On Wednesday 16 January 2008 09:49, Ingo Jochim wrote: > C M Reinehr schrieb: > > 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 > > Ok. Got it. But how can I avoid that I get a new date? > Is there a presereve parameter like on cp? > > Ingo
The only thing that comes to mind would be to use 'touch' to modify the times of the link to those of the original file. If you are using a shell script to create your hard links you could modify it to obtain the times and then execute touch with the appropriate options. 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
