[rsnapshot-discuss] Re: errors on backup

[Nathan R. <na...@rs...>]

If you remove the /var/lock/subsys/rsnapshot file and run rsnapshot 
again, do you get the same errors? Or was it a one time thing (i.e. 
maybe your machine lost power during an rsnapshot run, etc.).

-Nathan

jonlists wrote:

>
> What is causing this? I assume to fix it, I can just delete the 
> /var/lock/subsys/rsnapshot file....
>
> [07/Oct/2004:12:00:00] /bin/logger -i -p user.err -t rsnapshot ERROR: 
> Lockfile /var/lock/subsys/rsnapshot exists, can not continue
> [07/Oct/2004:16:00:02] /usr/bin/rsnapshot hourly: started
> [07/Oct/2004:16:00:02] ERROR: Lockfile /var/lock/subsys/rsnapshot 
> exists, can not continue!
> [07/Oct/2004:16:00:02] /bin/logger -i -p user.err -t rsnapshot ERROR: 
> Lockfile /var/lock/subsys/rsnapshot exists, can not continue
> [07/Oct/2004:20:00:01] /usr/bin/rsnapshot hourly: started
> [07/Oct/2004:20:00:01] ERROR: Lockfile /var/lock/subsys/rsnapshot 
> exists, can not continue!
> [07/Oct/2004:20:00:01] /bin/logger -i -p user.err -t rsnapshot ERROR: 
> Lockfile /var/lock/subsys/rsnapshot exists, can not continue
> [07/Oct/2004:23:30:03] /usr/bin/rsnapshot daily: started
> [07/Oct/2004:23:30:03] ERROR: Lockfile /var/lock/subsys/rsnapshot 
> exists, can not continue!
> [07/Oct/2004:23:30:03] /bin/logger -i -p user.err -t rsnapshot ERROR: 
> Lockfile /var/lock/subsys/rsnapshot exists, can not continue
>
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