Revision: 495
http://safekeep.svn.sourceforge.net/safekeep/?rev=495&view=rev
Author: dimi
Date: 2007-05-16 06:55:23 -0700 (Wed, 16 May 2007)
Log Message:
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Add warning about sharing repository paths, hopefully
this will help people avoid some nasty situations.
Modified Paths:
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safekeep/trunk/doc/safekeep.backup.txt
Modified: safekeep/trunk/doc/safekeep.backup.txt
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--- safekeep/trunk/doc/safekeep.backup.txt 2007-05-16 13:48:09 UTC (rev 494)
+++ safekeep/trunk/doc/safekeep.backup.txt 2007-05-16 13:55:23 UTC (rev 495)
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@
/backup/@id::
This is the ID by which `safekeep(1)` will address this host.
- If specified it overrides the default value derived from the
- filename. Use of the default value is recommended.
+ If specified it overrides the default value derived from the filename.
Optional, defaults to the filename without the `.backup` extension.
+ Use of the default value is *highly* recommended.
/backup/host/@name::
The name or IP address of the client. If you need to backup the
@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@
`safekeep(1)` will attempt to create it automatically. The backup
will fail altogether if the directory can not be created.
Optional, defaults to the client ID, see `/backup/@id`.
+ Use of the default value is *highly* recommended.
+ *NOTE*: if you must set this value explicitely, you must
+ make sure that the path is not shared between different boxes;
+ a shared repository path _will_ result in data loss.
/backup/repo/@retention::
Specifies the duration for which the backup data will be retained.
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