Greetings!
The highlight/most important problem is: I started using bacula in
mid-October. I went through about a week, learning things and getting it
to where it worked okay. It has worked very well since. Then, this past
week, with *no change* to my three bacula daemon configuration files, my
backups no longer work.
I'll provide other information that comes to mind, trying to
anticipate things you either need to know, or would find very helpful to
know. I don't believe my main problem is bacula, but there is likely
something I don't have configured very well, so I'll share what I have.
I have bacula scheduled to do backups every Saturday and Tuesday. It
does a full backup on the first Saturday/Tuesday of the month, and
differential backups thereafter (on Saturday/Tuesdays), until the next
month.
I'll add something here that I believe includes whatever my real
problem is. From October until mid-November, I did backups to a USB
(SimpleTech 400GB) hard drive. (I was okay with a backup once a week.
So, this was every Saturday morning.) In late November, my mother
purchased me another, Western Digital, USB hard drive, for Christmas.
(She knew I was planning on getting one soon, anyway, because I wanted to
still have a good backup even if I lost a disk.) So, all I did, in
November, was add Tuesdays to the schedule portion of the bacula-dir.conf.
My plan was, I would have my backups to the SimpleTech drive on Saturdays,
and to the Western Digital drive on Tuesdays. Then, if I lost one, I'd
still have a backup within the last week on one drive or the other.
At that time, I liked that my Fedora Core 4 system automatically
mounted the USB hard disks when I turned them on. My preferences are that
the drive is turned on the morning the backup is to be done. But, I then
unmount them and turn them off, because that drive wouldn't (normally) be
used at all until one week later. And, it mounted the drive to
/media/usbdisk. It didn't matter whether I turned the SimpleTech drive or
the Western Digital drive on, it would create the usbdisk directory within
/media, and mount it as /dev/sdc1. So, I didn't touch the storage daemon,
because the pathlist in the storage daemon (/media/usbdisk) was still
valid.
Then, in December, as I watched things, I decided that I wanted the
USB hard disks to be mounted to a specific mount point, and a *different*
mount point. A full backup was done to the SimpleTech on December 3. A
full backup was done to the Western Digital on December 6. Then, the rest
of the month, a differential backup was done -- since December 6. If it
happened to be Tuesday, on the Western Digital drive, that was fine. But,
if it happened to be on Saturday, the SimpleTech drive, I (potentially)
had three days worth of files/data that were lost. So, I decided that if
they were mounted to different mount points, this would probably work as I
was intending.
So, toward the end of December, I started trying to figure out how to
get the drives mounted to specific mount points. I wanted
/media/simpletech for the SimpleTech drive, and /media/wd for the Western
Digital drive. (I figured when I got this figured out and working, I'd
then be changing some things in the bacula configuration files,
particularly the storage daemon.)
Well, unless you want more specific information, let me just
summarize this and say I most certainly have not been successful. (I
spent around three hours, late last night and into early this morning, and
I unfortunately just do not have the time for this, right now.) I have
received gracious assistance from Josh Fisher. I have been reading what
documentation I could find, including web sites found on the Fedora Forum
(people.redhat.com/davidz/hal/0.4/hal-spec.html). I have tried oodles of
different files. I have placed the files in /etc/hal/fdi/policy and
/etc/hal/fdi/policy/95userpolicy. I have modified the
/usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/10osvendor/10-storage-policy.fdi file (and now
have placed the original back). I restarted the haldaemon after every
file change, with "service haldaemon restart" (as root). I have tried
having /media/wd and /media/simpletech already present in the /media
directory, created by me and left as a directory and blank, and having
them not there -- having only /media and seeing whether the wd or
simpletech directory would be created, as usbdisk is (and always has been)
created when I turn one or the other drive on. I have tried a variety of
information in the XML files. (I have figured out, by using lsusb -v when
one drive or the other or none or both have been turned on, which "Bus
00X..." line applied to each of the two devices, so I have the ID,
idVendor, idProduct, iManufacturer, iProduct, etc., on them.) (I have
usually been attempting to identify them with "match
key="@block.storage_device:storage.vendor" string="Prolific Technology
Inc.", etc., but have also tried "match key="volume.uuid"
string="4971:a002"" and a variety of other things.)
