Thinking outloud here - could you change the sync method to SMB to get a
new full copy, then switch back to rSync?
On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 3:45 PM, martin f krafft <madd...@madduck.net>wrote:
> also sprach Mike <ispbuil...@gmail.com> [2012.08.27.1502 +0200]:
> > The fix I've used is to --exclude a good chunk of the backup so it does
> > finish in a day, then --exclude a little less the next time it runs, and
> > so forth.
>
> I have used this method, which you and Les suggested. And yes, it
> works. However, it's hardly a "fix" or even an acceptable solution
> in a large-scale deployment. There is no way I can tell this to
> hundreds of users who do occasionally dump larger files to their
> home directories.
>
> BackupPC must be able to cope with this, or it must learn.
> Otherwise, I am afraid, it is unsuitable.
>
> Do you see a way? How can I force it to use the last partial backup
> as a baseline when attempting a new full backup?
>
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