Michael Stowe wrote at about 22:18:50 +0000 on Friday, May 22, 2020: > On 2020-05-22 11:42, backu...@kosowsky.org wrote: > > 1. Sockets are restored as regular files not special files --> BUG? > > Why would one back up a socket? I am testing the fidelity of the backup/restore cycle.. > > If you really think this is sensible, you should be able to accomplish > it with "--devices --specials" as part of your rsync command lines. > From the symptoms, you have this in backup but not restore.
Actually, in the original text (which you snipped), I shared my rsync_bpc commands for both 'dump' and 'restore', which include the '-D' flag (actually it's the default in the config.pl for both rsync dump and restore)... and '-D' is *equivalent* to '--devices --specials' And since I suspected some readers might miss that, I even noted in the text that: "Also, special files (--specials) should be included under the -D flag that I use for both rsync dump and restore commands (see below)" Hence, why I suggested this is a *BUG* vs. user error or lack of knowledge :) _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
