--On Tuesday, November 04, 2003 10:16:00 -0500 Jason Lavigne <jlavigne AT 
bwlogic DOT com> wrote:

> What do you all recommend for this? I was thinking of using cron to make
> a clone (copy) of the directory that could have open files in it and
> then backup the cloned directory, is this what the rest of you do? As
> you know the FAQ is vague on this subject and I have not yet finished
> reading the "chapter".
> 
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> 
> TIA
> 
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> 
> Jay
> 
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> I am assuming I am getting this STRANGE error due to open files
> 
>  
> 
> FAILURE AND STRANGE DUMP SUMMARY:
> 
>   dns1.bwlog /usr/local/vpopmail lev 0 STRANGE
> 
>  
> 
> FAILED AND STRANGE DUMP DETAILS:
> 
>  
> 
> /-- dns1.bwlog /usr/local/vpopmail lev 0 STRANGE
> 
> sendbackup: start [dns1.bwlogic.com:/usr/local/vpopmail level 0]
> 
> sendbackup: info BACKUP=/usr/local/bin/gtar
> 
> sendbackup: info RECOVER_CMD=/usr/local/bin/gtar -f... -
> 
> sendbackup: info end
> 
> ? gtar:
> ./domains/bwlogic.com/jlavigne/Maildir/new/1067955383.93335.dns1.bwlogic
> .com,S=3913: Warning: Cannot stat: (null) ? gtar:
> ./domains/bwlogic.com/pager-forward/Maildir/new/1067955385.93340.dns1.bw
> logic.com,S=4017: Warning: Cannot stat: (null)

'Cannot stat' means the file wasn't there (it was removed between the
time tar got the directory listing and the time tar tried to read the file).
It happens fairly often on temp directories (mail queues, lock files, etc.).
Nothing to worry about.

Frank

> 
>| Total bytes written: 169175040 (161MB, 448kB/s)
> 
> sendbackup: size 165210
> 
> sendbackup: end
> 
> \--------
> 
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> 



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