Hi, I'm not sure that's correct - files with the same size don't necessarily have the same content. These are logs that are rotated when they hit a certain size and this is confirmed by the MD5s (used for deduplication) differing as seen in the output from BackupPC_ls.
Regardless, the content of the file and the uid/gid attributes should be separate issues. This was uncovered during a test restore to a different location. By way of a little more clarity, I used BackupPC_delete to remove the files from all backups of this target to maintain consistency in the pool/db. I then ran BackupPC_nightly 0 255 to try to clear out the no-longer-used files. So it would seem that something is wrong in the attrib files - thanks for the pointer, I'll go and have a poke around there to see if I can spot anything obvious. Thanks, David > Yes, those are links to the same size thus same content as the file at the > top. The only way to check if things are correct is to do a test restore to > different location and check the ownership of those restored files. There are > "attrib" files located elsewhere that keep track of the ownership and source > of the file information. When you manually delete files from the pool you > corrupt the backuppc data base which could lead to future inaccuracies in > backups and restores. > > You should read the "How it works" in the backuppc documentation. > > Deduplication is one of the main premises of backuppc. ________________________________ The Networking People (TNP) Limited. Registered office: Network House, Caton Rd, Lancaster, LA1 3PE. Registered in England & Wales with company number: 07667393 This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: https://github.com/backuppc/backuppc/wiki Project: https://backuppc.github.io/backuppc/
