I'm not sure to understand your last comment and how it is related to the topic ?
On Friday, 15 August 2025 at 18:20:13 UTC+2 John Lockard wrote: > I'll guess this is pretty much the same answer as the suggestion to add > "Include Dir Containing" to the Fileset Exclude options to match "Exclude > Dir Containing" which is in the Fileset Include Options. With my > researchers, if I put it on them to tag directories they don't want backed > up, they will take no initiative and I'll be backing up their data, whether > they really need it backed up or not. If I only backup data they tag to be > backed up, then they have a reason to actively be involved in their data > retention. > > -John > > On Fri, Aug 15, 2025 at 2:21 AM Bruno Friedmann (bruno-at-bareos) < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Like any other open source software, I would say that if you find >> something missing for your usage, you're free to adapt, patch and of >> course, make whatever you can to push it upstream so it benefit to all. >> >> So in your case, please open an issue on github, then make a PR with >> patch to current code. Also extend the systemtest so this is tested. >> The systemtest can be the first thing to develop to demonstrate the >> problem and then that the code changes rssolve it. >> >> Have fun. >> On Thursday, 14 August 2025 at 22:48:11 UTC+2 John Lockard wrote: >> >>> Okay, I've looked into the code and see that there is, indeed, no >>> options available for Accurate or Verify to incorporate anything other than >>> SHA1 (1) or MD5 (5) as relates to signature. Even though SHA256 and SHA512 >>> have been in the code for maybe close to a decade those have never been >>> added for signature comparison for Accurate backups. I'm surprised that >>> XXH128 is the recommended Signature yet wasn't added for Accurate backups. >>> Now I need to ponder whether this is a patch I'm interested in making... >>> -John >>> >>> On Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 2:23:29 PM UTC-4 John Lockard wrote: >>> >>>> Correct me if I'm wrong... >>>> >>>> In Director -> Fileset -> Options, I choose my Signature, and according >>>> to the docs XXH128 seems to be the recommended signature. >>>> >>>> Then, in Verity and Accurate I choose which values matter to me for >>>> making an accurate backup, i.e. which file changes matter to me. Looking >>>> through the list of possible options, I see there are options for >>>> verifying >>>> MD5 and SHA1 signatures (5 and 1 respectively), but I don't see options >>>> for >>>> SHA256, SHA512, and especially the recommended signature, XXH128. I >>>> haven't dived into the source, yet, to see if I can figure it out for >>>> myself, but if someone can quickly tell me what the Verify/Accurate option >>>> for comparing an XXH128 signature, that would be fantastic. >>>> >>>> Also, the docs should be updated to reflect the correct information. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> -John >>>> >>>> -- >>>> - Adaptability -- Analytical --- Ideation ---- Input ----- Belief - >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> John M. Lockard | U of Michigan - School of Information >>>> Unix Sys Admin | Suite 205 | 309 Maynard Street >>>> [email protected] | Ann Arbor, MI 48104-2211 >>>> www.umich.edu/~jlockard <http://www.umich.edu/%7Ejlockard> | >>>> 734-615-8776 <(734)%20615-8776> | 734-763-9677 <(734)%20763-9677> FAX >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> - The University of Michigan will never ask you for your password - >>>> >>>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "bareos-users" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bareos-users/5d401156-ce8c-4307-aa58-0655b2d111a2n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bareos-users/5d401156-ce8c-4307-aa58-0655b2d111a2n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "bareos-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bareos-users/f80d66df-20c6-4a79-ae57-b3bc2eb43a7dn%40googlegroups.com.
