Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Restoring files while rdiff-backup is running

[Helge Milde]

Dave Kempe wrote:
> Helge Milde wrote:
> > If it is intended, are there any workarounds for this? We need to be 
> > able to restore a backup within minutes, and a backup process can 
> > last for 6+ hours (and we do them twice a day).
> I believe this is intended behaviour. The backups are mean to be 
> atomic. Thus its not possible to restore increments inside the time it 
> takes to backup (ie while the backup is running).

Can you elaborate on this, please? I don't understand what's technically
preventing rdiff-backup from letting me restore a backup from (for
instance) a given date. As far as I understand, rdiff already has all
the data it needs to do a restore, and since it should be a read-only
operation, I don't understand how that would impact or corrupt the
ongoing backup process.



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Helge Milde