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[BackupPC-users] Need to speed up tar method

2009-07-01 17:25:42
Subject: [BackupPC-users] Need to speed up tar method
From: error403 <backuppc-forum AT backupcentral DOT com>
To: backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:22:05 -0400
Thank you! That made it beautifully.  What's your address, so I can send you my 
next newborn child?

Phil


Craig Barratt wrote:
> error403 writes:
> 
> 
> > incr backup started back to 2009-06-26 22:53:27 (backup #0); for directory 
> > /var/lib/backuppc/sshfsuser/
> > Xfer PIDs are now 30107,30106
> > /bin/tar: Substituting 1901-12-13 15:45 for unknown date format 
> > `2009-06-26\\ 22:53:27'
> > 
> 
> You didn't include your $Conf{TarClientCmd} setting, nor the actual
> tar command being run from the top of the XferLOG file.
> 
> I suspect the problem is you are backing up localhost, but you didn't
> remove the "+" from $Conf{TarIncrArgs}.  If that's the case, instead
> of
> 
> $Conf{TarIncrArgs} = '--newer=$incrDate+ $fileList+';
> 
> you should have
> 
> $Conf{TarIncrArgs} = '--newer=$incrDate $fileList';
> 
> That "+" is causing the incremental time stamp to be shell escaped,
> and you can see it is getting passed to tar with an extra '\'.  So tar
> ignores it and defaults to 1901-12-13, which basically turns the
> incremental into a full.
> 
> Craig


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