I'm getting cases where old files that *ought* to be purgeable are failing to be tidied out by the tidy: section.
For each such file, I'm getting error messages thus: Can't stat backup1.2006-05-15.gpg (/opt/escrow/info/backups/backup1.2006-05-15.gpg) Can't stat backup1.2006-05-24.gpg (/opt/escrow/info/backups/backup1.2006-05-24.gpg) Can't stat backup1.2006-05-20.gpg (/opt/escrow/info/backups/backup1.2006-05-20.gpg) Can't stat backup1.2006-05-23.gpg (/opt/escrow/info/backups/backup1.2006-05-23.gpg) Can't stat backup2.2006-05-23.bz2 (/opt/escrow/org/backups/backup2.2006-05-23.bz2) Can't stat backup2.2006-05-21.bz2 (/opt/escrow/org/backups/backup2.2006-05-21.bz2) Can't stat backup2.2006-05-20.bz2 (/opt/escrow/org/backups/backup2.2006-05-20.bz2) Can't stat backup2.2006-05-24.bz2 (/opt/escrow/org/backups/backup2.2006-05-24.bz2) Can't stat tld2dump.2006-05-24.gpg (/opt/escrow/site1/tld2dump.2006-05-24.gpg) Can't stat pgdump.2006-05-23.gpg (/opt/escrow/site1/pgdump.2006-05-23.gpg) Can't stat tld2dump.2006-05-16.gpg (/opt/escrow/site1/tld2dump.2006-05-16.gpg) Can't stat tld2dump.2006-05-21.gpg (/opt/escrow/site1/tld2dump.2006-05-21.gpg) Can't stat tld2dump.2006-05-23.gpg (/opt/escrow/site1/tld2dump.2006-05-23.gpg) Can't stat pgdump.2006-05-24.gpg (/opt/escrow/site1/pgdump.2006-05-24.gpg) Can't stat pgdump.2006-05-20.gpg (/opt/escrow/site1/pgdump.2006-05-20.gpg) The files are there; they have perfectly appropriate permissions; tidy is clearing out other files that seem to have the same attributes. The relevant rules are thus: postgres.tor_520_dap901:: /opt/escrow recurse=4 pattern=*.bz2 age=6 /opt/escrow recurse=4 pattern=*.gpg age=4 /opt/escrow recurse=4 pattern=*.sig age=20 I don't see a good reason to be unable to stat the files... -- wm(X,Y):-write(X),write('@'),write(Y). wm('cbbrowne','linuxfinances.info'). http://linuxdatabases.info/info/postgresql.html Rules of the Evil Overlord #181. "I will decree that all hay be shipped in tightly-packed bales. Any wagonload of loose hay attempting to pass through a checkpoint will be set on fire." <http://www.eviloverlord.com/> _______________________________________________ Help-cfengine mailing list Help-cfengine@cfengine.org http://cfengine.org/mailman/listinfo/help-cfengine