Re: [rdiff-backup-users] checksum check like rsync's --checksum

[dean gaudet]

fwiw backing up databases with rdiff-backup is unlikely to produce a 
properly restorable database (ditto rsync or even "cp")... unless you're 
stopping your database server while the backup runs... or using a 
filesystem or volume snapshot feature.

-dean

On Thu, 2 Aug 2007, Joost van den Broek wrote:

> Hi there,
> 
> I know there have been a few requests in the past for this feature and it's
> also mentioned on the wiki page as an unimplemented feature, but I was
> wondering if this one is going to make it in some next release. The reason I
> need checksum (simple sha1 hash will do) check is because I have multiple
> databases which mtime and size don't change while the actual data does. So
> until then, I've to stick with rsync.
> 
> - Joost
> 
> 
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