Incremental backup?

Robert Locke <[email protected]> Tue, 24 May 2005 22:19:00 +0200
Newsgroups gmane.comp.sysutils.backup.hdup.general
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hi,

I have problems with incremental backup
and I have not been using tar this way before.

According to "man tar" "--listed-incremental" should be=20
"--listed-incremental=3D",
but I down know if that is my problem.

First I run monthly, which creates a complete backup.
but than weekly, and daily also creates the same size of backup.

Is it some configuration, or command option issue?

linux:/home/robert # cat /etc/hdup/hdup.conf

[global]
archive dir =3D /var/adm/backup/
date spec =3D iso
always backup =3D off
skip =3D on
force =3D no
overwrite =3D on
proto =3D /usr/bin/ssh
proto option =3D  -q -oProtocol=3D2
user =3D operator
compression =3D bzip
compression level =3D 6
exclude =3D lost\+found/, /proc/, /dev/, /sys/
nobackup =3D .nobackup

[bu-all]
dir =3D /
chunk size =3D 700m

[bu-home]
dir =3D /home
chunk size =3D 700m

linux:/home/robert # /usr/local/sbin/hdup -V -V monthly bu-home
/usr/local/sbin/hdup: No -c switch using default configfile:=20
/etc/hdup/hdup.conf.
/usr/local/sbin/hdup: bu-home: STARTING BACKUP.
/usr/local/sbin/hdup: No tar path given, defaulting to: /bin/tar.
/usr/local/sbin/hdup: No tar option given, defaulting to: .
/usr/local/sbin/hdup: No mcrypt path given, defaulting to: /usr/bin/mcryp=
t.
/usr/local/sbin/hdup: No gpg path given, defaulting to: /usr/bin/gpg.
/usr/local/sbin/hdup: Overwriting old archive.
/usr/local/sbin/hdup: Creating LOCK.
/usr/local/sbin/hdup: Using inclist=20
/var/adm/backup/bu-home/etc/inclist.monthly.
/usr/local/sbin/hdup: Files found: 10525.
/usr/local/sbin/hdup: Running: /bin/tar cpf -  --sparse  --files-from=20
/var/adm/backup/bu-home/etc/filelist --listed-incremental=20
/var/adm/backup/bu-home/etc/inclist.monthly --ignore-failed-read =20
|/usr/bin/bzip2 -6 | /usr/bin/split -b 700m -=20
/var/adm/backup/bu-home/2005-05-24/bu-home.2005-05-24.monthly.tar.bz2__sp=
lit__.
/bin/tar: Tar bort inledande "/" fr=E5n namnen i arkivet
/usr/local/sbin/hdup: Removing LOCK.

Hdup version.:  2.0.7

Host.........:  bu-home
Date.........:  2005-05-24
Scheme.......:  monthly
Archive......:  bu-home.2005-05-24.monthly.tar.bz2
Encryption...:  no
Chunks.......:  5
Chunk size...:  700m
Elapsed......:  1:16:58
Status.......:  successfully performed backup

linux:/home/robert #

Best regards,
Robert