Let me just stop here, since what I believe "bacula people" will most
likely help me on is what my bacula problem is just knowing that I have
truly tried many things. And nothing has worked. :-)
And, I'll advance to this past week!
This past Monday, I was off from work. (It was our New Year
holiday.) In the morning, I wanted to check inside my Sun computer
cabinet. (I have 1 Sun Ultra 30, and on top of it, my DFI Linux system,
both sitting beside my desk. I was wanting to see what kind of hard drive
it took. Back on labor day weekend, I placed two new -- and much larger
-- hard disks in my Linux system, and that is when I installed Fedora Core
4. I have a 9GB SCSI disk, and wanted to see whether it would fit in the
Sun. I know now, it doesn't. But, I went inside the cabinet to see.)
Since the Linux system is on top of the Sun, I shut down both systems.
When I finished, I started up the Sun, and all was well. I started up the
Linux, and all was well.
I had left one of my <file>.fdi files in the /etc/hal/fdi/policy
directory. It was there when the system started back up.
Then, Monday afternoon, I was stupid and deleted an incorrect file.
(I truly do not do that often, though I have one or two other times in the
around two decades I've been using computers.) So, I thought "Simple!
I'll just retrieve it from Saturday's backup!" Well, my restore didn't
work. It started up, I went into file selection mode, I marked the
appropriate file, and typed done, and would do all the normal things to
get it going. But, it would always fail. Here is one email:
<<>>
02-Jan 16:35 barrycon-dir: Start Restore Job RestoreFiles.2006-01-02_16.35.30
02-Jan 16:35 barrycon-sd: RestoreFiles.2006-01-02_16.35.30 Fatal error:
Archive "USBSimpleTech400GB" requested by DIR could not be opened or does
+not exist.
02-Jan 16:35 barrycon-dir: RestoreFiles.2006-01-02_16.35.30 Fatal error:
Storage daemon didn't accept Device "USBSimpleTech400GB" because:
3925 Device "USBSimpleTech400GB" could not be opened or does not exist.
02-Jan 16:35 barrycon-dir: RestoreFiles.2006-01-02_16.35.30 Error: Bacula
1.36.3+(22Apr05): 02-Jan-2006 16:35:32
JobId: 52
Job: RestoreFiles.2006-01-02_16.35.30
Client: barrycon-fd
Start time: 02-Jan-2006 16:35:32
End time: 02-Jan-2006 16:35:32
Files Expected: 1
Files Restored: 0
Bytes Restored: 0
Rate: 0.0 KB/s
FD Errors: 0
FD termination status:
SD termination status:
Termination: *** Restore Error ***
<<>>
It was already late enough that I should have been in bed, so I
didn't spend much time on it. I was thinking I had some problem with my
restore, though I had "kind of" tested that in that first couple of weeks
back in October, when I started using bacula. I DID restore -- then.
Still, I was thinking it was a restore problem, and that is what I sent a
message to this list about, Monday.
Tuesday morning, the Western Digital drive was on, and the what
should have been full backup for January was scheduled to run. And, it
didn't run. It produced an error:
<<>>
03-Jan 01:05 barrycon-dir: Start Backup JobId 56,
+Job=barrycon.2006-01-03_01.05.00
03-Jan 01:05 barrycon-sd: barrycon.2006-01-03_01.05.00 Fatal error:
Archive "USBSimpleTech400GB" requested by DIR could not be opened or does
+not exist.
