Re: [rdiff-backup-users] rdiff-backup fails

[dean gaudet]

On Sat, 6 Aug 2005, Ben Escoto wrote:

> >>>>> address@hidden
> >>>>> wrote the following on Fri, 05 Aug 2005 13:46:34 -0600
> > And I'm wondering what happens if one rdiff-backup starts running
> > before the previous finishes. Would this cause a problem?
> 
> Shouldn't be an issue since you are writing to separate destination
> directories.

rdiff-backup does some tests to make sure there isn't an already running 
backup on the same target though, doesn't it?

istr i really screwed up once because i'd left a "--force" in a script of 
mine and rdiff-backup didn't finish in 24h and the next one started up... 
and the target was really screwed up after that :)

the second instance started regressing the work of the first instance... 
while the first instance was still doing its thing.  afterwards i ended up 
deleting the entire mirror and starting over because i couldn't figure out 
an easy way to get it to a sane staqte.

-dean