On Sat, 2007-12-29 at 21:35 -0500, Matt McCutchen wrote: > 1. [...] However, now that the module > shares files with snapshots, the snapshots could become corrupted if the > shared files' attributes are tweaked via the module. To avoid this, use > the --no-tweak-hlinked option implemented by my patch available at: > > https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4561#c1 > > 2. [...] Also, if a push fails and has to be retried, you > are at risk of corrupting snapshots as in #1. To avoid this, use > --no-tweak-hlinked or, if you care less about the timeliness of the > snapshot, --ignore-existing as recommended by the rsync man page.
Here is a note about the status of --no-tweak-hlinked for whoever it may concern. Wayne said at https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4768#c5 that he does not plan to add this option to the official rsync. However, I have found this option very useful in a number of backup scenarios, so I plan to resume maintaining my own custom version of rsync, which will support --no-tweak-hlinked and anything else I think is useful. This version of rsync will be available at: http://mattmccutchen.net/rsync/ I will not advertise it on the main rsync list any further except when it solves someone's problem. Matt -- To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html