03-Jan 01:05 barrycon-dir: barrycon.2006-01-03_01.05.00 Fatal error:
Storage daemon didn't accept Device "USBSimpleTech400GB" because:
3925 Device "USBSimpleTech400GB" could not be opened or does not exist.
03-Jan 01:05 barrycon-dir: barrycon.2006-01-03_01.05.00 Error: Bacula 1.36.3
+(22Apr05): 03-Jan-2006 01:05:04
JobId: 56
Job: barrycon.2006-01-03_01.05.00
Backup Level: Full
Client: barrycon-fd
FileSet: "Full Set" 2005-10-22 01:05:04
Pool: "Full-Pool"
Storage: "Files"
Start time: 03-Jan-2006 01:05:02
End time: 03-Jan-2006 01:05:04
FD Files Written: 0
SD Files Written: 0
FD Bytes Written: 0
SD Bytes Written: 0
Rate: 0.0 KB/s
Software Compression: None
Volume name(s):
Volume Session Id: 7
Volume Session Time: 1136216651
Last Volume Bytes: 0
Non-fatal FD errors: 0
SD Errors: 0
FD termination status:
SD termination status:
Termination: *** Backup Error ***
<<>>
(And, this [Saturday] morning, the SimpleTech drive produced exactly
the same reason for the error. My backups are not even working now.)
As of Tuesday morning, I had not touched my three bacula daemon
configuration files. I have now added quotation marks to the bacula-dir
and -sd conf file, because of something Kern mentioned in a reply from my
Monday's message this week. So, this morning, when the backup to the
SimpleTech device was attempted, it did have the quotation marks added,
but nothing else has been changed.
I wonder whether my attempts to get the hald to mount the USB drives
hasn't somehow caused this error... However, they ARE still being mounted
to /media/usbdisk, and that is the pathlist in the storage daemon Device
resource. I do not see that the haldaemon is causing the problem. But,
that is the only thing I was working on, granted, for about a week before
I rebooted the systems Monday morning.
If I don't know the problem, I can't fix it. And, at the moment, I
do not see the problem. This is where I turn to you. If any of you are
kind enough to read this far, and happen to know what the problem is or
have a suggestion on something I can try to help us determine what the
problem is, I would very much appreciate your assistance.
I've already included two emails indicating the error I get now,
whether I'm trying to run a backup or restore.
In reading the Support for Bacula web link, which Kern mentioned (in
a message early this past week) to read, here is my config.out:
<<>>
Configuration on Tue Oct 11 22:18:22 EDT 2005:
Host: i686-redhat-linux-gnu -- redhat (Stentz)
Bacula version: 1.36.3 (22 April 2005)
Source code location: .
Install binaries: /home/bacula/bin
Install config files: /home/bacula/bin
Scripts directory: /home/bacula/bin
Working directory: /var/bacula/working
PID directory: /var/run
Subsys directory: /var/run/subsys
C Compiler: gcc 4.0.0
C++ Compiler: g++ 4.0.0
Compiler flags: -g -O2 -Wall
Linker flags:
Libraries: -lpthread
Statically Linked Tools: no
Statically Linked FD: no
Statically Linked SD: no
Statically Linked DIR: no
Statically Linked CONS: no
Database type: MySQL
Database lib: -L/usr/lib/mysql -lmysqlclient_r -lz
Job Output Email: barry
Traceback Email: barry
SMTP Host Address: localhost
Director Port: 9101
File daemon Port: 9102
Storage daemon Port: 9103
Director User:
Director Group:
Storage Daemon User:
Storage DaemonGroup:
File Daemon User:
File Daemon Group:
SQL binaries Directory /usr/bin
Large file support: yes
Bacula conio support: yes -ltermcap
readline support: no
TCP Wrappers support: no
ZLIB support: yes
enable-smartalloc: yes
enable-gnome: yes Version 2.x
enable-wx-console: no
enable-tray-monitor: yes
client-only: no
ACL support: yes
<<>>
Since I also did read the Bug-Report-HowTo, and it says that more
information is better than less information, I'll try not to be too
worried that this message is too long. :-) (I will have to say that I
agree. I'd desire more information than I need. I would easily just
search around in the file to get whatever information I wanted to know,
easily possible so long as the information was there.)
