Hi Craig, > Michael writes: > > > TextFileWrite: Failed to verify /etc/BackupPC/config.pl.new > > > > in the browser under the main "Hosts Xfer etc" area. > > > > I check the filesystem and see the file re-created: > > > > # ll conf* > > -rw-r----- 1 backuppc apache 78506 Nov 10 12:24 config.pl > > -rw-r----- 1 backuppc apache 0 Nov 11 17:04 config.pl.new > > -rw-r----- 1 backuppc apache 76236 Apr 29 2009 config.pl.old > > -rw-r----- 1 backuppc apache 75640 Jul 4 2008 config.pl.pre-3.1.0 > > -rw-r----- 1 backuppc apache 76236 Jul 19 06:03 config.pl.pre-3.2.0beta0 > > > > It seems to me the software tries to verify the config.pl file but can't > > write > > the file for some reason? (even though the file can be written to the > > disk?). > > > > It's a strange problem which I think one of the developers who has an > > understanding of the process the "Save" takes would be able to help with. > > The writing steps for any text data file in BackupPC (eg: config.pl, > backups, restores etc) is: > > - open config.new for writing > > - write the new file contents > > - close the file > > - open config.new for reading > > - read the contents > > - close the file > > - if the contents match, then rename config.pl to config.pl.old > and rename config.pl.new to config.pl. > > - otherwise, print the error that you see and leave the > config.pl.new file as is. > > Could the file system be full?
Yes the filesystem was full. I cleared some space, tried again and it worked fine. Thank you. Michael. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list [email protected] List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
