Re: [flexbackup-help] backup error

[Edwin H. <ed...@co...>]

[ Bjorn Graabek wrote: ]
> I just installed and ran flexbackup for the first time. While it looks like
> it has what I need, it didn't finish the backup, ending with an error
> message. Here are relevant entries from the log file:
> 
> ERROR from backup, exiting
> offending command(s):
> cd "/home/users/kimberley" && find . -depth ! -fstype nfs ! -fstype smbfs
> ! -fstype bind ! -type s -print | zip
> -@ -b /tmp -y -1 -n
> .mp3:.MP3:.Z:.z:.gz:.gif:.zip:.ZIP:.lha:.jpeg:.jpg:.JPG:.taz:.tgz:.deb:.rpm:
> .bz2 -v /tmp/arc
> hive.24504.zip
> 
> The temporary file in /tmp is 2 GB in size. This has however never been a
> problem in the past. I've just a program called Reoback, and it has
> succesfully created files in excess of 2 GB. The Os in question is Redhat
> Linux 7.3. What might the problem be? Which program is flexbackup using on
> my system which can't handle 2 GB?

(Do you really want to use "zip"???  It has to make tmp files.  Not really
fun when you are making large archives.. If you are using it just so that
windows can deal with the archives, winzip understands .tar.gz just fine,
or cygwin of course...)


Anyway, it could be something besides the size.  If you turn verbose off,
did find or zip compalin about anything else?  That could cause them to
exit with non-zero status.

Anyway, in your above sample the only thing that needs 2+Gb support is the
"zip" binary.


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