In light of this, here is my current bacula-dir.conf file -- at least
most of it:
<<>>
Director { # define myself
Name = barrycon-dir
DIRport = 9101 # where we listen for UA connections
QueryFile = "/home/bacula/bin/query.sql"
WorkingDirectory = "/var/bacula/working"
PidDirectory = "/var/run"
Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 1
Password = "<password>" # Console password
Messages = Daemon
}
JobDefs {
Name = "DefaultJob"
Type = Backup
Level = Differential
Client = barrycon-fd
FileSet = "Full Set"
Storage = Files
Messages = Standard
Pool = Default
Full Backup Pool = Full-Pool
Differential Backup Pool = Diff-Pool
Priority = 10
}
Job {
Name = "barrycon"
JobDefs = "DefaultJob"
Schedule = "WeeklyCycle"
Write Bootstrap = "/var/bacula/working/Client1.bsr"
}
Job {
Name = "barrycon-full-anytime"
JobDefs = "DefaultJob"
Level = Full
Pool = Full-Pool
Write Bootstrap = "/var/bacula/working/Client1.bsr"
}
# Backup the catalog database (after the nightly save)
Job {
Name = "BackupCatalog-full-afterPreviousJob"
JobDefs = "DefaultJob"
Level = Full
Pool = Full-Pool
FileSet="Catalog"
# This creates an ASCII copy of the catalog
RunBeforeJob = "/home/bacula/bin/make_catalog_backup bacula bacula"
# This deletes the copy of the catalog
RunAfterJob = "/home/bacula/bin/delete_catalog_backup"
Write Bootstrap = "/var/bacula/working/BackupCatalog.bsr"
Priority = 11 # run after main backup
}
Job {
Name = "BackupCatalog"
JobDefs = "DefaultJob"
Level = Full
FileSet="Catalog"
Schedule = "WeeklyCycleAfterBackup"
# This creates an ASCII copy of the catalog
RunBeforeJob = "/home/bacula/bin/make_catalog_backup bacula bacula"
# This deletes the copy of the catalog
RunAfterJob = "/home/bacula/bin/delete_catalog_backup"
Write Bootstrap = "/var/bacula/working/BackupCatalog.bsr"
Priority = 11 # run after main backup
}
# Test backup (for small, test backups)
Job {
Name = "TestBackup"
JobDefs = "DefaultJob"
Level = Full
FileSet = "TestBackup"
Storage = InTmpFiles
Pool = Default
}
# Standard Restore template, to be changed by Console program
Job {
Name = "RestoreFiles"
Type = Restore
Client=barrycon-fd
FileSet="Full Set"
Storage = Files
Pool = Default
Messages = Standard
Where = /tmp/bacula-restores
}
Job {
Name = "RestoreFiles_TestBackup"
Type = Restore
Client=barrycon-fd
FileSet="TestBackup"
Storage = InTmpFiles
Pool = Default
Messages = Standard
Where = /tmp/bacula-restores
}
Job {
Name = "barrycon_verify"
Type = Verify
Client=barrycon-fd
FileSet="Full Set"
Storage = Files
Pool = Default
Messages = Standard
}
Job {
Name = "barrycon_verify_initCatalog"
Type = Verify
Client=barrycon-fd
FileSet="Full Set"
Storage = Files
Level = InitCatalog
Pool = Default
Messages = Standard
}
# List of files to be backed up
FileSet {
Name = "Full Set"
