare/fterminfo/fd/attrib_857558efce59180f6612cdcd45b856f0:
>> digest = 857558efce59180f6612cdcd45b856f0, len = 16
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02
>> bpc_fileZIO_open(/var/lib/backuppc/cpool/84/74/857558efce59180f6612cdcd45b856f0,
>> 0, 3) -> 6
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 inflate returns 1; thisRead = 7360, avail_in = 0, numOut
>> = 12654
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 inflate returns -5; thisRead = 7360, avail_in = 0,
>> numOut = 0
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02 inflate returns -5; thisRead = 0, avail_in = 0, numOut = >> 0
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02
>> bpc_attrib_dirRead(/var/lib/backuppc/cpool/84/74/857558efce59180f6612cdcd45b856f0):
>> Got file dw2: type = 0, mode = 0644, uid/gid = 0/0, size = 354
>> 2017-06-05 06:45:02
>> bpc_attrib_dirRead(/var/lib/backuppc/cpool/84/74/857558efce59180f6612cdcd45b856f0):
>> Got file dg6053: type = 0, mode = 0644, uid/gid = 0/0, size = 816
>>
>> .... snipped for brevity . . .
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Again, suggestions for troubleshooting this issue would be greatly
>> appreciated?
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 6:35 AM, Robert Wooden <b...@donelsontrophy.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I have changed email addresses and my original message (from last week)
>>> is here.
>>>
>>> Over two years ago I discovered that BackupPC v3 will not backup acl and
>>> xattr file attributes. At that time, it was suggested to try v4 (had just
>>> been released as beta(?), I think) and I did get an OS to run v4.0. It
>>> (v4.0) backups failed when "acls" and "xattrs" RsyncArgsExtra where
>>> activated. So, I worked out a simple alternative for the time being with
>>> rsync.
>>>
>>> Now, let me explain my need. I have a Samba4 active directory setup with
>>> one machine acting as a member server that carries the redirected files
>>> from all the W workstations. This active directory requires the use of acls
>>> and xattrs file attributes.
>>>
>>> Enter BackupPC v4.1.2 (now.) I have created a test rig to test bpc4 and
>>> it is backing up the active directory setup. Both domain controllers (these
>>> machines do NOT incorporate the use of "acls" and "xattrs" attributes)
>>> backup just fine. The member server (a file server), on the other hand, has
>>> acls and xattrs attributes activated on the /home directory but, will not
>>> backup the /home directory. All other directories are being backed up from
>>> the member server.
>>>
>>> When I set "RsyncArgsExtra" to include "acls" and "xattrs" the machine
>>> backups up but the /home backup is empty. I have disabled one, then the
>>> other and finally both to see if BackupPC will backup the /home in any
>>> fashion, the /home directory remains empty.
>>>
>>> A brief explanation of "acls" and "xattrs" settings on a member server.
>>> Only directories under /home have had any adjustments to these file
>>> attributes by the domain administrators. User files with in the
>>> subdirectories are adjusted to meet the needs of users on the workstations.
>>>
>>> Therefore, it is my belief that this is the reason BackupPC v4.1.2 will
>>> not back up anything under the /home directory.
>>>
>>> I have checked Rsync backups and they include these file attribute
>>> settings. So my question (finally) is this, if Rsync (on Ubuntu 16.04LTS
>>> uses Rsync 3.1.1-3ubuntu1) works with "acls" and "xattrs", why doesn't
>>> Rsync_bpc?
>>>
>>> (Sorry for the lengthy explanation.)
>>>
>>>
>>> Since posting this original message I have been increasing my log level
>>> and reviewing those logs. Level "6" yields no additional information. This
>>> morning I have increased the level again, now to "10". (Should like to know
>>> what the max setting I can use is?)
>>>
>>> The need for "acls" and "xattrs" attributes relates to backing up active
>>> directory file servers.
>>>
>>> I am not sure how to troubleshoot this other than log files.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions for troubleshooting?
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>>
>>>
>>> Bob Wooden
>>>
>>>
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>> Bob Wooden
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