unless anyone's done nmh work since the 27th, it seems like maybe we don't need to do anything at all.
paul sylvain wrote: > Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:10:54 +0200 > To: [email protected] > cc: [email protected] > From: Sylvain Beucler <[email protected]> > Subject: [Savannah-announce] New recovery process > Reply-To: [email protected] > > To make things easier, we'll eventually recover all CVS/SVN from the > May 27 backup, except for repositories that were already re-imported. > > If you have a pending (non-processed) request about importing an > earlier backup, we'll ask you confirmation. > > If you already imported and want to switch back to the May 27 backup, > submit a new request, saying that you want to replace the current > repository. > > > Status: > > - CVS: right now we're dealing with data copies and data allocation > delays, we'll get back to you within some hours > > - SVN: done > > - Git/Hg: we don't do anything right now; the new backup is still > available in the backup-20090527 directory if necessary. Later we'll > compare the last commit date with the May 27 backup, in case the > project has no currently active admin and wasn't repushed yet. > > -- > The Savannah Hackers > > On Wed, Jun 03, 2009 at 12:53:56AM +0200, Sylvain Beucler wrote: > > Good news: we discovered a new backup from May 27th. > > After tests, it appears to be a complete backup. > > > > We've added a new backup-20090527 directory. > > It's available for cvs/svn/git/hg. > > > > We're replicating to the disk at the moment (right now it's a > > read-only remote mount). > > > > If you want to use it instead of the April backup, you can modify your > > support request. > > > > -- > > The Savannah Hackers > > The FSF sysadmins > > > > On Tue, Jun 02, 2009 at 11:13:00AM +0200, Sylvain Beucler wrote: > > > In your requests, remember to specify: > > > - name of the project > > > - VCS type (CVS / SVN / both) > > > - date of the backup to recover (April / May) > > > > > > -- > > > Sylvain > > > > > > On Tue, Jun 02, 2009 at 07:15:48AM +0000, Sylvain Beucler wrote: > > > > > > > > The system is now completely functional. > > > > It's time to decide what to do with your data. > > > > (see first explanations at > > > > http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/savannah-users/2009-05/msg00023.html) > > > > > > > > > > > > Please discuss and send questions at [email protected] ! > > > > > > > > For import requests: see below, you need to send a support request via > > > > the web interface. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Basically your choices are: > > > > a) you can use the backup from April 29 > > > > b) you can use our latest (incomplete) backup from May 29 > > > > c) you can import another backup you have > > > > d) you can wait a few days until we possibly recover latest data from > > > > the > > > > crashes disk (nothing is sure though). More details about this later. > > > > > > > > > > > > Here's how do it for the various VCSs: > > > > > > > > * CVS: > > > > a) The version from 29 April in the 'backup-20090429' subdirectory. > > > > b) The version from 29 May in the 'backup-20090529-incomplete' > subdirectory. > > > > c) Upload your backup in your download area (SFTP) for us to import > > > > > > > > Access commands: > > > > cvs > -d:pserver:[email protected]:/sources/backup-20090429/your_project > > > > co your_module > > > > cvs > > > > > -d:pserver:[email protected]:/sources/backup-20090529-incomplete/your_pro > ject > > > > co your_module > > > > rsync rsync://cvs.sv.gnu.org/sources/backup-20090429/your_project/ > > > > rsync > > > > rsync://cvs.sv.gnu.org/sources/backup-20090529-incomplete/your_project/ > > > > > > > > IN ALL CASES: post a support request, authenticated (i.e. login first) > > > > at > > > > https://savannah.gnu.org/support/?func=additem&group=administration > > > > with > > > > category "RECOVERY: CVS/SVN". Requests send by mail or in the wrong > category > > > > won't be processed. > > > > > > > > If after 2 weeks we didn't receive an answer for your project, we'll > > > > reinstall the latest backup we have. > > > > > > > > > > > > * SVN: > > > > a) The version from 29 April in the 'backup-20090429' subdirectory. > > > > b) The version from 29 May in the 'backup-20090529-incomplete' > subdirectory. > > > > c) Upload your backup in your download area (SFTP) > > > > > > > > Access commands: > > > > svn co svn://svn.sv.gnu.org/backup-20090429/your_project > > > > svn co svn://svn.sv.gnu.org/backup-20090529-incomplete/your_project > > > > rsync rsync://svn.sv.gnu.org/svn/backup-20090429/your_project/ > > > > rsync > > > > rsync://svn.sv.gnu.org/svn/backup-20090529-incomplete/your_project/ > > > > (if you get an error from this last one, it's probably corrupted) > > > > > > > > IN ALL CASES: post a support request, authenticated (i.e. login first) > > > > at > > > > https://savannah.gnu.org/support/?func=additem&group=administration > > > > with > > > > category "RECOVERY: CVS/SVN". Requests send by mail or in the wrong > category > > > > won't be processed. > > > > > > > > If after 2 weeks we didn't receive an answer for your project, we'll > > > > reinstall the latest backup we have. > > > > > > > > > > > > * Git: > > > > a) We installed the version from 29 April. > > > > b) You can attempt to recover from the partial 29 May backup: > > > > http://git.savannah.gnu.org/r/backup-20090529-incomplete/ > > > > c) You can push a local version if you have one (git push --all; git > > > > push > > > > --tags) > > > > > > > > You can import the repository directly, without our help. > > > > > > > > > > > > * Mercurial: > > > > a) We installed the version from 29 April. > > > > b) We don't have a more recent backup > > > > c) You can push a local version if you have one. > > > > > > > > You can import the repository directly, without our help. > > > > > > > > > > > > * WebCVS: > > > > > > > > We plan to either recover the data from disk, or failing that, manually > > > > commit the latest version at www.gnu.org and www.nongnu.org. > > > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] mailing list > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/savannah-announce =--------------------- paul fox, [email protected] (arlington, ma, where it's 61.0 degrees) _______________________________________________ Nmh-workers mailing list [email protected] http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/nmh-workers
