Package: rsnapshot Version: 1.3.0-2 Severity: wishlist
The comments in rsnapshot.conf claim that # If no_create_root is enabled, rsnapshot will not automatically create the # snapshot_root directory. This is particularly useful if you are backing # up to removable media, such as a FireWire or USB drive. The first sentence is technically true, but is not clear about WHEN the checking for the snapshot_root directory's existence takes place. In particular, it would seem that it checks BEFORE running the commanded defined by cmd_preexec and if the root is not found at that time, rsnapshot fails and exits. The significance of this is that I would presume a common command to give to cmd_preexec is one that mounts the backup drive. This leads me to contend that the second sentence is inaccurate and misleading. The no_create_root option is not useful for backing up to removable media because it does not mount or otherwise prepare the drive (using cmd_preexec) before checking that the root exists. Thus rsnapshot will fail even if the root exists on the drive as yet umounted drive. Kevin -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (600, 'testing'), (400, 'unstable'), (300, 'stable'), (200, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.25-2-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_CA, LC_CTYPE=en_CA (charmap=ISO-8859-1) (ignored: LC_ALL set to en_GB) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages rsnapshot depends on: ii logrotate 3.7.1-3 Log rotation utility ii perl 5.10.0-11.1 Larry Wall's Practical Extraction ii rsync 3.0.3-1 fast remote file copy program (lik Versions of packages rsnapshot recommends: pn ssh <none> (no description available) rsnapshot suggests no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
