This is fixed in 1.38.9
> Hello > > We're using bacula on our productiv systems. It works well except for one > thing which is annoying. As we took a closer look to the tranfered > filesize, the filesize of the differential backup was bigger than the > fullbackup itself. But not many files has really changed since then. So we > traced down the problem. We started bacula-fd in the debug mode and > analized the log output[1]. > > As in protocol specification the director transmit the date of last > fullbackup or incrementalbackup (depending on the backuplevel) to the file > daemon. So far so good, but it seems, that the date is the really > beginning of the job not, as expected, the date it saves the first file. > So all files created or changed by running "RunBeforeJob" (this job runs > for about 10 minutes) has a *newer* date as the backup, and they will > backed up again in the next backup and so on. In a incrementel this is > less problematic than in a differential, as in a differential all changes > since the last fullbackup will be saved. > > So is this planned or still a bug? How do we avoid this problem? An ugly > workarround would be to set the modify date of the files *after* backup > with "RunAfterJob" (e.g) back behind the really start of the last backup. > But I think that should no be the case of the user as of the program. > > [1] The log is really huge, but if you wish a full log, please remark this > and we'll publish them. > > kind regards > > Berner Martin > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > All the advantages of Linux Managed Hosting--Without the Cost and Risk! > Fully trained technicians. The highest number of Red Hat certifications in > the hosting industry. Fanatical Support. Click to learn more > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd_______________________________________________ > Bacula-users mailing list > Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users > Best regards, Kern ------------------------------------------------------- All the advantages of Linux Managed Hosting--Without the Cost and Risk! Fully trained technicians. The highest number of Red Hat certifications in the hosting industry. Fanatical Support. Click to learn more http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=107521&bid=248729&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
