Re: [Bacula-users] Why isn't Bacula backing up these files?

[James H. <jam...@be...>]

> Hi
> 
> I hope someone can help me with this question.
> 
> I am running:
> *version
> tullig-server-dir Version: 5.0.0 (26 January 2010) i686-pc-linux-gnu
ubuntu
> 9.10
> 
> To backup a few PC's at home. I was using bat to peruse the contents
of the
> incremental backups of one of these PCs this evening when I found
that,
> according to the bat version browser, a number of files that really
should be
> in the backups weren't there! Naturally I threw my hands up in horror;
if
> these files are missing from the backup what else is missing.
> 
> The particular backup I was viewing was of a PC running Windows Vista
(32 bit)
> with the latest Bacula client on it. This PC is dedicated to servicing
an
> automated weather station (aws) I run so it takes data from the aws
and stores
> it in a number of report formats. The entire aws software set is
installed in
> C:\vws. Here's my FileSet definition:
> 
> FileSet {
>   Name = "TulligWeather"
>   Include {
>     Options {
>       signature = MD5
>       compression = GZIP
>     }
>     File = "C:/vws"
>   }
> #
> # Exclude these files
> #
>   Exclude {
>     File = *.exe
>     File = *.dll
> #    File = *.jpg
>   }
> }
> 
> 
> 
> Under C:\vws\data there's a number of subdirectories containing text
files,
> things like \archive, \csv, \daily, \ globe. These all get backed up
OK.
> However there's also a directory C:\vws\data\noaa which contains .txt
files.
> There's one file for every month and an annual file. The current month
file
> gets written to every 5 minutes and the annual file gets written to
every
> hour.
> 
> 
> So why aren't these two files being backed up as part of each daily
> incremental backup?
> 
> 
> I've not specified any Accurate settings so Bacula should be using
mcs. As the
> files are modified often each day, and certainly the monthly file
grows each
> day, I would have though mcs would have covered it nicely.
> 
> 
> I'm very concerned now that it appears not only are these important
files not
> being archived; but can I trust Bacula to backup what I expect it to
backup?
> 

Does the datestamp get changed when you do a 'dir' of the files? Windows
2008 R2 is very sloppy about updating the modified date on files while
they are open, but I'm not sure about Vista.

If you are not using VSS then you won't be able to back up the files if
they are in use, although you should get a message to that effect.

I suggest turning on accurate, and making sure VSS is enabled.

James