> > > > Amanda changes the access-times on all the files it backups but this > > collides with out tmpwatch system - the files never expire :-( I hope > > this behavior is different with bacula. > > Bacula uses access times to decide what files to backup on Incremental and > Differential backups. I'm not sure what the tmpwatch system does or why it > conflicts with Amanda. >
tmpwatch is basically a small program that deletes things out of directories you designate: it cleans up /tmp and other bits here and there. It does so by querying access time of the file; if over a chosen threshold, it deletes the file. If Amanda changes access time on each file it touches, then that threshold would never be reached. He's basically wondering if Bacula changes atime on files it backs up, cause that'll mess up tmpwatch. (and it does) That being said, Kern, I have access time turned off via a mount option on a few of my larger filesystems for specific reasons; I'd assume that won't completely weird Bacula out? (I haven't brought those FS's into the new system yet) Thanks! Mark ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
