On 11/21/2012 03:26 AM, matthieu.riot...@skf.com wrote:
From: rnicholsnos...@comcast.net
As I said, I have doubts about whether that will help. The names are
still recorded in the mirror_metadata file even when
"--preserve-numerical-ids" is used.
On my side I think is that it could work. Even it should work if option
description in the manual is correct. ;-)
That's why I want to try it. Actually I will then time shift one of the
backup, but keep this option as a "safety option" if it works.
I just did some testing and found that the "--preserve-numerical-ids"
option does not seem to affect whether those tiny increment files get
created.
Case 1:
If, in the most recent backup, a file is recorded _without_ a user name,
then a subsequent backup run that _does_ have a UID->name mapping for
that UID will _not_ see that as a change, and that is true regardless of
whether the "--preserve-numerical-ids" option is used.
Case 2:
If the most recent backup for a file _does_ have a user name recorded,
then a subsequent backup run that _cannot_ map that UID to a name _will_
see that as a change and will create a tiny increment file, and that
again is true regardless of whether the option to preserve numerical ids
is used.
--
Bob Nichols "NOSPAM" is really part of my email address.
Do NOT delete it.
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