Re: Files in /usr/share/zoneinfo not being backed up

[EricZolf]

Hi,

On 28/12/2022 03:25, Robert Nichols wrote:
> Running version 2.2.0 (both client and server), a backup since a recent 
> zoneinfo update results in hundreds of warnings of the form:
>      WARNING: Attempt to rename over same inode: from path
>               
> /media/sysbk/lenovo-F36/usr/share/zoneinfo/right/US/rdiff-backup.tmp.36105
>               to path 
> /media/sysbk/lenovo-F36/usr/share/zoneinfo/right/US/Hawaii
>
> and none of the files under /usr/share/zoneinfo get updated in the 
> archive. Reverting the server to rdiff-backup 2.0.5 eliminates the problem.
>
> Anyone else seeing this?  I have not yet had a chance to check this with 
> the intermediate release candidate versions.
I haven't seen the issue but I have changed things in temporary files 
and hardlinked files (I guess this is were this is coming from).
Can you check the relationship in inodes between those files and create 
an issue for this?

Thanks, Eric