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Re: [BackupPC-users] Rsync remote to local dir first, backup local, restore to remote?

2014-09-11 15:22:35
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Rsync remote to local dir first, backup local, restore to remote?
From: Pavel Hofman <pavel.hofman AT ivitera DOT com>
To: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" <backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 21:21:08 +0200

Dne 11.9.2014 16:35, Les Mikesell napsal(a):
> On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 8:19 AM, Pavel Hofman <pavel.hofman AT ivitera DOT 
> com> wrote:
>>
>> It seems to work OK, I just have to make sure backup and restore
>> operations do not run concurrently. I wish there was a way to tell
>> Backuppc to lock out the other one automatically. The mutual locking is
>> doable using scripts though...
>
> It's not automatic, but you can go to a host page and 'stop' a backup
> even if it is not running, and you will have the opportunity to delay
> subsequent runs for some amount of time.

I understand there are ways to acomplish the desired result. But the 
simpler (without any further tweaks) the recovery system is, the less 
chances there are for errors. I will have a look how complicated it 
would be to add such lock, would you accept a patch in this regard?

With regards,

Pavel.


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