BackupPC-users

Re: [BackupPC-users] Incremental backup takes all files

2009-06-12 16:37:12
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Incremental backup takes all files
From: Matthias Meyer <matthias.meyer AT gmx DOT li>
To: backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:32:06 +0200
Matthias Meyer wrote:

> Erik Hjertén wrote:
> 
>> Thanks for your reply.
>> 
>> Matthias Meyer skrev:
>>> Erik Hjertén wrote:
>>>
>>>   
>>>> Hi all
>>>>
>>>> I'm using Backuppc on an Ubuntu-server and Deltacopy on windows
>>>> clients.
>>>>     
>>> How do you call DeltaCopy from the Backuppc Server?
>>>   
>> With Rsync. XferMethod = rsyncd
> 
> Yeah - I found in http://www.aboutmyip.com/files/DeltaCopyManual.pdf
> the "rsync insight" label ;-)
> 
>>>   
>>>> The incremental backup runs inludes all files, but only every other
>>>> day.
>>>>     
>>> What did you mean with "but only every other day" ?
>>>   
>> Well, not every incremental run backs up all files. For example on host
>> eddie ,see beow, incr backup# 333 is ok but 334 is not, it touches all
>> files, and I believe it shouldn't? I mean I know all of these files
>> haven't changed.
> 
> If I would read exactly I would have an advantage ;-)
> 
> 
> Please set $Conf{XferLogLevel} = 2;
> Than check the XferLOG after a backup.
> Look for:
> create  = new for this backup
> pool    = found a match in the pool
> same    = file is identical to previous backup
> skip    = file skipped in incremental because attributes are the same
> 
> But at first follow the hint from Les.
> 
> br
> Matthias

Now it is time for the hint above.
You also should check and compare the "permission-mask" and "owner/group",
reported by the XferLOG.

br
Matthias
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