[rdiff-backup-users] Re: What to do when the ssh connection goes down?

[Troels Arvin]

On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 10:44:51 -0800, Blair Zajac wrote:

> Are there any ramifications and/or what steps are there to take when an 
> rdiff-backup fails in the middle of it's run when the network connection goes 
> down in the middle?

Next time you run rdiff-backup, it will detect that the last backup
session failed and clean up. Note: Cleanup may take a long time if you
back up a lot of data.

> Is there any cleanup to perform?

You can initiate the clean-up manually, if you wish. Have a look at the
"--check-destination-dir" option.

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Greetings from Troels Arvin