The tar error is because tar also looks for metadata changes. In this case, it's the refcount that's changing and causing the error. I just switched to using bsdtar instead as a workaround.
On Tue, Oct 1, 2019, 5:37 PM James A. Robinson <jim.robin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi folks, > > > I took a nodetool snapshot of a keyspace in my cassandra 3.11 cluster > and it included directories with a 'dot' prefix (often called a hidden > file/directory). As an example: > > > /var/lib/cassandra/data/impactvizor/tableau_notification-04bfb600291e11e7aeab31f0f0e5804b/snapshots/1569974640/.tableau_notification_alert_id_index > > Am I supposed to back up the files under the dot-prefixed directories > the same as I do the other files? > > I ask because tar just complained that one of these files 'changed as > we read it' which I wouldn't have expected given the documentation of > how snapshots worked.... > > Jim > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: user-unsubscr...@cassandra.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: user-h...@cassandra.apache.org > >
