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Re: [Duplicity-talk] Restart duplicity without private key
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edgar . soldin |
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Re: [Duplicity-talk] Restart duplicity without private key |
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Thu, 19 Jun 2014 13:36:20 +0200 |
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On 19.06.2014 13:13, Radomir Cernoch wrote:
> Thanks for a quick reply! My comments are below.
>
> Thu, 19 Jun 2014 12:42:48 +0200 address@hidden:
>>> As a compromise, I hoped to use "cleanup" before every backup, which
>>> would have enforced a full backup after an interrupted one.
>>> Nevertheless, even the "cleanup" command requires the passphrase.
>>
>> yes every time duplicity is run it syncs the archive dir first
>>
>>> Why is it the case? A cleanup should only delete remote files,
>>
>> no idea. Ken?
>
> That should be enough for my use-case. A backup is interrupted rarely
> and hence there's no need to resume it. Any help is appreciated!
>
>>> shouldn't it? Is there a way to escape the "interrupted backup"
>>> trap?
>>
>> as a workaround you can delete the unfinished backup's files manually
>> on your backend. the files are neatly named with date. run a verify
>> afterwards to be sure.
>
> Huh. I feel extremely anxious about executing "rm [whatever]" in the
> backup directory using my own (therefore badly tested) code.
> Or is there a 100% safe pattern to remove an incomplete backup only?
it is 100% safe if you look out what you do ;).. if in doubt move the files out
of the way instead of deleting them right away.
have a look at your backup repository. file names and creation times will speak
for themselves.
>> also read my other mail about - why i think that duplicity without
>> private key is not a good idea.
>
> Could you point me to that email, please? I've read the discussion you
> mentioned and yet, I'm hesitating about which exact email you mean.
>
it got a bit longer.. just sent it 5min ago.. ede/duply.net
[Duplicity-talk] Why 'duplicity without private key' is a bad idea - WAS: Restart duplicity without private key, edgar . soldin, 2014/06/19