Re: [BackupPC-users] Vanished file

2021-01-12 Thread Craig Barratt via BackupPC-users
It should only affect rsync-bpc 3.1.3+. 3.1.2 and 3.0.9 use the original style of handling long path and filename strings (just a large fixed size is used). Craig On Tue, Jan 12, 2021 at 5:28 PM wrote: > Craig Barratt via BackupPC-users wrote at about 15:32:27 +1100 on Tuesday, > January 12,

Re: [BackupPC-users] Vanished file

2021-01-12 Thread Pete Geenhuizen
Craig, Thanks for looking into this been using BackupPC for many years and have been very happy with the way it has performed. I'm glad that the info I provided was of some use and hopefully it helps in resolving the bug.  Other than a bit annoying to see the error this issue isn't affecting

[BackupPC-users] Change in format of /usr/bin/rsync --server --sender command

2021-01-12 Thread
Just posting this as a change in the format of the rsync server/sender command tripped me up when I upgraded from rsync-bpc 3.0.9 to 3.1.2. Specifically, I use my /etc/sudoers file to restrict the scope of the backuppc and backuppc-client users as narrowly as possible. For rsync_bpc < 3.1.x, the

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC 4.x on Raspberry PI?

2021-01-12 Thread backuppc
So far, I have recompiled my x86 Ubuntu debian packages for 4.0.4 for the Pi and it seems to be working. I am using without email or apache for now... Will keep you all updated if issues arrive... backu...@kosowsky.org wrote at about 11:19:37 -0500 on Sunday, January 3, 2021: > Has anybody had

Re: [BackupPC-users] Checking rsync progress/speed/status

2021-01-12 Thread Johan Ehnberg
On 13.1.2021 0.58, Adam Goryachev via BackupPC-users wrote: On 13/1/21 09:21, Les Mikesell wrote: On Tue, Jan 12, 2021 at 4:15 PM Greg Harris wrote: Yeah, that “if you can interpret it” part gets really hard when it looks like: select(7, [6], [], [6], {tv_sec=60, tv_usec=0}) = 1 (in [6],

[BackupPC-users] Unexpected backup renumbering after failed backup

2021-01-12 Thread
BackupPC_refCountUpdate: host consult got 0 errors (took 5 secs) 2021-01-12 01:03:38 Finished BackupPC_backupDelete, status = 0 (running time: 6 sec) 2021-01-12 20:42:40 incr backup started for directory root (client path /mnt/btrfs-root/@_snapshot-backuppc-20210112-204239) 2021-01-12 20:42:41 Got fatal

Re: [BackupPC-users] Checking rsync progress/speed/status

2021-01-12 Thread Jan Stransky
I tend to look in the top, if rsync is in progres, it its some CPU. It does not, if it hangs. Jan On 1/12/21 6:04 PM, backu...@kosowsky.org wrote: Short of waiting for 'rsync' to timeout, is there any way to see the current status of an rsync backuppc backup, such as: - Current average

[BackupPC-users] Checking rsync progress/speed/status

2021-01-12 Thread backuppc
Short of waiting for 'rsync' to timeout, is there any way to see the current status of an rsync backuppc backup, such as: - Current average 'transfer rate' - Time last byte was transferred Sometimes, especially when backing up laptops, it's hard to know if the ssh connection has been disrupted

Re: [BackupPC-users] Checking rsync progress/speed/status

2021-01-12 Thread Doug Lytle
>>> I tend to look in the top, if rsync is in progres, it its some CPU. It iotop would be another method You could also try following the rsync process with strace Doug ___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:

Re: [BackupPC-users] Checking rsync progress/speed/status

2021-01-12 Thread Greg Harris
While all of that is true, the answers so far still seem to be kind of like looking at the parking lot outside the ice hockey arena. (Well, at least, pre-Covid days anyways.) Is there a game going on or is it a pre-game show listing players? Is the zamboni on the ice? Which game is in which

Re: [BackupPC-users] No backup seeding

2021-01-12 Thread Jan Stransky
Any ideas? Sorry, it is bugging me... I tried many different things... Command from the log below. Notice the lastBkupNUm = and last Bkup Idx = It works on every other client. The bad think is, that this is the biggest one... Help would be much appreciated. XferLOG file

Re: [BackupPC-users] Checking rsync progress/speed/status

2021-01-12 Thread Les Mikesell
On Tue, Jan 12, 2021 at 2:24 PM Greg Harris wrote: > I’ve yet to find a solid way to peer into the arena of BackupPC and find answers to these types of questions. Strace'ing the rsync process - possibly at both ends - gives you a pretty detailed view of what is happening if you can interpret

Re: [BackupPC-users] Checking rsync progress/speed/status

2021-01-12 Thread Greg Harris
Yeah, that “if you can interpret it” part gets really hard when it looks like: select(7, [6], [], [6], {tv_sec=60, tv_usec=0}) = 1 (in [6], left {tv_sec=59, tv_usec=99}) read(6, "\0\200\0\0\4\200\0\7\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0"..., 32768) = 27748 Scrolling at 32756

Re: [BackupPC-users] Checking rsync progress/speed/status

2021-01-12 Thread Les Mikesell
On Tue, Jan 12, 2021 at 4:15 PM Greg Harris wrote: > > Yeah, that “if you can interpret it” part gets really hard when it looks like: > > select(7, [6], [], [6], {tv_sec=60, tv_usec=0}) = 1 (in [6], left {tv_sec=59, > tv_usec=99}) > read(6, >

[BackupPC-users] Backup renumbering after failed backup

2021-01-12 Thread backuppc
BackupPC_refCountUpdate: host consult got 0 errors (took 5 secs) 2021-01-12 01:03:38 Finished BackupPC_backupDelete, status = 0 (running time: 6 sec) 2021-01-12 20:42:40 incr backup started for directory root (client path /mnt/btrfs-root/@_snapshot-backuppc-20210112-204239) 2021-01-12 20:42:41 Got fatal

Re: [BackupPC-users] Checking rsync progress/speed/status

2021-01-12 Thread Adam Goryachev via BackupPC-users
On 13/1/21 09:21, Les Mikesell wrote: On Tue, Jan 12, 2021 at 4:15 PM Greg Harris wrote: Yeah, that “if you can interpret it” part gets really hard when it looks like: select(7, [6], [], [6], {tv_sec=60, tv_usec=0}) = 1 (in [6], left {tv_sec=59, tv_usec=99}) read(6,

Re: [BackupPC-users] Checking rsync progress/speed/status

2021-01-12 Thread backuppc
Additionally, 'top' only tells you what is happening now (or in the last few second sampling period). What I really want to know is when was the last time data was successfully transferred across the rsync/ssh pipe which generally would signal that the backup is progressing vs. being stalled on a