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Consistency checking removes all forum dumps [message #22526]

Sun, 06 February 2005 11:49

naudefj

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Hi,

By default forum datadumps are written to the FUDdata/tmp directory. However, this directory gets cleaned-up when you run the consistency checker.

What makes this worst: if you re-import forum data, you are asked to run the consistency checker which will delete the datadump you've just imported. So, you cannot ever do it again!

Please consider writing datadump files to a different (default) directory. Something like FUDdata/backup would make more sense anyway.

Best regards.

Frank

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Re: Consistency checking removes all forum dumps [message #22534 is a reply to message #22526]

Sun, 06 February 2005 18:41

Ilia

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The idea is that after a backup is made you'd copy it to the backup machine or elsewhere. It is fairly pointless to store backups on the same machine as the data itself is located on.

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Re: Consistency checking removes all forum dumps [message #22536 is a reply to message #22534]

Sun, 06 February 2005 19:17

naudefj

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That is a bad assumption - you should know better. Backups can ever go into a tmp directory!!!

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Re: Consistency checking removes all forum dumps [message #22538 is a reply to message #22536]

Sun, 06 February 2005 20:49

Ilia

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Know better then what? Backup is intended as a current snapshot of the forum that you should move elsewhere. If you keep it tmp/ directory, well then be sure to move it before consistency checker runs.

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Re: Consistency checking removes all forum dumps [message #22545 is a reply to message #22538]

Mon, 07 February 2005 00:01

naudefj

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Hi,

I took a backup with the intention to restore it within minutes if the conversion script chokes on me again. There was no need to copy it to a remote system.

Also, the files may be removed before you get a chance to copy it.

Can you at least skip files newer than X hours, or warn people about what you will do with their backups when they use the default backup destination?

Best regards.

Frank

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Re: Consistency checking removes all forum dumps [message #22571 is a reply to message #22545]

Mon, 07 February 2005 15:16

Ilia

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Doing time check would be too slow (1 stat() per file), so I added a check that sees if the file begins with the forum's standard backup file prefix. If it does it is skipped and not removed.

here is the patch:

http://cvs.prohost.org/c/index.cgi/FUDforum/chngview?cn=3292

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Re: Consistency checking removes all forum dumps [message #22577 is a reply to message #22571]

Mon, 07 February 2005 16:25

naudefj

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Much appreciated!!!

Regards.

Frank

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