Kern Sibbald wrote: > On Wednesday 21 March 2007 20:29, Eric Bambach wrote: > >> On Wednesday 21 March 2007 03:45, Kern Sibbald wrote: >> >>> On Wednesday 21 March 2007 05:36, Eric Bambach wrote: >>> >>>> Hello List, >>>> >>>> I saw that another user was grappling with the problem below. >>>> >>>> 20-Mar 20:49 moe-sd: Junior.2007-03-20_20.49.31 Fatal >>>> >>> error: ../../stored/label.c:448 Truncate error on device "FileStorage" (E: >>> \Bacula-Storage): ERR=../../stored/dev.c:1943 Unable to truncate >>> device "FileStorage" (E:\Bacula-Storage). ERR=Invalid argument >>> >>> >>>> Your suggestion was to disable any antivirus software. However, that >>>> > did > >>> not apply in my case. I looked through the source and saw you were using >>> ftruncate and the mingw compatibility library. >>> >>> >>>> I am still testing bacula so I was able to recreate the problem easily >>>> with >>>> >>> 5 100mb volumes using disk storage. >>> >>> >>>> To fix my problem I replaced your mingwm10.dll with the latest version >>>> from >>>> >>> the mingw installation from their site and the problem has not returned. I >>> think there was a compatibility problem with chsize/ftruncate with windows >>> 2000 server and mingw. >>> >>> >>>> What version of mingw do you use/link against? >>>> >>>> Perhaps you need to update your Mingw installation for the native win32 >>>> >>> ports? >>> >>> >>>> Hope that helps! Let me know if there is any test cases I can help >>>> > with. > >>> Hello Robert, >>> >>> This is an interesting discovery. Is it possible that I have build the >>> Win32 FD with an old version of mingw? >>> >> I used the precompiled win32 version. >> > > Yes, that is what I assumed, and it was me who built it. > > Haha. Seems I dont know who the developers are :) >>> Kern >>> >> Hopefully this was the problem. I later found a process was holding one (and >> only 1) of the tape files open (but not the one with the error as a few had >> errors). Bacula had several files marked for recycle but couldn't recycle >> > any > >> of them. Can you truncate a file if another process is reading from it? >> Presumably not since that is what an AV program might do and why you >> recommended to exclude bacula. >> > > On Linux, I am almost positive that Bacula can truncate a file while it is > being read, but I am not sure. I don't know how it works on Win32. > > > >> I haven't run into the problem since and I can't recreate it so it seems it >> was a library incompatibility. >> >> If you aren't running a production install I would download MinGW from their >> homepage http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/MinGW-3.1.0-1.exe?download and see >> if that fixes your problem. >> > > It sounds like at some point, they fixed a bug. > > >> I wouldnt dare replace the library on a production server though since that >> could cause tons of other unforseen problems. It's worked for me so far >> though. >> > > Well, after looking at what packages we are using, I would say that it is not > a question that they fixed a bug, but something else. > > We are currently using mingw-runtime-3.9, which is the latest version. > >
Well, I eat my words. After switching back to the old MinGW library I can't seem to re-create the problem. Arrrgh. It seems I have to chase down to a rouge program holding files open then as that seems likely to cause this problem. I have no antivirus programs on this server though. Sorry for the wild goose chase. Seems the MinGW library thing was just coincidental. >> I will try a few more tests later tonight going back to the old library and >> switching in between them and let you know what happens. >> -- >> Thanks, >> >> Eric Bambach >> Systems Manager >> Northern Star >> Suite 130 >> Campus Life Bldg. >> Northern Illinois University, DeKalb IL >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT >> Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your >> opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash >> http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV >> _______________________________________________ >> Bacula-users mailing list >> Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
