Re: [rdiff-backup-users] target filesystem

[Max Waterman]

Jakob Unterwurzacher wrote:

Max Waterman schrieb:
  

Andreas Olsson wrote:
    

fre 2009-02-27 klockan 11:47 +0200 skrev Max Waterman:
  
      

Is there a way to make sure the target filesystem is mounted?

The problem is that a recent reboot failed to mount the backup 
filesystem and so when rdiff-backup ran, it filled up the root file 
system....
    
        

Not sure if that is a job best done inside rdiff-backup. How about
simply wrapping rdiff-backup in a (shell-)script which makes the
necessary checks before running the backup?
  
      

What about the cheap,good,reliable solution: Don't back up to the root
of the mounted FS, but to a sub-subdirectory.
(example:
Your backup FS: /mnt/backup
Backup to: /mnt/backup/machine1/backup
)
Then rdiff-backup will fail when the FS is not mounted. (assuming you
haven't specified --create-full-path. Don't!)

Jakob
  

Sounds like a good tip...thanks! :)

Max.