Which strace output do you monitor to see the process is hung up? Sorry, I've only little experience with low level stuff.
-----Original Message----- From: Adam Goryachev via BackupPC-users < backuppc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Reply-To: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" < backuppc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> To: backuppc-users@lists.sourceforge.net CC: Adam Goryachev <mailingli...@websitemanagers.com.au> Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] What to do with a restore that's going on far too long? Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2020 22:53:02 +1100 On 17/11/20 22:39, Adam Hardy wrote: > OK, I just saw Raoul's message. > > Backuppc_zcat is the tool I need. > > Thanks Raoul > Personally, I prefer strace. Regards, Adam > -----Original Message----- > From: Adam Hardy <adam.ha...@cyberspaceroad.com> > Reply-To: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" < > backuppc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > To: backuppc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] What to do with a restore that's going > on > far too long? > Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2020 10:50:26 +0000 > > Thanks Brad but linux complains it's zlib and can't handle it. > > adam@gondolin:~$ sudo zcat > /media/backuppc/usbbackup/backuppc/pc/erebor/RestoreLOG.26.z > > gzip: /media/backuppc/usbbackup/backuppc/pc/erebor/RestoreLOG.26.z: > not > in gzip format > adam@gondolin:~$ sudo file > /media/backuppc/usbbackup/backuppc/pc/erebor/RestoreLOG.26.z > /media/backuppc/usbbackup/backuppc/pc/erebor/RestoreLOG.26.z: zlib > compressed data > adam@gondolin:~$ > > I can't find a command line tool package with cat or less either :( > > What do you do then? Just WTF & kill it? > > Cheers > Adam > > -----Original Message----- > From: Brad Alexander <stor...@gmail.com> > Reply-To: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" < > backuppc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > To: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" < > backuppc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] What to do with a restore that's going > on > far too long? > Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2020 23:11:19 -0500 > > You could try zless or zmore, e.g. zless RestoreLOG.z > > --b > > On Mon, Nov 16, 2020 at 2:19 PM Adam Hardy < > adam.ha...@cyberspaceroad.com> wrote: > > Hi > > > > I'm using 3.3.0 on Linux Mint, to restore to a linux laptop. > > > > I'm trying to access the restore log for a restore that is now > > running > > for about 12 hours and surely should be done. I can see there's a > > substantial RestoreLOG.z but I can't tail it because it's > > compressed. > > > > Is there a way? > > > > I'd like to know what it's trying to do before I kill it. > > > > Assuming it is frozen, I'd also appreciate it if someone can tell > > me > > the best way to kill the job without losing the log. > > > > Thanks! > > Adam > > _______________________________________________ > > BackupPC-users mailing list > > BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > List: > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users > > Wiki: https://github.com/backuppc/backuppc/wiki > > Project: https://backuppc.github.io/backuppc/ > > _______________________________________________ > BackupPC-users mailing list > BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net > List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users > Wiki: https://github.com/backuppc/backuppc/wiki > Project: https://backuppc.github.io/backuppc/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > BackupPC-users mailing list > BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net > List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users > Wiki: https://github.com/backuppc/backuppc/wiki > Project: https://backuppc.github.io/backuppc/ _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: https://github.com/backuppc/backuppc/wiki Project: https://backuppc.github.io/backuppc/ _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: https://github.com/backuppc/backuppc/wiki Project: https://backuppc.github.io/backuppc/
