[rdiff-backup-users] Very very weird - rdiff working sometimes

[andy-00]

Hi all,

 

Forgive me if this has been answered before, but I could not find it in the archives.

 

 

I have just started using rdiff-backup and have mixed results, with some working and other not. Currently I have three clients using different types of rdiff-backup (rdiff-backup for windows and full cygwin installs). My problem is that half of the clients work and the other half fails, wait a minute ½ of 3 equals 1.5!!!

 

1st Client – Full Cygwin install rdiff backup (1.0.5), has been working for months no problems – scheduled with cron

 

2^nd Client – Two installs

                1.            Rdiff-backup for windows (1.0.4) full backup took 2 days, has been working for a couple of months no problems (scheduled with tasks)

                2.            Full Cywin install rdiff backup (1.0.5) – full backup took 3 days – now incremental fall over does not complete and then goes to regressing destination ( have followed instructions about deleting current mirror and moving mirror_metadata. Backup completes when run manually, does not complete with cron job?

 

3^rd Client -  – Full Cygwin install rdiff backup (1.0.5), Initial backup took 7 days, then same errors as 2^nd Client 2^nd Machine. We initially tried with the rdiff-backup for windows but it we need to be able to access machine via ssh so the full cygwin was installed.

 

Remote server running rdiff-backup 1.0.5

 

I cannot understand how it works for some and not for others.

 

Script used in majority of installs (obviously backup from location is different from client to client) the only thing that changes is the - - force is not used at the 1^st client

 

rdiff-backup --force --exclude-globbing-filelist backupexclude /cygdrive/c/Documents\ and\ Settings/ / <client_username>@<server_IP>::/home/officebackup

 

I am not too sure if the --force should be used all the time or only for the initial failures

 

So there we go 1.5 working clients with rdiff-backup

 

Many thanks

 

Andrew Barr

Field Engineer

 

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