On Sat, 25 Feb 2017 07:39:21 -0500 Rob H Warren <[email protected]> wrote:
> I regret to announce that *all* backups of OHM have their data truncated at > about 2015-05-19 [1]. Confusingly, this includes the database binaries as > copied from the failed raid array. Our new setup has dedicated hardware > monitoring, hot-standby drives and a stack of spares next to the array. > > This situation is obviously not acceptable and a gigantic pain even for > people who can rebuild their user accounts / edits. Following up on Richard's > post, a full daily database backup is being automated to offsite location(s) > and OHM planet files will shortly be made available. If you want to pitch in > for OHM without too much overhead, consider spending 5 mins to write a cron > script to keep your own backup of the OHM planet file. > > A number of you are having trouble with new user registration and email from > the OHM website[2], I've tracked it down to firewall issues and will resolve > it asap. > > Do keep reporting errors to the github and complaining when things go ary; we > are all busy and the squeaky wheel gets (the necessary) grease. > > -Rob Don't loose heart, your mammoth efforts ARE appreciated. This kind of recovery is always a massive drain, no matter how good your backups are. mick in glen innes _______________________________________________ Historic mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/historic
