> > On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 2:21 PM, Martin Simmons <mar...@lispworks.com> wrote: > > > > Possibly you have sparse files in /var/log? Bacula can handle those > better if > you use the sparse=yes option in the FileSet (see the doc for more). > > > > > I tried the sparse=yes, but that didn't help. I worked though a file list and > found the culprit to be lastlog. Although it is only 27 lines (using the > lastlog program), it is 216GB. It is supposed to be a sparse file, but bacula > is still estimating it at 216GB. Since I can't sparse a particular file, I > just may exclude it as it's not critical for restore. >
Windows backup appears to include a 'stream' containing information about what blocks are sparse. Does anyone know if any of the Linux filesystems are this smart? As I understand it, sparse determination is done by reading the whole file and checking which blocks are all empty... James ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Verizon Developer Community Take advantage of Verizon's best-in-class app development support A streamlined, 14 day to market process makes app distribution fast and easy Join now and get one step closer to millions of Verizon customers http://p.sf.net/sfu/verizon-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
