Bacula-users

Re: [Bacula-users] Bacula on Netgear ReadyNAS backs up way too much

2010-01-29 09:37:09
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Bacula on Netgear ReadyNAS backs up way too much
From: Martin Simmons <martin AT lispworks DOT com>
To: ben AT links DOT org
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:03:39 GMT
>>>>> On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:28:28 +0000, Ben Laurie said:
> 
> On 29/01/2010 12:33, Dan Langille wrote:
> > Ben Laurie wrote:
> >> On 28/01/2010 15:23, John Stoffel wrote:
> >>>  Then you can
> >>> look at them in more detail using regular unix tools to see what's
> >>> going on here.
> >>>
> >>> I'd also recommend that you setup a small test client area where you
> >>> can play and do backups.
> >>>
> >>> I wonder if the NAS box updates mtimes when a file is accessed.  Or if
> >>> you change something trivial like a directory permission, etc.
> >>
> >> No, it seems not.
> > 
> > Did you see the post about virus-scanners?  They have been known to mess
> > with times.
> 
> Well, as I mentioned, find does not find files with unexpected mtimes.
> So, I guess it's not that.

Check the ctime as well (Bacula uses that as well as the mtime to find changed
files).

__Martin

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