BackupPC-users

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

2012-06-22 10:07:46
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Backup aborted: No backup directory /.../new
From: Aaron Cossey <aaron.cossey AT gmail DOT com>
To: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" <backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:06:13 +0200
>> 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
>

Not running anything manually that has anything to do with backuppc.

The disk here is an Tandberg RDX Tape, presenting itself as a disk.
It's quite slow. Perhaps there is a race condition where something
checks to see if the "new"  folder is there before it's been created?

--Aaron

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