Re: [BackupPC-users] FEATURE REQUEST: $Conf{BackupFilesFilter}
Ignore my comment about commuting - I think --include and --exclude
may actually commute, not true for more complicated filters though.
"" wrote at about 15:44:40 -0500 on Tuesday, January 4, 2022:
> Creating a $Conf{BackupFilesFilter} hash analogous to
> $Conf{BackupFilesExclude} and $Conf{BackupFilesOnly} would allow for
> more general --filter= rules for the popular rsync transport method.
>
> The general --filter= methodoolgy is very powerful and allows for much
> more granular and powerful include/exclude rules than the simple
> concatenation of all the --include elements followed by all the
> --exclude elements (and to respond to the code in Rsync.pm, they don't
> always commute).
>
> For example, I would like to *exclude* '/var/cache/*/*' but *include*
> '/var/cache/apt'.
> Without a filter, one would need to add a separate share just to
> capture '/var/cache/apt'
>
> The feature addition should be pretty trivial as you would just need to add a
> stanza like the following to Rsync.pm after the foreach loop for
> BackupFilesExlude:
>
> if ( defined($conf->{BackupFilesFilter}{$t->{shareName}}) ) {
> foreach my $file2 ( @{$conf->{BackupFilesFilter}{$t->{shareName}}} ) {
> #
> # just append additional filter lists onto the end
> #
> my $file = $file2;
> $file = encode($conf->{ClientCharset}, $file)
> if ( $conf->{ClientCharset} ne "" );
> push(@fileList, "--filter=$file");
>
> Corresponding minor changes to the following files would be required:
> - Config.pl
> - EditConf.pm
> - Meta.pm
> - Text.pm
> - Protocols.pm
> - Lib.pm
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[BackupPC-users] FEATURE REQUEST: $Conf{BackupFilesFilter}
Creating a $Conf{BackupFilesFilter} hash analogous to
$Conf{BackupFilesExclude} and $Conf{BackupFilesOnly} would allow for
more general --filter= rules for the popular rsync transport method.
The general --filter= methodoolgy is very powerful and allows for much
more granular and powerful include/exclude rules than the simple
concatenation of all the --include elements followed by all the
--exclude elements (and to respond to the code in Rsync.pm, they don't
always commute).
For example, I would like to *exclude* '/var/cache/*/*' but *include*
'/var/cache/apt'.
Without a filter, one would need to add a separate share just to
capture '/var/cache/apt'
The feature addition should be pretty trivial as you would just need to add a
stanza like the following to Rsync.pm after the foreach loop for
BackupFilesExlude:
if ( defined($conf->{BackupFilesFilter}{$t->{shareName}}) ) {
foreach my $file2 ( @{$conf->{BackupFilesFilter}{$t->{shareName}}} ) {
#
# just append additional filter lists onto the end
#
my $file = $file2;
$file = encode($conf->{ClientCharset}, $file)
if ( $conf->{ClientCharset} ne "" );
push(@fileList, "--filter=$file");
Corresponding minor changes to the following files would be required:
- Config.pl
- EditConf.pm
- Meta.pm
- Text.pm
- Protocols.pm
- Lib.pm
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Re: [BackupPC-users] Raspberry Pi 4 stops at /run
Diving a little deeper, Not clear why you are backing up /run at all as it is on a separate tempfs. Assuming you are backing up '/' (root) and using the default --one-file-system flag then you should never be touching /run backu...@kosowsky.org wrote at about 10:24:03 -0500 on Tuesday, January 4, 2022: > I backup my RPI4 every night without incident. > I do exclude some of the runtime files -- not because they cause > errors but because it's a waste of space. > > George King wrote at about 14:41:37 + on Tuesday, January 4, 2022: > > I don't think its anything intrinsic to the RPi 4. I have RPi 4 with > > Raspbian Buster running a Nextcloud server backing up onto Backuppc > > normally, but I'm only backing up the data files. > > > > On 04/01/2022 03:53, backu...@kosowsky.org wrote: > > > Gregory P. Ennis wrote at about 21:02:14 -0600 on Monday, January 3, > 2022: > > > > I also am trying to backup a RaspberryPi4 that keeps hanging an > stopping at the > > > > directory /run . BackupPC does not error out and I have not found > any log > > > > entries of concern. It just pauses at /run and stays at that point > until I > > > > either reboot or restart backuppc. > > > > > > Why are you backing up /run? > > > The entries are volatile and are cleared on reboot so you should > > > exclude them. > > > > > > > BackupPC does allows me to stop the process but it does not stop > the process. > > > > the Stop/Dequeue Backup tab is depressed when it is clicked but > > > > nothing happens > > > > > > Sometimes it can take a while to stop/dequeue if the transport method > > > (e.g. rsync) is stuck. > > > > > > > > > ___ > > > 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/
Re: [BackupPC-users] Raspberry Pi 4 stops at /run
