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Re: [BackupPC-users] Q: not-expected? behaviour for 'BackupPC_tarCreate' ?

2012-06-14 17:51:28
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Q: not-expected? behaviour for 'BackupPC_tarCreate' ?
From: Les Mikesell <lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com>
To: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" <backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 17:20:29 -0500
On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 2:26 PM, Tim Chipman <tchipman AT gmail DOT com> wrote:
> Thanks for the quick reply.  Good to know there is an issue... now I
> just need to figure it out.
>
> Dare I ask, does this sound familiar in any way ?
>
> I had another followup which suggested I check 2 things:
> (a) are files all present when I browse via web interface? Answer - no
> - I only see files in the latest incremental backup / not 'all files'
> 'filled'.  If I go to day zero backup - I see all files in the
> original full backup though.
> (b) if I pull the tarball via web interface - I get exactly the same
> size (partial, not full) tarball that is returned when I do the
> command line method.
>
> In case it is relevant: Host is a Stock Debian 6.0.2 system; BackupPC
> was installed via apt-get (headers tell me it is version, # Version
> 3.1.0, released 25 Nov 2007).  I just note this now, and that
> current/latest version is 3.2; so I wonder if this is an old  bug
> fixed in newer version ?

I don't think anyone has mentioned that behavior before.  I'd update
on general principles and maybe it will fix it, but you should always
see a filled view in the browser, even when looking at an incremental
run.

-- 
   Les Mikesell
      lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com

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