On Thu, Feb 09, 2006 at 07:08:45AM -0600, Harry Putnam wrote: > From: Harry Putnam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: rsnapshot and cp bug > Newsgroups: gmane.linux.gentoo.devel > Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2006 08:54:02 -0600 > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > [This message was posted some time ago but failed to show on the list > I've resubscribed so hope it goes thru now] > =============================================================== > > The portage version of rsnapshot 1.2.1 (most recent) has a problem > with the newest gnu cp. It can cause rsnapshot to eat all your > carefully saved backups. This was discussed on rsnapshot list some > time ago: > > http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=8988105&forum_id=41320 > > And more recently when rsnapshot ate all my backups. > > The newer version 1.2.2 does not have this problem. > Maybe it should be hustled into portage. > > Or certain lines in the exiting version can be edited > (explained the cited messages). > > Look for this message and subject on > gmane.comp.sysutils.backup.rsnapshot.general, for some of the > discussion > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: rsnap failure in cp -al leads to deletion of all but one Hourly* > Newsgroups: gmane.comp.sysutils.backup.rsnapshot.general, > gmane.linux.gentoo.user > Cc: gentoo-user@gentoo.org > Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 08:47:05 -0600 > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > -- > gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list > > Please file a bug on https://bugs.gentoo.org so I can fix this. No, I don't accept bug reports on gentoo-dev ML :)
Regards, Bryan Ãstergaard -- gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list
