[Rdiff-backup-bugs] [sr #106584] junctions need to be properly processed for useful backups

[John Covici]

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                 Summary: junctions need to be properly processed for useful
backups
                 Project: rdiff-backup
            Submitted by: covici
            Submitted on: Mon 22 Dec 2008 06:27:56 AM GMT
                Category: None
                Priority: 5 - Normal
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
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             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
        Operating System: Microsoft Windows

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Details:

In trying to do a full backup of a Windows Vista volume to a remote Linux
volume, I discovered that Vista uses an NTFS facility which they call reparse
points -- which are really links.  These are used quite a lot -- unbeknownst
to the unwary user -- for instance the "documents and settings" item in the \
folder of the hard drive is actually  junction to the users directory -- and
there are many other places.  This could duplicate data upon a restore and
cause major problems otherwise. 




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