Re: [rdiff-backup-users] user needs assistance in restoring directory

[Robert Nichols]

On 01/02/2012 11:57 PM, Shane Bywater wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm having a strange issue when trying to restore a directory. I'm using
> rdiff-backup 1.2.8 on both the local (backup) server where the backup is
> initiated and the data is saved to and the remote fileserver.
> The command I have been using to make the backups is:
> On the backup server:
> #rdiff-backup address@hidden::/data /backup
> This process has been going along without errors showing up and the /data
> directory on the remote fileserver is correctly being stored on /backup on the
> local backup server.
>
> On Dec. 30/2011 a user mistakenly deleted the directory /data/data/ACS/Data on
> the fileserver.
>
> /backup/data/rdiff-backup-data/session_statistics.2011-12-30T22:16:04-05:00.data
> StartTime 1325301364.00 (Fri Dec 30 22:16:04 2011)
> EndTime 1325301843.68 (Fri Dec 30 22:24:03 2011)
> ElapsedTime 479.68 (7 minutes 59.68 seconds)
> SourceFiles 10406
> SourceFileSize 48650912083 (45.3 GB)
> MirrorFiles 19804
> MirrorFileSize 50013609650 (46.6 GB)
> NewFiles 0
> NewFileSize 0 (0 bytes)
> DeletedFiles 9398
> DeletedFileSize 1362697877 (1.27 GB)
> ChangedFiles 6
> ChangedSourceSize 12627 (12.3 KB)
> ChangedMirrorSize 12317 (12.0 KB)
> IncrementFiles 9404
> IncrementFileSize 1195961836 (1.11 GB)
> TotalDestinationSizeChange -166735731 (-159 MB)
> Errors 0
>
> I am wanting to restore the /data/data/ACS/Data directory to a temporary
> directory on the backup server so that I can FTP it to my Windows machine which
> is on the same LAN to burn the files on a DVD.
>
> I've tried the following command:
> On the backup server:
>
> #sudo rdiff-backup -v8 -r 4D /backup/data /restore
>
>
> address@hidden data]# sudo rdiff-backup -v8 -r 4D /backup/data /restore
[SNIP]
> Restore: must_escape_dos_devices = 0
> Starting restore of /backup/data to /restore as it was as of Thu Dec 29 23:58:21
> 2011.
> Processing changed file .
> Regular copying () to /rdiff-backup.tmp.1
> Removing directory /restore
> Restore finished
> Cleaning up
>
> As you can see at the end of the process it removes the /restore directory where
> the restored directory and files should be. What am I doing wrong? I'm guessing
> (hoping) it's something simple but I'm been at this for too long and it's past
> midnight and I'm out of options. I'm hoping someone can let me know what command
> to use and on what server to use it so that I can restore the deleted
> /data/data/ACS/Data directory to a temporary directory on the backup server.

That result is consistent with the directory not existing for the specified
time.  Have you run "rdiff-backup -l /backup/data" or "rdiff-backup -l
/backup/data/ACS/Data to see what increments exist for the directories of
interest?

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