On 6/14/06, Jon LaBadie <jon AT jgcomp DOT com> wrote:
I only recently noticed the -N option to smbtar
(-TN for smbclient). This allows backups based
on a file's timestamp being newer than a control
file.
Using the archive bit, as is now done, has several
problems. For example, other apps might change the
archive bit and using it as the control only allows
a single level of incremental.
Has the use of the -N option for samba-based backups
been considered? And maybe found wanting?
We have considered using -N option in testing. One drawback is that we need
to touch a file (one file for each backup level) in the share when we
do backup.
This would mean the samba user should have write permission on all the shares
being backed up.
Any feedback on this option is welcome. Should we include it in Amanda source?
I have cc'ed amanda-users to get more feedback.
Thanks,
Paddy
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