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Re: [Bacula-users] force backup of unchanged file in incremental backup

2011-04-14 04:31:55
Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] force backup of unchanged file in incremental backup
From: Guy <guy AT britewhite DOT net>
To: Christian Manal <moenoel AT informatik.uni-bremen DOT de>
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 09:07:03 +0100
If this is a Linux system just use "touch" to update the timestamps on the file

---Guy
(via iPhone)

On 14 Apr 2011, at 08:54, Christian Manal <moenoel AT informatik.uni-bremen DOT 
de> wrote:

> Am 14.04.2011 08:33, schrieb James Harper:
>> The "last modified" datestamp on MSSQL database files doesn't get
>> changed unless the actual file dimensions change (eg it 'grows') or when
>> the file is closed. This means that an incremental backup won't
>> necessarily back up the database files unless they have changed.
>> Accurate won't catch this either as the metadata it uses will be
>> identical.
>> 
>> Is there a way to force the backup of specific unchanged files during an
>> incremental or differential backup? Eg:
>> 
>> Option {
>>  File = "C:/database/mydb.mdf"
>>  Always Back Up = Yes
>> }
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> James
> 
> Hi,
> 
> does the file change at all? If so, you can just adjust the metadata
> that Accurate uses to compare checksums. That is done in the fileset:
> 
> http://bacula.org/5.0.x-manuals/en/main/main/Configuring_Director.html#8553
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Christian Manal
> 
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