rob@xyzoom.info.com (Rob Lingelbach) (12/21/90)
In ISC 2.2:
I'm unable to do incremental backups of /usr/spool (separate filesystem)
because the history file 'xxxusr/spool' is not being written to
/etc/save.d/timestamp when I do complete backups of /usr/spool.
The error is being reported thusly when I run 'sysadm filemgmt backup'
and select a complete backup to tape:
/etc/savecpio: 8122usr/spool: cannot create
The files in /usr/spool appear to be backed up OK during the complete
backup, just the history file is not written, thereby not allowing
incremental backups--they are disallowed with the error 'a complete
backup of /usr/spool needs to be done first' (I paraphrase).
I found the file /etc/save.d/except, which seems to specify files to
exclude from backups, and I commented out '^/usr/spool', but that
didn't seem to change anything.
Has anyone experienced this?
Thanks...
Rob Lingelbach rob@xyzoom.info.com -or- {well-connected}!uunet!xyzoom!rob
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2641 Rinconia Dr L.A. CA 90068 voice: 213 464-6266jay@metran.UUCP (Jay Ts) (12/23/90)
In article <159@xyzoom.UUCP>, rob@xyzoom.info.com (Rob Lingelbach) writes: > In ISC 2.2: > I'm unable to do incremental backups of /usr/spool (separate filesystem) > because the history file 'xxxusr/spool' is not being written to > /etc/save.d/timestamp when I do complete backups of /usr/spool. > The error is being reported thusly when I run 'sysadm filemgmt backup' Sorry to put it this way, but I think the real "error" is to use sysadm for backups. I got bitten when I finally needed to restore a file, and found out that they are written on the backup medium with *absolute* pathnames! Uuuurrrrrkkkkk!!! You might want to check the version you are using to see about this potential problem-waiting-to-happen. Now, I just do backups with cd /; find . -print | cpio -ocavB >/dev/{tapedevice} ^_or /usr/spool, or whatever... You can use various options to find (i.e., for incrementals) and cpio, and write a simple shellscript to suit your specific needs. Jay Ts, Director Metran Technology uunet!pdn!tscs!metran!jay