[Rdiff-backup-commits] rdiff-backup FAQ-body.html

[Andrew Ferguson]

CVSROOT:        /sources/rdiff-backup
Module name:    rdiff-backup
Changes by:     Andrew Ferguson <owsla> 09/01/08 00:17:53

Modified files:
        .              : FAQ-body.html 

Log message:
        Update FAQ

CVSWeb URLs:
http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/rdiff-backup/FAQ-body.html?cvsroot=rdiff-backup&r1=1.24&r2=1.25

Patches:
Index: FAQ-body.html
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RCS file: /sources/rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup/FAQ-body.html,v
retrieving revision 1.24
retrieving revision 1.25
diff -u -b -r1.24 -r1.25
--- FAQ-body.html       5 Oct 2008 17:39:18 -0000       1.24
+++ FAQ-body.html       8 Jan 2009 00:17:52 -0000       1.25
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 <li><a href="#touple">What does "<code>touple index out of range</code>" 
mean?</a></li>
 <li><a href="#crc">What does "<code>IO Error: CRC check failed</code>" 
mean?</a></li>
 <li><a href="#badindex">What does "<code>AssertionError: Bad index 
order</code>" mean?</a></li>
+<li><a href="#utc">How can rdiff-backup use UTC as the timzeone?</a></li>
 </ol>
 <h3><a name="ToC4">Questions and Answers</a></h3>
 <ol>
@@ -112,9 +113,12 @@
 <li><strong><a name="cifs">Can I backup files to a CIFS or smbfs 
mount?</a></strong>
 <p>You can certainly try! Using a CIFS or smbfs mount as the mirror directory 
has been troublesome for
 some users because of the wide variety of Samba configurations. If possible, 
the best solution is always
-to use rdiff-backup over SSH in the default configuration. Under both Linux 
and Mac OS X, smbfs seems to
-be working quite well. However, it has a 2 GB file limit and is deprecated on 
Linux. CIFS users sometimes
-experience one of these common errors:</p>
+to use rdiff-backup over SSH in the default configuration. Using rdiff-backup 
in the default configuration
+is also guaranteed to be faster because there is lower network utilization. 
Rdiff-backup uses
+the rsync algorithm to minimize the amount of bandwidth consumed. By using 
smbfs or CIFS, the complete file
+is transferred over the network.</p>
+<p>Under both Linux and Mac OS X, smbfs seems to be working quite well. 
However, it has a 2 GB file limit and is
+deprecated on Linux. CIFS users sometimes experience one of these common 
errors:</p>
 <ul>
        <li>rdiff-backup fails to run, printing an exception about 
"<code>assert not upper_a.lstat()</code>" failing.
        This can be resolved by unmounting the share, running the following 
command as root:<br>
@@ -428,4 +432,13 @@
 
 </li>
 
+<li><strong><a name="utc">How can rdiff-backup use UTC as the 
timezone?</a></strong>
+
+<p>Like other Unix and Python programs, rdiff-backup respects the 
<code>TZ</code> environment variable, which can
+be used to temporarily change the timezone. On Unix, simply set 
<code>TZ=UTC</code> either in your shell, or on the
+command line used to run rdiff-backup. On Windows, the command <code>USE 
TZ=UTC</code> sets the <code>%TZ%</code>
+environment variable, and can be used either in a batch script, or at the DOS 
prompt.</p>
+
+</li>
+
 </ol>