In which case you should file an ticket in the issue tracker[2] with the details on the use case so that it can get added to a future release.
Having said that, as Bryan already noted, you can make changes in the global zone with mdb, or to the /etc/system of the global zone using the preboot[1] file loading mechanism of kernel. [1] http://dtrace.org/blogs/wesolows/2013/12/28/anonymous-tracing-on-smartos/ [2] https://github.com/joyent/smartos-live/issues On Wed, Oct 14, 2015 at 10:55 AM, John Croix <[email protected]> wrote: > Snapshots work if you have access to the computer. Right now, for example, > I'm out of town, and I can access data on the CrashPlan web site even > though internal firewalls keep me from accessing my computer at home. > > I'm not trying to be difficult about the lack of this feature. The real > point in bringing all of this up wasn't to get somebody to make a special > exception for my needs. I was looking for a solution to increase > max_user_watches and, if there wasn't one, to bring it to somebody's > attention that this value is by applications that SmartOS users might > install. IMHO, it's always better to know when a feature is missing because > that's a big help in determining how to make a product better. > > Thanks for everybody's help. > > Regards, > John > > On Oct 14, 2015, at 03:06 AM, Ian Collins <[email protected]> wrote: > > John F. Croix, Ph.D. wrote: > > No, it installs. It's just that files won't be backed up until > > CrashPlan does a scan of the file system, which doesn't happen > > frequently as it can take a long time to do so, especially with a lot > > of files to look at and compare against. Normally CrashPlan will back > > up changed files every 15 minutes, so you're insured of a backup. I've > > had scans that take over 1 hour to complete. Also, CrashPlan has > > versioning of backed up files, which can be put "at risk" if they > > aren't backed up except when a full scan is initiated. > > > Given LX zones use native ZFS, can you use snapshots instead? > > -- > Ian. > > > > http://www.listbox.com > > *smartos-discuss* | Archives > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/184463/=now> > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/184463/25764656-eb4e9471> | > Modify > <https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;> > Your Subscription <http://www.listbox.com> > ------------------------------------------- smartos-discuss Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/184463/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/184463/25769125-55cfbc00 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=25769125&id_secret=25769125-7688e9fb Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
