den 2018-04-05 09:13, skrev hv...@users.sourceforge.net [firebird-support]: > > ---In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, <kjell.rilbe@...> wrote : > > ... > > > > It seems like the original database file is touched about a half to one > > minute after being locked with NBACKUP -L. > > > > Why is the locked database file touched? > > > > I'm not sure if it's actually modified, but the timestamp is > certainly updated. > > Firebird itself doesn't update file timestamp directly. > But filesystem often does it in lazy\background mode (for performance > reason). > > You may know for sure using ProcessMonitor tool, if you wish
Oh, Sorry Vlad, I didn't see your reply at first. My message thread view was apparentl corrupt in my e-mail client. Fixed that now. Sounds like a reasonable explanation. I've inserted a five minute delay between lock and copy, but last night's run failed anyway. Guess I'll have to investigate a bit more. Thanks for the suggestion with procmon. Regards, Kjell
