On 13/09/13 12:49, Volker Kuhlmann wrote:
On Fri 13 Sep 2013 11:55:33 NZST +1200, Robert Fisher wrote:
Do not run rsync to backup files to a portable drive without first checking
that the drive is mounted.
Yep, BTDT.
Filling up the root partition is not easy to fix.
Why? Unless you made some really silly use of mount points and raync
target directories, all the stuff is in a single directory, just on the
wrong disk. Delete that nad you're running again, so maybe you want to
restart a few services.
Btw I can really only recommend to use rsnapshot, it has too many
advantages. It would probably have errored out on this one as a sdide
effect.
Volker
There are myriad pitfalls with a full root partition. That's why
programs like vipw were created, for example. The alternative is really,
really painful.
My fave backup is really oldschool... snapback2 - similar idea to
rsnapshot. A really simple and space-effective method of keeping
incremental backups without the pain of sticking them all back together
if you need them...
Steve
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