Re: [BackupPC-users] Problems with backup scheduling

[Craig B. <cba...@us...>]

Guillaume Rousse writes:

> I expected an unexplained files wipeout yesterday on my server at around 
> 0:40. When searching my available backups, I had the unhappy surprise of 
> discovering my backup policy was absolutly not working: I just had a 
> full backup from 4 month ago, and an incremental backup from yesterday.
> 
> As this last one was currently updated since 00, I immediatly stopped 
> the update so as to keep it unchanged, but it was removed anyway by a 
> partial update, full of empty files :/
> 
> What I don't understand here is why I don't have one full backup from 
> one week maximum, and up to six additional daily incremental backups, as 
> configured with default values:
> $Conf{FullPeriod} = 6.97;
> $Conf{FullKeepCnt} = 1;
> $Conf{FullKeepCntMin} = 1;
> $Conf{FullAgeMax}     = 90;
> 
> $Conf{IncrPeriod} = 0.97;
> $Conf{IncrKeepCnt} = 6;
> $Conf{IncrKeepCntMin} = 1;
> $Conf{IncrAgeMax}     = 30;
> 
> There is no available space problem:
> /dev/mapper/vg0-lv0   35189500  21006244  13110760  62% /var/lib/backuppc

These settings should be fine.  What is in the per-PC log files?
It should show each backup and expiry.

Do you have any additional settings in the per-PC config file?

Craig