Package: duplicity Version: 0.6.18-3 Severity: normal Tags: upstream The "verify" command of duplicity does not check file contents, it only compares modification time and size of files and directories.
For example, if one issues the following commands, mkdir /tmp/src echo hello > /tmp/src/a touch -r /tmp/src/a /tmp/refdate duplicity full --no-encryption /tmp/src file:///tmp/dst echo world > /tmp/src/a touch -r /tmp/refdate /tmp/src/a duplicity verify --no-encryption file:///tmp/dst /tmp/src then the last verify does not report any difference, although /tmp/src/a HAS changed. In other words, one cannot rely on duplicity to check that the data on disk are identical to those backed up. Best regards, g -- System Information: Debian Release: 7.2 APT prefers stable APT policy: (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-4-686-pae (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages duplicity depends on: ii libc6 2.13-38 ii librsync1 0.9.7-9 ii python 2.7.3-4+deb7u1 ii python-gnupginterface 0.3.2-9.1 Versions of packages duplicity recommends: pn python-paramiko <none> ii rsync 3.0.9-4 Versions of packages duplicity suggests: ii lftp 4.3.6-1+deb7u2 pn ncftp <none> pn python-boto <none> pn python-cloudfiles <none> pn python-gdata <none> pn python-pexpect <none> pn tahoe-lafs <none> -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org