> On 27 Apr 2021, at 22:12, Michael Hendry <hendry.mich...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On 27 Apr 2021, at 19:07, John Ralls <jra...@ceridwen.us> wrote: >> >> >> >>> On Apr 26, 2021, at 11:41 PM, Michael Hendry <hendry.mich...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> On 27 Apr 2021, at 00:57, John Ralls <jra...@ceridwen.us> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Apr 26, 2021, at 2:00 PM, Michael Hendry <hendry.mich...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> the source file in the destination directory, but subsequent changes in >>>>> the source file aren’t reflected in the destination. Can you confirm that >>>>> this has been fixed in 11.3? >>> >> Michael, >> >> That's the expected behavior because with the XML backend when GnuCash saves >> it first renames the original file--the one you hard-linked--to become the >> backup file. If you switch to the SQLite3 backend it will work the way you >> want. >> >> Regards, >> John Ralls > > Of course! > > Thank you. > > Michael
PS Just to report that I’ve abandoned the linked file approach and set up a cron job to copy the relevant files to ~/Dropbox on a daily basis. This provides an offsite backup of these files, and will allow my deputy to download the most recent copies in my absence. I’m not expecting the deputy to edit the accounts, just to be able to check the current state of the accounts and deal with any urgent matters. It took longer than expected to set up the task because cron wasn’t allowed access to the files - MacOS Catalina requires specific permission. Regards, Michael _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
