Re: [BackupPC-users] Missing backup files

2022-11-14 Thread Mark Murawski
On 11/14/22 12:57, backu...@kosowsky.org wrote: > Can you define how this situation is a "phantom bug".    I pretty > clearly explained the lack of feedback from the UI when this condition > occurs and you get sent a zero byte zip file with no explanation. The logs were clear -- this is

Re: [BackupPC-users] Missing backup files

2022-11-14 Thread backuppc
Mark Murawski wrote at about 11:46:24 -0500 on Monday, November 14, 2022: > > On 11/3/22 14:41, backu...@kosowsky.org wrote: > > Mark Murawski wrote at about 14:29:44 -0400 on Thursday, November 3, 2022: > > > Hi Christopher, > > > > > > Thanks for the kind response. > > > > > >

Re: [BackupPC-users] Missing backup files

2022-11-14 Thread Mark Murawski
On 11/3/22 14:41, backu...@kosowsky.org wrote: Mark Murawski wrote at about 14:29:44 -0400 on Thursday, November 3, 2022: > Hi Christopher, > > Thanks for the kind response. > > I found the possibly culprit log entry that I attached to this thread > just earlier. >   2022-11-03 08

Re: [BackupPC-users] Missing backup files

2022-11-05 Thread backuppc
Adam Goryachev via BackupPC-users wrote at about 11:03:20 +1100 on Saturday, November 5, 2022: > I just had to comment here > > I don't understand why you would NOT want backuppc to have at least read > access to ALL data, including data only accessible to root. I assume you > would no

Re: [BackupPC-users] Missing backup files

2022-11-05 Thread G.W. Haywood via BackupPC-users
Hi there, On Sat, 5 Nov 2022, Adam Goryachev wrote: I don't understand why you would NOT want backuppc to have at least read access to ALL data, including data only accessible to root. Because I wouldn't want BackupPC to be a vector for compromise. The whole point of giving read access only

Re: [BackupPC-users] Missing backup files

2022-11-04 Thread Adam Goryachev via BackupPC-users
On 5/11/2022 01:04, G.W. Haywood via BackupPC-users wrote: Hi there, On Fri, 4 Nov 2022, Mark Murawski wrote: ... This is the most recently finished full backup [51] for /etc/ssl/private ... There's no files in there!! Just directories!? Everything is missing And it looks like the *entire*

Re: [BackupPC-users] Missing backup files

2022-11-04 Thread G.W. Haywood via BackupPC-users
Hi there, On Fri, 4 Nov 2022, Mark Murawski wrote: ... This is the most recently finished full backup [51] for /etc/ssl/private ... There's no files in there!! Just directories!? Everything is missing And it looks like the *entire* backup system looks like this.? I didn't even know that my bac

Re: [BackupPC-users] Missing backup files

2022-11-03 Thread backuppc
backu...@kosowsky.org wrote at about 15:04:42 -0400 on Thursday, November 3, 2022: > Les Mikesell wrote at about 13:58:26 -0500 on Thursday, November 3, 2022: > > On Thu, Nov 3, 2022 at 1:39 PM wrote: > > > > > > Also, /var/log/BackupPC is a weird location unless it is a link to > > > so

Re: [BackupPC-users] Missing backup files

2022-11-03 Thread backuppc
Kim Scarborough wrote at about 14:12:32 -0500 on Thursday, November 3, 2022: > FWIW, the log directory in Arch Linux is /var/log/backuppc, and it's not > a symlink. Ahhh.. you are right... LogDir is separately configurable from TopDir. > > On 11/3/22 14:04, backu...@kosowsky.org wrote: > >

Re: [BackupPC-users] Missing backup files

2022-11-03 Thread Paul Fox
backu...@kosowsky.org wrote: > READ THE DOCUMENTATION (I am sounding like a broken record). Indeed, you are. =-- paul fox, p...@foxharp.boston.ma.us (arlington, ma, where it's 59.5 degrees) ___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupP

Re: [BackupPC-users] Missing backup files

2022-11-03 Thread Kim Scarborough
FWIW, the log directory in Arch Linux is /var/log/backuppc, and it's not a symlink. On 11/3/22 14:04, backu...@kosowsky.org wrote: Les Mikesell wrote at about 13:58:26 -0500 on Thursday, November 3, 2022: > On Thu, Nov 3, 2022 at 1:39 PM wrote: > > > > Also, /var/log/BackupPC is a weird