Include {
Options {
signature = MD5
compression = gzip
}
#
# Put your list of files here, preceded by 'File =', one per line
# or include an external list with:
#
# File = <file-name
#
# Note: / backs up everything on the root partition.
# if you have other partitons such as /usr or /home
# you will probably want to add them too.
#
# By default this is defined to point to the Bacula build
# directory to give a reasonable FileSet to backup to
# disk storage during initial testing.
#
File = /
File = /usr
File = /home
File = /boot
File = /dev
File = /multimedia
File = /vmware
}
#
# If you backup the root directory, the following two excluded
# files can be useful
#
Exclude {
File = /proc
File = /tmp
File = /mnt
File = /media
File = /.journal
File = /.fsck
}
}
Schedule {
Name = "WeeklyCycle"
Run = Full 1st sat at 1:05
Run = Differential 2nd-5th sat at 1:05
Run = Full 1st tue at 1:05
Run = Differential 2nd-5th tue at 1:05
}
# This schedule does the catalog. It starts after the WeeklyCycle
Schedule {
Name = "WeeklyCycleAfterBackup"
Run = Full 1st sat at 2:10
Run = Differential 2nd-5th sat at 2:10
Run = Full 1st tue at 2:10
Run = Differential 2nd-5th tue at 2:10
}
# This is the backup of the catalog
FileSet {
Name = "Catalog"
Include {
Options {
signature = MD5
}
File = /var/bacula/working/bacula.sql
}
}
#This is the backup for TestBackup
FileSet {
Name = "TestBackup"
Include {
Options {
signature = MD5
compression = gzip
}
File = /FMS
}
}
# Client (File Services) to backup
Client {
Name = barrycon-fd
Address = barrycon
FDPort = 9102
Catalog = barryconCatalog
Password = "<password>" # password
for FileDaemon
File Retention = 60 days # 30 days
Job Retention = 6 months # six months
AutoPrune = yes # Prune expired Jobs/Files
}
# Definiton of file storage device
Storage {
Name = Files
# Do not use "localhost" here
Address = barrycon.cfl.rr.com # N.B. Use a fully qualified name here
SDPort = 9103
Password = "<password>"
Device = "USB SimpleTech 400GB external hard drive"
Media Type = File
}
Storage {
Name = InTmpFiles
# Do not use "localhost" here
Address = barrycon.cfl.rr.com # N.B. Use a fully qualified name here
SDPort = 9103
Password = "<password>"
Device = FileStorage
Media Type = File
}
# Definition of DDS tape storage device
#Storage {
# Name = DDS-4
# Do not use "localhost" here
# Address = barrycon # N.B. Use a fully qualified name here
# SDPort = 9103
# Password = "<password>" # password for Storage daemon
# Device = DDS-4 # must be same as Device in Storage
daemon
# Media Type = DDS-4 # must be same as MediaType in Storage
daemon
#}
# Definition of 8mm tape storage device
#Storage {
# Name = "8mmDrive"
# Do not use "localhost" here
# Address = barrycon # N.B. Use a fully qualified name here
# SDPort = 9103
# Password = "<password>"
# Device = "Exabyte 8mm"
# MediaType = "8mm"
#}
# Generic catalog service
Catalog {
Name = barryconCatalog
dbname = bacula; user = bacula; password = ""
}
# Reasonable message delivery -- send most everything to email address
# and to the console
Messages {
Name = Standard
#
# NOTE! If you send to two email or more email addresses, you will need
# to replace the %r in the from field (-f part) with a single valid
# email address in both the mailcommand and the operatorcommand.
#
#mailcommand = "/usr/local/bin/bsmtp -h localhost -f \"\(Bacula\) %r\" -s
\"Bacula: %t %e of %c %l\" %r"
#operatorcommand = "/usr/local/bin/bsmtp -h localhost -f \"\(Bacula\) %r\" -s
\"Bacula: Intervention needed for %j\" %r"
mailcommand = "/bin/mail -s \"Bacula: %t %e of %c %l\" %r"
operatorcommand = "/bin/mail -s \"Bacula: Intervention needed for %j\" %r"
