> > Remote[1]: rsync: opendir "/dev/fd/3" failed: Bad file descriptor (9) > > Xfer PIDs are now 30450,30452 > > > > This is the initial backup. That's not trying to back up a non-existent > > floppy, is it? > > FD(4) BSD Kernel Interfaces Manual > FD(4) > > NAME > fd, stdin, stdout, stderr -- file descriptor files > > DESCRIPTION > The files /dev/fd/0 through /dev/fd/# refer to file descriptors which > can > be accessed through the file system. > > Looks like it's some bsd-ism or osx-ism for file descriptors. I'd suggest > excluding /dev/fd* from your backups.
/dev/fd exists on linux as well. on linux it's a symlink into /proc, and since /proc is always excluded from backups, there's no issue. paul =--------------------- paul fox, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (arlington, ma, where it's 25.9 degrees) ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=103432&bid=230486&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
