BackupPC-users

Re: [BackupPC-users] Tar exited with error 512 () status

2011-08-12 14:32:54
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Tar exited with error 512 () status
From: Les Mikesell <lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com>
To: Joe Konecny <jkonecny AT rmtohio DOT com>
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:31:16 -0500
On 8/12/2011 1:18 PM, Joe Konecny wrote:
> On 8/12/2011 2:11 PM, Les Mikesell wrote:
>> On 8/12/2011 12:56 PM, Joe Konecny wrote:
>>>
>>>> Joe Konecny wrote on 2011-08-12 12:33:54 -0400 [[BackupPC-users] Tar
>>>> exited with error 512 () status]:
>>>>> I am having trouble making my backup work. I have been running for
>>>>> months
>>>>> with no trouble. [...]
>>>>> I have /mnt excluded and not mnt. Does the exclusion need to be
>>>>> quoted?
>>>>
>>>> no, it needs to be specified correctly,
>>>>
>>>>> Running: /usr/bin/ssh -q -x -n -l root 10.0.0.8 env LC_ALL=C
>>>>> /usr/local/bin/tar -c -v -f - -C / --totals
>>>>> --newer=2011-07-29\ 20:00:00 .
>>>
>>> You are saying it never makes the ssh connection?
>>
>> No, the log shows no --exclude argument was passed.
>>
>
> Oh... got it. It's clearly specified in the config. Any ideas on how to
> troubleshoot it?

Posting the BackupFilesExclude setting for the host in question would be 
a good starting point...  The usual place to go wrong is not having the 
share name or '*' on the left side of the '=>'.

-- 
   Les Mikesell
    lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com


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