mail = barry = all, !skipped
operator = barry = mount
console = all, !skipped, !saved
#
# WARNING! the following will create a file that you must cycle from
# time to time as it will grow indefinitely. However, it will
# also keep all your messages if they scroll off the console.
#
append = "/var/bacula/working/log" = all, !skipped
}
#
# Message delivery for daemon messages (no job).
Messages {
Name = Daemon
mailcommand = "/usr/local/bin/bsmtp -h localhost -f \"\(Bacula\) %r\" -s
\"Bacula daemon message\" %r"
#mailcommand = "/bin/mail -s \"Bacula daemon message\" %r"
mail = barry = all, !skipped
console = all, !skipped, !saved
append = "/var/bacula/working/log" = all, !skipped
}
# Default pool definition
Pool {
Name = Default
Pool Type = Backup
Recycle = yes # Bacula can automatically recycle
Volumes AutoPrune = yes # Prune expired volumes
Volume Retention = 365 days # one year
Accept Any Volume = yes # write on any volume in the pool
Label Format = "Test-${Year}-${Month}-${Day}-${Hour}-${Minute}-${Second}"
}
Pool {
Name = Full-Pool
Pool Type = Backup
Recycle = yes # Bacula can automatically recycle
Volumes AutoPrune = yes # Prune expired volumes
Volume Retention = 365 days # one year
Accept Any Volume = yes # write on any volume in the pool
UseVolumeOnce = yes
Label Format = "Full-${Year}-${Month}-${Day}-${Hour}-${Minute}-${Second}"
}
Pool {
Name = Diff-Pool
Pool Type = Backup
Recycle = yes # Bacula can automatically recycle
Volumes AutoPrune = yes # Prune expired volumes
Volume Retention = 365 days # one year
Accept Any Volume = yes # write on any volume in the pool
UseVolumeOnce = yes
Label Format = "Diff-${Year}-${Month}-${Day}-${Hour}-${Minute}-${Second}"
}
#
# Restricted console used by tray-monitor to get the status of the director
#
Console {
Name = barrycon-mon
Password = "<password>"
CommandACL = status, .status
}
#
# Restricted console used by tray-monitor to get the status of the director
#
Console {
Name = barrycon-mon
Password = "<password>"
CommandACL = status, .status
}
<<>>
I know I have some things in here that are not required. And, some
of my comments do not agree with what I actually have the daemons reading.
This is a combination of having been so busy at work I have just about no
home time plus I have not been very good at thoroughly documenting things
I've done at home the last few months, which isn't like how I used to
be... :-/
Here is my bacula-sd.conf file:
<<>>
Storage { # definition of myself
Name = barrycon-sd
SDPort = 9103 # Director's port
WorkingDirectory = "/var/bacula/working"
Pid Directory = "/var/run"
Maximum Concurrent Jobs = 20
}
#
# List Directors who are permitted to contact Storage daemon
#
Director {
Name = barrycon-dir
Password = "<password>"
}
#
# Restricted Director, used by tray-monitor to get the
# status of the storage daemon
#
Director {
Name = barrycon-mon
Password = "<password>"
