> Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:17:50 +0200 > From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] The thing with restoring Moved and Deleted > files > Cc: bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
> Kern Sibbald schrieb: > > > > Here is a nice quote I found the other day that is may be appropriate -- > > though I don't want to imply that any Bacula users are ingrates: > > > > "Linux users can, at times, be the worst kind of ingrates, whining and > > complaining about what they perceive as missing features in a free > > operating system. > > > > My advice to all such whingers: spend 10 days using the latest version > > of Windows and you'll realise that you are living in a world of relative > > bliss." > > > > I didn't make that up :-) The link to it is: > > > > http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/13114/1090/ > > > > > I am not trying to whine here. I was trying to explain the issue and how > important this should be for bacula. > Bacula is great, no doubt, but i can?t run full backups every night. > My aim was to get attention in the list, discuss the problem and try to > get a solution for it. > I am sure a lot of people are NOT aware of this issue. That may be true, but then they don't read even the preliminaries -- this "issue" is pointed out in the beginning of the manual where the "problems" are discussed. > I am also sure a > LOT of people want and need this issue (me included). Yes, undoubtedly -- that is why it was at the top of the voting. > I am sure we can > solve this if enough people are addressed by this issue. > I am not trying to make bacula bad, i just want it to rock :). The problem is not nearly as serious as it might appear from first sight. I'm not trying to minimize it here, but the issues are: - Deleted files will re-appear. They are not lost. Generally them coming back is not a big problem, but for some particular applications it could be important so the sysadmin must be aware of this issue. - Files that are moved may or may not be lost. - If you simply copy the files then delete the old ones (a move), then they will be backed up normally and nothing will be lost. - If you move a whole directory, and that directory was saved prior to the move, nothing will be lost, but the directory will appear in the old location -- except for any files changed after the move, which will be properly restored. - If you move a whole directory using something like the mv command. That directory probably will not be backed up by the next Inc or Diff *unless* you modify it. - If you move a directory, and you "touch" it and its contents, all will work fine. Bottom line: unless you are moving files across filesystems that were not backed up, or installing new files, and preserving old dates, there is little likelyhood that anything will be lost. However, there could be some admistrative problems. If you are careful to touch everything that is "moved" the problem does not exist. Granted this is not always very practical. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
