Re: [Duplicity-talk] remove-all-inc-of-but-n-full doesn't seem to do anything

[edgar . soldin]

On 09.01.2014 16:42, Kenneth R Smith wrote:
> I recently added a line to my backup scripts to remove some of my older 
> incrementals, but I noticed that I was getting the same output from that part 
> of the script every day.
> I put the relevant line into a script all by itself and get the same result.
> Here's the script:
> -------------------------
> #!/bin/bash
> 
> export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID="XXXX"
> export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY="XXXX"
> export PASSPHRASE=XXXX
> 
> duplicity remove-all-inc-of-but-n-full 3 --archive-dir 
> /root/backup/.cache/duplicity --name backup-bs5 --force 
> s3+http://bucket/folder
> 
> unset PASSPHRASE
> unset AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
> unset AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
> -----------------------
> 
> Every time, I get this same output, so it seems that the files aren't really 
> being removed from s3:
> ----------------------
> Local and Remote metadata are synchronized, no sync needed.
> Last full backup date: Wed Dec 25 04:15:02 2013
> Deleting backup chains at times:
> Fri Jan 25 04:07:58 2013
> Sun Feb 24 04:08:15 2013
> Wed Mar 27 04:08:58 2013
> Sat Apr 27 04:08:17 2013
> Tue May 28 04:08:18 2013
> Thu Jun 27 04:08:24 2013
> Sat Jul 27 04:08:30 2013
> Tue Aug 27 04:08:25 2013
> Thu Sep 26 04:08:29 2013
> Deleting incremental signature chain Thu Sep 26 04:08:29 2013
> Deleting incremental signature chain Thu Sep 26 04:08:29 2013
> Deleting incremental signature chain Tue Aug 27 04:08:25 2013
> Deleting incremental signature chain Tue Aug 27 04:08:25 2013
> Deleting incremental signature chain Sat Jul 27 04:08:30 2013
> Deleting incremental signature chain Sat Jul 27 04:08:30 2013
> Deleting incremental signature chain Thu Jun 27 04:08:24 2013
> Deleting incremental signature chain Thu Jun 27 04:08:24 2013
> Deleting incremental signature chain Tue May 28 04:08:18 2013
> Deleting incremental signature chain Tue May 28 04:08:18 2013
> Deleting incremental signature chain Sat Apr 27 04:08:17 2013
> Deleting incremental signature chain Sat Apr 27 04:08:17 2013
> Deleting incremental signature chain Wed Mar 27 04:08:58 2013
> Deleting incremental signature chain Wed Mar 27 04:08:58 2013
> Deleting incremental signature chain Sun Feb 24 04:08:15 2013
> Deleting incremental signature chain Sun Feb 24 04:08:15 2013
> Deleting incremental signature chain Fri Jan 25 04:07:58 2013
> Deleting incremental signature chain Fri Jan 25 04:07:58 2013
> Deleting incremental backup chain Thu Sep 26 04:08:29 2013
> Deleting incremental backup chain Tue Aug 27 04:08:25 2013
> Deleting incremental backup chain Sat Jul 27 04:08:30 2013
> Deleting incremental backup chain Thu Jun 27 04:08:24 2013
> Deleting incremental backup chain Tue May 28 04:08:18 2013
> Deleting incremental backup chain Sat Apr 27 04:08:17 2013
> Deleting incremental backup chain Wed Mar 27 04:08:58 2013
> Deleting incremental backup chain Sun Feb 24 04:08:15 2013
> Deleting incremental backup chain Fri Jan 25 04:07:58 2013
> 
> ----------------------
> Any advice on how to determine what's going on?
> 
> Thanks, -Ken-
> 

switch on debug verbosity '-v9'. each deletion should be documented with a line 
'Deleted url'.

what are your duplicity/boto versions? ..ede/duply.net