On Thursday 06 Mar 2003 11:50 am, Bill Mullen wrote: > On Thu, 2003-03-06 at 04:54, Colin Jenkins wrote: > > finally had to remove mdk9 and replace it with w2k today :( > > I have tried to get a backup happening for months now with little > > success. The script below works fine when run directly but when run as a > > cron task, it backs up some of the first directory (about 2 gb), then > > quits. no errors in the cron logs and the machine is ONLY used for > > backups. The task is set to run when the network is not in use. > > I have tried smbtar and every other way I could think of backing up, but > > it always seems to fail with cron. > > (all updates have been applied) > > Any ideas on what the problem might be? > > > > #!/bin/sh > > export USER=administrator%****** > > smbmount //wallaby/users /mnt/temp > > > > tar -cvf > > /mnt/windows/user2003.tar \ --directory /mnt/temp/2003 > > --exclude=User.dat --exclude=History --exclude=Application\ Data > > --exclude=*.dat --exclude=*.exe --exclude=*.tmp --exclude=Cookies . > > [snip] > > I notice that you're not using compression. I seem to recall having seen > a thread on the local LUG list about tar silently croaking in exactly > this fashion when the output file reaches 2GB in size; I'll have a look > at the archives and see if I can track down more detailed info for you, > as there may have been a workaround mentioned (but maybe not, also). > > In the meantime, a couple of suggestions ... > > Google on tar and 2GB - bound to be something out there on this. > > Use compression and/or sectioning the file selection further to keep the > generated file sizes always under this ceiling. > > I'll report back if I come up with more info for you.
There was a thread on this issue on the newbie list, but I can't remember when. It's not too recent, so I would try searching pre new year. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302
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