On Thu, 2003-03-06 at 04:54, Colin Jenkins wrote: > finally had to remove mdk9 and replace it with w2k today :( > I have tried to get a backup happening for months now with little success. > The script below works fine when run directly but when run as a cron task, > it backs up some of the first directory (about 2 gb), then quits. > no errors in the cron logs and the machine is ONLY used for backups. The > task is set to run when the network is not in use. > I have tried smbtar and every other way I could think of backing up, but it > always seems to fail with cron. > (all updates have been applied) > Any ideas on what the problem might be? > > #!/bin/sh > export USER=administrator%****** > smbmount //wallaby/users /mnt/temp > > tar -cvf > /mnt/windows/user2003.tar \ --directory /mnt/temp/2003 > --exclude=User.dat --exclude=History --exclude=Application\ Data > --exclude=*.dat --exclude=*.exe --exclude=*.tmp --exclude=Cookies . [snip]
I notice that you're not using compression. I seem to recall having seen a thread on the local LUG list about tar silently croaking in exactly this fashion when the output file reaches 2GB in size; I'll have a look at the archives and see if I can track down more detailed info for you, as there may have been a workaround mentioned (but maybe not, also). In the meantime, a couple of suggestions ... Google on tar and 2GB - bound to be something out there on this. Use compression and/or sectioning the file selection further to keep the generated file sizes always under this ceiling. I'll report back if I come up with more info for you. -- Bill Mullen [EMAIL PROTECTED] MA, USA RLU #270075 MDK 8.1 & 9.0 "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move." - Douglas Adams
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