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From: rob@xyzoom.info.com (Rob Lingelbach)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: sysadm backup error
Keywords: backup cpio sysadm
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Date: 21 Dec 90 06:09:38 GMT
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In ISC 2.2:
I'm unable to do incremental backups of /usr/spool (separate filesystem)
because the history file 'xxxusr/spool' is not being written to
/etc/save.d/timestamp when I do complete backups of /usr/spool.
The error is being reported thusly when I run 'sysadm filemgmt backup'
and select a complete backup to tape:

/etc/savecpio: 8122usr/spool: cannot create

The files in /usr/spool appear to be backed up OK during the complete
backup, just the history file is not written, thereby not allowing
incremental backups--they are disallowed with the error 'a complete
backup of /usr/spool needs to be done first' (I paraphrase).

I found the file /etc/save.d/except, which seems to specify files to
exclude from backups, and I commented out '^/usr/spool', but that
didn't seem to change anything.

Has anyone experienced this?
Thanks...


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