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

[Hunter Matthews]

On Sun, 2005-08-07 at 14:37, Ben Escoto wrote:
> >>>>> dean gaudet <address@hidden>
> >>>>> wrote the following on Sat, 6 Aug 2005 23:34:57 -0700 (PDT)
> 
> > rdiff-backup does some tests to make sure there isn't an already running 
> > backup on the same target though, doesn't it?

The wrapper script I use here has simplistic locking. IE, it touches a
file to indicate the backup is running, and removes that file when its
done. The wrapper bases the filename on the host/partition being backed
up. I ran into this for laptops that took longer than 1 hour to
complete.

A more intelligent locking (that records some process' PID so later
attempts can say "is the backup _still_ running, or did it die) is on
the todo list here.

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