Actually, looking through my config file for RP4, I see that I am backing up everything on the root filesystem -- including volatile directories like /run. (this is a config mistake in that I forgot to customize my config file for RP4) So definitely not a backuppc problem. backu...@kosowsky.org wrote at about 10:24:03 -0500 on Tuesday, January 4, 2022: > I backup my RPI4 every night without incident. > I do exclude some of the runtime files -- not because they cause > errors but because it's a waste of space. > > George King wrote at about 14:41:37 + on Tuesday, January 4, 2022: > > I don't think its anything intrinsic to the RPi 4. I have RPi 4 with > > Raspbian Buster running a Nextcloud server backing up onto Backuppc > > normally, but I'm only backing up the data files. > > > > On 04/01/2022 03:53, backu...@kosowsky.org wrote: > > > Gregory P. Ennis wrote at about 21:02:14 -0600 on Monday, January 3, > 2022: > > > > I also am trying to backup a RaspberryPi4 that keeps hanging an > stopping at the > > > > directory /run . BackupPC does not error out and I have not found > any log > > > > entries of concern. It just pauses at /run and stays at that point > until I > > > > either reboot or restart backuppc. > > > > > > Why are you backing up /run? > > > The entries are volatile and are cleared on reboot so you should > > > exclude them. > > > > > > > BackupPC does allows me to stop the process but it does not stop > the process. > > > > the Stop/Dequeue Backup tab is depressed when it is clicked but > > > > nothing happens > > > > > > Sometimes it can take a while to stop/dequeue if the transport method > > > (e.g. rsync) is stuck. > > > > > > > > > ___ > > > 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/
Re: [BackupPC-users] Raspberry Pi 4 stops at /run
I backup my RPI4 every night without incident. I do exclude some of the runtime files -- not because they cause errors but because it's a waste of space. George King wrote at about 14:41:37 + on Tuesday, January 4, 2022: > I don't think its anything intrinsic to the RPi 4. I have RPi 4 with > Raspbian Buster running a Nextcloud server backing up onto Backuppc > normally, but I'm only backing up the data files. > > On 04/01/2022 03:53, backu...@kosowsky.org wrote: > > Gregory P. Ennis wrote at about 21:02:14 -0600 on Monday, January 3, 2022: > > > I also am trying to backup a RaspberryPi4 that keeps hanging an > > stopping at the > > > directory /run . BackupPC does not error out and I have not found any > > log > > > entries of concern. It just pauses at /run and stays at that point > > until I > > > either reboot or restart backuppc. > > > > Why are you backing up /run? > > The entries are volatile and are cleared on reboot so you should > > exclude them. > > > > > BackupPC does allows me to stop the process but it does not stop the > > process. > > > the Stop/Dequeue Backup tab is depressed when it is clicked but > > > nothing happens > > > > Sometimes it can take a while to stop/dequeue if the transport method > > (e.g. rsync) is stuck. > > > > > > ___ > > 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/
Re: [BackupPC-users] Raspberry Pi 4 stops at /run
I don't think its anything intrinsic to the RPi 4. I have RPi 4 with Raspbian Buster running a Nextcloud server backing up onto Backuppc normally, but I'm only backing up the data files. On 04/01/2022 03:53, backu...@kosowsky.org wrote: Gregory P. Ennis wrote at about 21:02:14 -0600 on Monday, January 3, 2022: > I also am trying to backup a RaspberryPi4 that keeps hanging an stopping at the > directory /run . BackupPC does not error out and I have not found any log > entries of concern. It just pauses at /run and stays at that point until I > either reboot or restart backuppc. Why are you backing up /run? The entries are volatile and are cleared on reboot so you should exclude them. > BackupPC does allows me to stop the process but it does not stop the process. > the Stop/Dequeue Backup tab is depressed when it is clicked but > nothing happens Sometimes it can take a while to stop/dequeue if the transport method (e.g. rsync) is stuck. ___ 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/
Re: [BackupPC-users] Raspberry Pi 4 stops at /run
Hi there, On Tue, 4 Jan 2022, Jeff Kosowsky wrote: Gregory P. Ennis wrote at about 21:02:14 -0600 on Monday, January 3, 2022: > ... > I also am trying to backup a RaspberryPi4 that keeps hanging an stopping at the > directory /run . BackupPC does not error out and I have not found any log > entries of concern. It just pauses at /run and stays at that point until I > either reboot or restart backuppc. Why are you backing up /run? The entries are volatile and are cleared on reboot so you should exclude them. ... It's probably also worth mentioning that under Linux, BSD, and other Unix-type systems in general there are a few other directories which should not be backed up - nor, indeed, even accessed unnecessarily. For example raw hardware devices, including mass storage devices, are exposed in the filesystem. To mess with them carelessly is perilous. -- 73, Ged. ___ 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/
