Thanks dave, got the answers I think I'm going to need now. to tired to sort it tonight but will look at it in the am and get back to the list if I need more help :)
Cheers Don On 8/09/2010 8:53 p.m., Dave Howorth wrote: > Don Gould wrote: >> Hey all... I'm sure you've heard by now that we've had a big quake... >> >> My backups seem to have stopped running and I'd really appreciate some >> help to get it sorted... might have to humour me, my heads not very good >> after days of little sleep. >> >> >> ACTION: /usr/bin/rsync -vrltH --delete -pgo --stats -D --numeric-ids -x >> --exclude-from=/us-vps-backup/mx$ >> Backup-begin: 2010-09-08 00:00:03 >> pre-client failed (256) >> >> I have nothing in the tree dating back to pre 04/09 > > I don't understand what you mean here. You mean it is now taking backups > but only of the past four days changes? Or you mean you have no good > backups made after 4 Sept? > > You haven't changed any configuration and your hardware is OK, right? > The problem was just power failure or whatever during/after the quake > that caused interrupted backups? > >> How do I make it do a back up using the last good back up as the >> reference point? > > You can use command-line options as Noel has suggested. Another way is > just to delete all the failed backups. > > Cheers, Dave > _______________________________________________ > Dirvish mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.dirvish.org/mailman/listinfo/dirvish -- Don Gould 31 Acheson Ave, Mairehau, Christchurch, NZ Ph +64 3 348 7235 or + 64 21 114 0699 www.bowenvale.co.nz/ipv6 - Taking on the IPv6 Challenge! _______________________________________________ Dirvish mailing list [email protected] http://www.dirvish.org/mailman/listinfo/dirvish
