Subj : Re: Backup Nightmares @ 2oFB..
To   : deon
From : paulie420
Date : Sat Jul 01 2023 07:53 pm

 de>  > The weekly rsync backup ran - and... --delete made sure ALL the backup 
 de>  > was - deleted. And, users weren't able to download this past week and t
 de>  > bug reports started flowing in.
 de> 
 de> Sorry for your luck dude...

Well... I guess the title should have been 'backup issues' as I didn't lose any data; that would have been the 'nightmare'. :P I'll get there... sometimes intermediate users shouldn't get over-happy using basic tools - we think we know everything, only to have the software (working correctly) to hurt us b/c we didn't think of all the things...

 de> Reminds me of a time that I worked for an airline (IT admin) long time
 de> ago, and we had a system that kept core dumping (it was a new app), and
 de> the core files were so big, that 2 or 3 of them filled some important
 de> mount points.
 de> 
 de> The core files were important for the developers, so I had to keep them,
 de> so I wrote a script to find them each night and compress them (they
 de> compressed really well if I recall).
 de> 
 de> I tested, tested, tested - since my script tralled through the whole
 de> system looking for core files and I was confident it was working.
 de> 
 de> I deployed the script to another important system (starting with the
 de> airlines network management system), and got a call at 1am - the system
 de> wasnt working, and I couldnt remote it to look at it. When I got to the
 de> office, my script had compressed every file on the host. Argh! - That
 de> was a reinstall and a couple of days I couldnt of spent doing something
 de> better...

:P I suppose these issues help us learn in the end... as stated earlier, my issue wasn't as hurtful as even yours - I didn't LOSE anything; its just knowing that I could have... I didn't even know for a few days. SMFH!

 de> Anyway, wanted to share, if you want a different approach to backup,
 de> take a look at restic - IMHO, it does a better job than a rsync approach
 de> to backup.

I *did* want to look at restic - I think I will, before I choose to permanently land @ borg-backup; I know that both of those tools have various add-ons that add more function... something will work out, and I'll be better off for it - trust me, I still love rsync - I just realize now that you need to think of all the things - and what actual use case yer trying to get to... some 'solutions' (--delete to keep ~/mystic up to date) really aren't good choices.



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