Re: [BackupPC-users] Windows (rsyncd) Backup issues

2021-01-01 Thread Michael Stowe
Window's file semantics are such that files are usually opened in exclusive mode, and therefore not available for other processes to read -- in practice, this means that processes which don't test and account for the possibility that another process has a file open will simply hang and wait for

Re: [BackupPC-users] Windows (rsyncd) Backup issues

2021-01-01 Thread clayj
OK – I’m reasonably good at Linux; but, “know enough to be dangerous” about Windows. Can you expand a bit? Thanks! From: Michael Stowe Sent: Friday, January 1, 2021 11:32 AM To: General list for user discussion, questions and support Cc: cl...@n7qnm.net Subject: Re: [BackupPC

Re: [BackupPC-users] Windows (rsyncd) Backup issues

2021-01-01 Thread Michael Stowe
We'll probably need a few more details than that to provide specific help, but the symptoms you describe are consistent with not running rsyncd on a shadow volume. On 2021-01-01 09:02, cl...@n7qnm.net wrote: Just started (trying to) use rsyncd to back up a Windows 10 laptop. It's been runn

[BackupPC-users] Windows (rsyncd) Backup issues

2021-01-01 Thread clayj
Just started (trying to) use rsyncd to back up a Windows 10 laptop.It's been running for over 18 hours AND has locked my entire C: drive so I can't do anything else. Help? Clay Jackson ___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.