Re: [BackupPC-users] Missing backup files

2022-11-03 Thread backuppc
Les Mikesell wrote at about 13:58:26 -0500 on Thursday, November 3, 2022: > On Thu, Nov 3, 2022 at 1:39 PM wrote: > > > > Also, /var/log/BackupPC is a weird location unless it is a link to > > something like TopDir/log in which case it should contain files of > > form LOG.z and LOG.N.z -- but

Re: [BackupPC-users] Missing backup files

2022-11-03 Thread Mark Murawski
On 11/3/22 14:58, Les Mikesell wrote: ...snip The log location is almost certain a distribution-packaging choice, so along with recommending reading documentation you might also point out that the source documentation may not match what is actually installed and running. Thanks! _

Re: [BackupPC-users] Missing backup files

2022-11-03 Thread Les Mikesell
On Thu, Nov 3, 2022 at 1:39 PM wrote: > > Also, /var/log/BackupPC is a weird location unless it is a link to > something like TopDir/log in which case it should contain files of > form LOG.z and LOG.N.z -- but again these are not the relevant log > files. > > Reading the documentation would be a h

Re: [BackupPC-users] Missing backup files

2022-11-03 Thread backuppc
Mark Murawski wrote at about 14:45:41 -0400 on Thursday, November 3, 2022: > Dear kosowsky, > > Did you not see my note on unnecessary hostility? Did you not see my multiple suggestions to read the documentation and not assume user error or lack of knowledge = bug? > > You provided some good

Re: [BackupPC-users] Missing backup files

2022-11-03 Thread Mark Murawski
Dear kosowsky, Did you not see my note on unnecessary hostility? You provided some good detail in your last message, but I could deal without the attitude.  I might just have to block you if this keeps up. And this does seem like a bug.  Why would you present an empty zip file to the user wi

Re: [BackupPC-users] Missing backup files

2022-11-03 Thread backuppc
Mark Murawski wrote at about 14:35:45 -0400 on Thursday, November 3, 2022: > Some info about my setup: > > * The servers PID is 1865, on host backuppc, version 4.4.0, started at > 4/20 18:08. > * This status was generated at 11/3 11:31. > * The configuration was last loaded at 11/3

Re: [BackupPC-users] Missing backup files

2022-11-03 Thread backuppc
Mark Murawski wrote at about 14:29:44 -0400 on Thursday, November 3, 2022: > Hi Christopher, > > Thanks for the kind response. > > I found the possibly culprit log entry that I attached to this thread > just earlier. >   2022-11-03 08:08:49 Can't run BackupPC_zipCreate while BackupPC_dum

Re: [BackupPC-users] Missing backup files

2022-11-03 Thread backuppc
Mark Murawski wrote at about 14:20:42 -0400 on Thursday, November 3, 2022: > Hi, > > Regards to: > 1) > I know there are no data files stored in the pc tree.  I understand that > BackupPC uses hard links for file-level deduplication.  In traditional > BackupPC datastores that I've worked

Re: [BackupPC-users] Missing backup files

2022-11-03 Thread Mark Murawski
Some info about my setup: * The servers PID is 1865, on host backuppc, version 4.4.0, started at 4/20 18:08. * This status was generated at 11/3 11:31. * The configuration was last loaded at 11/3 09:22. * PCs will be next queued at 11/3 12:00. * Other info: o 2 pending backup request

Re: [BackupPC-users] Missing backup files

2022-11-03 Thread Mark Murawski
Hi Christopher, Thanks for the kind response. I found the possibly culprit log entry that I attached to this thread just earlier.   2022-11-03 08:08:49 Can't run BackupPC_zipCreate while BackupPC_dump is running on host xyz Thanks for the note on file storage. The empty paths got me really

Re: [BackupPC-users] Missing backup files

2022-11-03 Thread Mark Murawski
Hi, Regards to: 1) I know there are no data files stored in the pc tree.  I understand that BackupPC uses hard links for file-level deduplication.  In traditional BackupPC datastores that I've worked on, the hard links on a per-file basis do exist in the pc directory.  Unless this was changed?

Re: [BackupPC-users] Missing backup files

2022-11-03 Thread Christopher Diekkamp
Hi Mark, It is normal that there are no files. The files are in the pool or cpool, not the host folder. But why you are getting an empty file from the restore is not clear. Please help us helping you and provide logs from the backup you try to restore and some general infos about your setup. C

Re: [BackupPC-users] Missing backup files

2022-11-03 Thread backuppc
Two problems: 1. You need to at least take the effort of reading the basic documentation before seeking help here. Hint #1: there are no "data files" stored in the pc tree Hint #2: Your statement "I didn't even know that my backups are completely broken and missing all files." sounds ri