Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Re: Fatal Error: Source is not a directory

[Dave]

Thanks Ty!
I tried your suggestion, but I got the same error (Fatal Error: Source /home/user/filesToBackup is not a directory). What can I try next? Any ideas?
Dave

On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 7:57 PM, Ty! Boyack <address@hidden> wrote:

With many programs the answer is to simply add a slash to the end of your source directory.  For example if your command was:

rdiff-backup /home/user/fileToBackup  /backup/directory

then just change it to:

rdiff-backup /home/user/filesToBackup/ /backup/directory

the name 'fileToBackup' is a symlink, but when you append a slash it forces it to resolve to the destination of the symlink.

Not certain it works here, but I'd try that first.

-Ty!


Dave wrote:

Anyone know if there is a way to backup using a symlink as the source?
Thanks

On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 5:41 PM, Dave <address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>> wrote:

   I called rdiff-backup with a symlink as the source I wanted to
   backup and I got this error:

   Fatal Error: Source /home/user/filesToBackup is not a directory

   Is there a way to backup a symlink like this? Thanks.

   Dave

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