Re: [BackupPC-users] Backing Up Symbolic Links Using Rsync
Norbert writes:
I am backing up a directory structure on a Linux server running rsync
version 2.5.6cvs protocol version 26. Most of the files and
subdirectories are symbolic links to a common 'source' directory
structure. It appears that backuppc is backing up the symbolic links to
files, but the XferLOG shows no indication that any of the symbolic links
to directories are being processed. So far, I have done a full and
incremental backup. Is this something I should worry about if I need to
do a restore? I am backing up the 'source' directory separately, so I can
always re-establish the links manually.
I am running backuppc 2-1-2 on an Ubuntu 6.10 server - waiting for a
package to be available before upgrading.
What are your rsync options?
I'd be curious to see the XferLOG file with $Conf{XferLogLevel} set to 4.
Craig
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Re: [BackupPC-users] Backing Up Symbolic Links Using Rsync
What are your rsync options?
I'd be curious to see the XferLOG file with $Conf{XferLogLevel} set to
4.
Craig, the backup command is: $Conf{RsyncClientCmd} = '$sshPath -q -x -l
userid $host $rsyncPath $argList+';
Clearly, I am blind (:-). The symlinks are being backed up, although not
flagged as directories. Backuppc also does not recurse into the target
directory. Here is an extract from the XferLOG for a normal directory:
attribSet(dir=f.%2fbioeducation, file=images)
create d 755 10102/6004096 images
attribSet(dir=f.%2fbioeducation, file=images)
and a symbolically linked directory:
attribSet(dir=f.%2fbioeducation, file=maintenance)
pool l 777 10102/600 77 maintenance
attribSet(dir=f.%2fbioeducation, file=maintenance)
I will do a restore of the common files and directories that are the
targets of the symlinks and then restore the symlinks themselves - that
will be the true test.
Thanks! Norbert
PS. Thanks for the fast response on the mixed-case host configuration
files. It did throw me for a loop for a bit, until I noticed that the
host-specific section of the GUI did not show any configuration file.
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[BackupPC-users] Backing Up Symbolic Links Using Rsync
I am backing up a directory structure on a Linux server running rsync version 2.5.6cvs protocol version 26. Most of the files and subdirectories are symbolic links to a common 'source' directory structure. It appears that backuppc is backing up the symbolic links to files, but the XferLOG shows no indication that any of the symbolic links to directories are being processed. So far, I have done a full and incremental backup. Is this something I should worry about if I need to do a restore? I am backing up the 'source' directory separately, so I can always re-establish the links manually. I am running backuppc 2-1-2 on an Ubuntu 6.10 server - waiting for a package to be available before upgrading. Thanks, Norbert- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
