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Re: [BackupPC-users] Backup aborted: No backup directory /.../new

2012-06-20 13:55:06
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Backup aborted: No backup directory /.../new
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, 20 Jun 2012 12:53:47 -0500
On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 2:04 AM, Aaron Cossey <aaron.cossey AT gmail DOT com> 
wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Some general information:
> OS: Debian 6
> Backuppc Version: 3.1.0
> XferMethod: Rsync
>
> I ocassionally get this error from incremental backups:
>
> Got fatal error during xfer (No backup directory
> /srv/backup/rdx/backuppc/pc/dev4_srv_vhosts_cms/new)
> Backup aborted (No backup directory
> /srv/backup/rdx/backuppc/pc/dev4_srv_vhosts_cms/new)
>
> None of the other hosts have a "new" directory.
>

You should only see the 'new' directory while backups are in progress.
 New/changed files accumulate there while they are being processed,
then it is removed after everything is compresed/linked.  Could
something else be removing it?   Are you running anything manually
that isn't scheduled?

-- 
  Les Mikesell
     lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com

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