Monitor = yes
}
#
# Devices supported by this Storage daemon
# To connect, the Director's bacula-dir.conf must have the
# same Name and MediaType.
#
Device {
Name = FileStorage
Media Type = File
Archive Device = /tmp
LabelMedia = yes; # lets Bacula label unlabeled media
Random Access = Yes;
AutomaticMount = no; # when device opened, read it
RemovableMedia = no;
AlwaysOpen = yes;
}
Device {
Name = "USB SimpleTech 400GB external hard drive"
Media Type = File
Archive Device = /media/usbdisk
LabelMedia = yes; # lets Bacula label unlabeled media
Random Access = Yes;
AutomaticMount = no; # when device opened, read it
RemovableMedia = no;
AlwaysOpen = no;
}
#
# Send all messages to the Director,
# mount messages also are sent to the email address
#
Messages {
Name = Standard
director = barrycon-dir = all
}
<<>>
Here is a current "ls -l" of the /media/usbdisk directory, with the
SimpleTech drive mounted on it:
<<>>
[EMAIL PROTECTED] bin]# ls -l /media/usbdisk/
total 38318812
-rw-r----- 1 root root 161052743 Oct 22 04:16 Diff-2005-10-22-4-15-26
-rw-r----- 1 root root 320925208 Oct 30 01:16 Diff-2005-10-29-1-5-5
-rw-r----- 1 root root 321375463 Oct 30 01:16 Diff-2005-10-30-1-5-5
-rw-r----- 1 root root 162904207 Oct 30 02:12 Diff-2005-10-30-2-11-25
-rw-r----- 1 root root 161952286 Nov 12 01:13 Diff-2005-11-12-1-5-5
-rw-r----- 1 root root 212294773 Nov 12 02:12 Diff-2005-11-12-2-11-48
-rw-r----- 1 root root 406989923 Nov 19 01:38 Diff-2005-11-19-1-5-6
-rw-r----- 1 root root 213489335 Nov 19 02:19 Diff-2005-11-19-2-16-1
-rw-r----- 1 root root 2449640734 Nov 26 02:15 Diff-2005-11-26-1-5-5
-rw-r----- 1 root root 215715112 Nov 26 02:18 Diff-2005-11-26-2-17-16
-rw-r----- 1 root root 1263419452 Dec 10 01:43 Diff-2005-12-10-1-5-5
-rw-r----- 1 root root 317365729 Dec 10 02:15 Diff-2005-12-10-2-12-31
-rw-r----- 1 root root 1358807451 Dec 17 01:46 Diff-2005-12-17-1-5-5
-rw-r----- 1 root root 213339685 Dec 17 02:12 Diff-2005-12-17-2-11-49
-rw-r----- 1 root root 3353215706 Dec 24 02:41 Diff-2005-12-24-1-5-5
-rw-r----- 1 root root 181710603 Dec 24 02:45 Diff-2005-12-24-2-44-34
-rw-r----- 1 root root 3360397054 Dec 31 02:41 Diff-2005-12-31-1-5-5
-rw-r----- 1 root root 196701276 Dec 31 02:44 Diff-2005-12-31-2-43-20
-rw-r----- 1 root root 239920658 Oct 14 23:44 Full-2005-10-14-23-32-31
-rw-r----- 1 root root 3811004 Oct 14 23:52 Full-2005-10-14-23-52-31
-rw-r----- 1 root root 4034026303 Oct 15 18:37 Full-2005-10-15-14-52-50
-rw-r----- 1 root root 238916671 Oct 15 01:14 Full-2005-10-15-1-5-5
-rw-r----- 1 root root 64980464 Oct 15 18:50 Full-2005-10-15-18-49-39
-rw-r----- 1 root root 2079931 Oct 15 02:10 Full-2005-10-15-2-10-6
-rw-r----- 1 root root 4058730490 Oct 16 01:09 Full-2005-10-15-21-19-58
-rw-r----- 1 root root 112479749 Oct 16 01:11 Full-2005-10-16-1-11-7
-rw-r----- 1 root root 4105254364 Oct 22 04:13 Full-2005-10-22-1-5-6
-rw-r----- 1 root root 4285060623 Nov 5 03:52 Full-2005-11-5-1-5-5
-rw-r----- 1 root root 212161246 Nov 5 03:55 Full-2005-11-5-3-54-17
-rw-r----- 1 root root 6704136413 Dec 3 04:59 Full-2005-12-3-1-5-5
-rw-r----- 1 root root 267073326 Dec 3 05:05 Full-2005-12-3-5-1-42
drwx------ 2 root root 16384 Oct 8 02:42 lost+found
<<>>
You can see the format of the filenames it has been producing.
My ultimate reason for backups is I want to be able to retrieve at
least my most important files should I lose them. Or, if I lost a hard
disk, I want to be able to rebuild the system, even if I actually
installed a "fresh-for-then" version of Linux, and retrieve my files from
the backup. At the moment, I'm seriously lacking here. And, I haven't
been this lacking in the ability to restore files since the mid 1980's,
since I started with computers. (I'm one of those who are quite serious
about having backups, even at home. Yes, I've been a system administrator
several times, too!) :-D
I appreciate any assistance or suggestions. Whoever tries to help
me, thank you.
Barry
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