Comments on: Files not copied when backup directory is on smbfs http://backintime.le-web.org/2009/05/10/files-not-copied-when-backup-directory-is-on-smbfs/ a simple backup system for Linux Tue, 03 May 2011 07:08:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Benki http://backintime.le-web.org/2009/05/10/files-not-copied-when-backup-directory-is-on-smbfs/comment-page-1/#comment-197 Benki Tue, 03 May 2011 07:08:15 +0000 http://backintime.le-web.org/?p=148#comment-197 Teambobs' solution works fine for me! You saved my day! Thanks a lot. Teambobs’ solution works fine for me! You saved my day! Thanks a lot.

]]> By: paulatz http://backintime.le-web.org/2009/05/10/files-not-copied-when-backup-directory-is-on-smbfs/comment-page-1/#comment-190 paulatz Sat, 27 Nov 2010 12:25:26 +0000 http://backintime.le-web.org/?p=148#comment-190 Sorry for the double post, but I have to add one more little issue: times on some filesystems (namely vfat, maybe ntfs) are rounded up to the neares even second (0,2,4,6,..,60). Thus, it is necessary to add the --modify-window=X option to rsync command line wit ha value of X of at least 2 (but I use 10 for good measure) to avoid copying the same data ovre and over. Merci beaucoup! backintime, c'est bien le meilleur soft pour backup sur linux et le seul avec une interface pour kde4. Sorry for the double post, but I have to add one more little issue: times on some filesystems (namely vfat, maybe ntfs) are rounded up to the neares even second (0,2,4,6,..,60). Thus, it is necessary to add the –modify-window=X option to rsync command line wit ha value of X of at least 2 (but I use 10 for good measure) to avoid copying the same data ovre and over.

Merci beaucoup! backintime, c’est bien le meilleur soft pour backup sur linux et le seul avec une interface pour kde4.

]]> By: paulatz http://backintime.le-web.org/2009/05/10/files-not-copied-when-backup-directory-is-on-smbfs/comment-page-1/#comment-189 paulatz Sat, 27 Nov 2010 01:00:14 +0000 http://backintime.le-web.org/?p=148#comment-189 It took me quite some time to work out the origin of this issue. In my case it was happening with a samba share mounted from a wd MyBook World hard disk. It is caused by a bug in the samba/cifs server of the disks that causes rsync to fail to set the correct time of files. A symptom is that you can still change the times with the "touch -d " command. The solution I found here http://community.wdc.com/t5/My-Book-World-Edition/CIFS-problem/td-p/15421 worked for me: add the nodfs to the mount options of the samba share. After that backintime works correctly: no errors are issued and backups are incremental. It took me quite some time to work out the origin of this issue. In my case it was happening with a samba share mounted from a wd MyBook World hard disk.

It is caused by a bug in the samba/cifs server of the disks that causes rsync to fail to set the correct time of files. A symptom is that you can still change the times with the “touch -d ” command.

The solution I found here http://community.wdc.com/t5/My-Book-World-Edition/CIFS-problem/td-p/15421 worked for me: add the nodfs to the mount options of the samba share.

After that backintime works correctly: no errors are issued and backups are incremental.

]]> By: Teambob http://backintime.le-web.org/2009/05/10/files-not-copied-when-backup-directory-is-on-smbfs/comment-page-1/#comment-187 Teambob Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:42:18 +0000 http://backintime.le-web.org/?p=148#comment-187 I got backintime version 0.9.26 to work with a Windows server by changing a line in the /usr/share/backintime/common/snapshots.py file. FROM: rsync_prefix = 'rsync -aEAX ' TO: rsync_prefix = 'rsync -rt ' I got backintime version 0.9.26 to work with a Windows server by changing a line in the /usr/share/backintime/common/snapshots.py file.
FROM:
rsync_prefix = ‘rsync -aEAX ‘
TO:
rsync_prefix = ‘rsync -rt ‘

]]> By: mtb-cliff http://backintime.le-web.org/2009/05/10/files-not-copied-when-backup-directory-is-on-smbfs/comment-page-1/#comment-184 mtb-cliff Tue, 04 May 2010 01:54:02 +0000 http://backintime.le-web.org/?p=148#comment-184 I am running Back in Time 0.9.26 (Karmic) and I still have this issue. It is/was driving me crazy as to why the folders were getting created, but none of the files. Is this the same issue? I am backing up to an Ext2 NAS that is shared with Samba. As it is a NAS, it has several users on it and I really would like to keep the permissions in place. Thanks, Cliff. I am running Back in Time 0.9.26 (Karmic) and I still have this issue. It is/was driving me crazy as to why the folders were getting created, but none of the files. Is this the same issue? I am backing up to an Ext2 NAS that is shared with Samba. As it is a NAS, it has several users on it and I really would like to keep the permissions in place.

Thanks, Cliff.

]]> By: JW_00000 http://backintime.le-web.org/2009/05/10/files-not-copied-when-backup-directory-is-on-smbfs/comment-page-1/#comment-179 JW_00000 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:06:04 +0000 http://backintime.le-web.org/?p=148#comment-179 I had the same problem when my snapshot folder was owned by root. (I don't know whether the fact that this was on a USB disk has anything to do with it.) I had to recreate the folder with me as owner and now everything works correctly. I had the same problem when my snapshot folder was owned by root. (I don’t know whether the fact that this was on a USB disk has anything to do with it.) I had to recreate the folder with me as owner and now everything works correctly.

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