On Thu, 2014-09-04 at 17:00 -0400, Kevin Korb wrote: > Do you actually have any snapshots currently? From the scripts you > posted it seems to just be rsyncing to the same dir every run and only > claiming to be making snapshots. If you do have snapshots now then > something else is happening in addition to this script.
It was pointed out to me in a direct message that I had inadvertently posted the same scripts (full backup) in pastebin. Here are the correct one. Full http://pastebin.com/dEk7kBip Snapshot http://pastebin.com/H7SuABN1 > > On 09/04/2014 04:58 PM, Chris wrote: > > On Thu, 2014-09-04 at 12:46 -0400, Kevin Korb wrote: > >> The scripts you posted look the same to me. And I don't see any > >> form of snapshotting. The $NOW variable is set and is echoed but > >> it is never actually used. For an rsync snapshot I would expect > >> to see either rsync --link-dest or a cp -al depending on the age > >> of the script. > >> > >> The only reason to need two scripts would be because the > >> snapshot would need 3 dirs to work with (the source, the target, > >> and the previous backup) but that could also be handled with 1 > >> script and a simple existing check. > >> > >> On 09/04/2014 12:30 PM, Chris wrote: > >>> I have two scripts that a kind soul on this list wrote for me > >>> over 4yrs ago. I got to looking at them the other day because > >>> my old box crashed and had to build a new one also got a new > >>> backup USB drive since I'm still copying over things from the > >>> old one. The first one is for a full backup: > >>> > >>> http://pastebin.com/XF6Zm42A > >>> > >>> Works great, does exactly what it's supposed to do. The second > >>> is for a 'snapshot' which is where I get a bit confused. I > >>> would think that a 'snapshot' would be just the changed files > >>> either since the last full backup or since the last 'snapshot' > >>> the night before. It seems though that it's actually the same > >>> as a full backup. I don't profess to be a script person so I > >>> have no idea if it's doing what it should or something needs to > >>> be changed. Below is the 2nd script: > >>> > >>> http://pastebin.com/MkBzJnux > >>> > >>> Any advice would be appreciated. > >>> > >>> Chris > >>> > >> > > Thanks Kevin, I guess for now I'll leave them as they are until I > > can get smart on scripting. > > > > Chris > > > -- Chris 31.11°N 97.89°W (Elev. 1092 ft) 16:13:32 up 1 day, 7:44, 1 user, load average: 0.13, 0.27, 0.33 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, kernel 3.13.0-35-generic -- Please use reply-all for most replies to avoid omitting the mailing list. To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
