Re: [BackupPC-users] BUG? Using --omit-dir-times in rsync backup sets all dir dates to beginning of Epoch

2020-05-24 Thread Michael Stowe
On 2020-05-23 23:47, backu...@kosowsky.org wrote: Regarding your comment: However, I don't think it makes sense to "fix" it, since a backup shouldn't add metadata that changes each time you backup some data that hasn't changed. Actually, the whole point of --ignore-dir-times is that the

Re: [BackupPC-users] BUG? Using --omit-dir-times in rsync backup sets all dir dates to beginning of Epoch

2020-05-24 Thread backuppc
Regarding your comment: > However, I don't think it makes sense to > "fix" it, since a backup shouldn't add metadata that changes each time you > backup some data that hasn't changed. Actually, the whole point of --ignore-dir-times is that the dir mod time is not changed each time you rsync.

Re: [BackupPC-users] Problems with latest rsync-bpc 3.1.3 - zlib??

2020-05-24 Thread Craig Barratt via BackupPC-users
Thanks for the updates. Yes, rsync's included zlib isn't compatible with system zlib. However, since you are not using the -z option, I don't think that's the issue. Can you try rsync-bpc 3.1.2.1? It has more testing than 3.1.3.beta0. Craig On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 7:43 PM wrote: >

[BackupPC-users] Problems with latest rsync-bpc 3.1.3 - zlib??

2020-05-24 Thread backuppc
Upgrading to the latest rsync-bpc 3.1.3 fixed the problem with specials. And restores all seemed to work last night, until I tried dumps today. Now all my scheduled backups fail with error message: rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at io.c(226) [Receiver=3.1.3.beta0]

Re: [BackupPC-users] Testing full restore of backuppc... MULTIPLE BUGS???

2020-05-24 Thread Craig Barratt via BackupPC-users
Jeff, I did set the policy to permissive. If I get some time I'll try again. Craig On Sat, May 23, 2020 at 10:30 PM wrote: > Thanks Craig. > The --specials now works (and I agree with both you and Michael that > it is not useful... but it validates that the restore is 'perfect' as > far as