[bu-users] trivial restore test failing

[jack b. <by...@gm...>]

I havent used bu now for more than a year or two
I want to test backing up a single dir with a single file to  /backupbu

and then to test restoring that backed up copy  to  /restorebu

the backup part goes as expected,
but the restore part  fails-- "No new or changed files to back up"

I am probably misusing the bu tool, or doing something really stupid.

[root@bootp byers]# mkdir /backupbu
[root@bootp byers]# mkdir /restorebu
[root@bootp byers]# bu -d /backupbu drhmail09

Incremental:      on
Backup directory: /backupbu

/home/byers/drhmail09 -> /backupbu/home/byers/drhmail09
/home/byers/drhmail09/rhjan09 -> /backupbu/home/byers/drhmail09/rhjan09



ok for the backup

now try to restore from this /backupbu    to /restorebu  also using bu:

[root@bootp byers]# pwd
/backupbu/home/byers
[root@bootp byers]# bu -d /restorebu drhmail09

Incremental:      on
Backup directory: /restorebu

No new or changed files to back up

[root@bootp byers]#

same response if try from  the top:
root@bootp restorebu]# cd ..
[root@bootp /]# bu -d /restorebu /backupbu

Incremental:      on
Backup directory: /restorebu

No new or changed files to back up

[root@bootp /]#



I must be missing something really obvious
any help  much appreciated
Jack