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Re: [BackupPC-users] Bad md5sums due to zero size (uncompressed) cpool files - WEIRD BUG

2011-10-06 05:18:45
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Bad md5sums due to zero size (uncompressed) cpool files - WEIRD BUG
From: Tim Fletcher <tim AT night-shade.org DOT uk>
To: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" <backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:17:03 +0100
On Wed, 2011-10-05 at 21:35 -0400, Jeffrey J. Kosowsky wrote:

> Finally, remember it's possible that many people are having this
> problem but just don't know it, since the only way one would know
> would be if one actually computed the partial file md5sums of all the
> pool files and/or restored & tested ones backups. Since the error
> affects only 71 out of 1.1 million files it's possible that no one has
> ever noticed...
> 
> It would be interesting if other people would run a test on their
> pools to see if they have similar such issues (remember I only tested
> my pool in response to the recent thread of the guy who was having
> issues with his pool)...

Do you have a script or series of commands to do this check with?

I have access to a couple of backuppc installs of various ages and sizes
that I can test.

-- 
Tim Fletcher <tim AT night-shade.org DOT uk>


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