On Wednesday 16 January 2008 08:54, Ingo Jochim wrote: > Dan Langille schrieb: > > Reply has been rearranged to retain chronological order. > > > > On Jan 16, 2008, at 9:22 AM, Ingo Jochim wrote: > >> Dan Langille schrieb: > >>> Ingo Jochim wrote: > >>>> I create hard links for the files I want to backup so that while I do > >>>> the backup the files can get deleted by someone else. > >>>> > >>>> The problem is that on an incremental backup I get a backup of all > >>>> the files again like I got on a full backup. > >>>> I create all the hard links right before the backup. A hard link > >>>> points to the same file with the same date and so. > >>>> Why does bacula backup all the files again? > >>> > >>> Because the dates on the hard links are newer than the previous backup. > >>> > >>> > >>> Hi Dan, > >>> > >>> a hard link looks like the original file. So it always should have the > >>> same date. > >>> Below you will see that the hard link (second line) has the same > >>> date at > >>> the "original" file. > >>> I created the hard link today but it also has the date from november > >>> the > >>> 23th. > >>> > >>> Ingo > >>> > >>> > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# ls -l file.JPG > >>> -rw-rw-r-- 2 root root 314099 23. Nov 15:58 file.JPG > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# ls -l backup/file.JPG > >>> -rw-rw-r-- 2 mother mother 314099 23. Nov 15:58 backup/file.JPG > > > > You create these hard links just before you run > > each backup. Is that correct? > > Correct. > So I do like a snapshot. The original files can get deleted after the > snapshot and I'm still able to finish my backup to tape. > > Ingo
Ingo, While the modification time is that of the original file, the access time & creation time are that of the link. cmr -- Debian 'Etch' - Registered Linux User #241964 -------- "More laws, less justice." -- Marcus Tullius Ciceroca, 42 BC ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
