Backup fails

[bushyiii]

The Error Message"See: /tmp/backup_status"
How does one inspect this file, it doesn't open as a text file?

[Rich]

Hi bushyiii
Yes, it's a text file. It's probably a small file so try:

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cat /tmp/backup_status

[bushyiii]

cat did the trick but now I don't understand what I read.  Should I create a different post?

Here's the output of the command:cat /tmp/backup_status
tar: home/tc/.X.d/alsa: No such file or directory
tar: error exit delayed from previous error


Why is the backup trying to act on a file that doesn't exist?
 What's  driving the backup to include this directory: home/tc/.X.d/?
Here's the contents of the directory:
tc@box:~$ ls -a /home/tc/.X.d/
./  ../

Alsa.tcz is included in the file onboot.lst and alsamixergui is displayed and works

[Misalf]

Why is the backup trying to act on a file that doesn't exist?

The backup includes everything listed in  /opt/.filetool.lst .

What's  driving the backup to include this directory: home/tc/.X.d/?

Everything in the users home directory is listed for backup by default.

I'm getting the same error message in  /tmp/backup_status  but I'm ignoring it since it doesn't mean the backup failed but just that some listed files couldn't get included in the backup.

[bushyiii]

I cannot execute a shutdown or reboot  if the backup option is selected.  So what I am now doing is choosing no backup option when exiting the OS.

Is there any solution so I can exit with a backup?

[Misalf]

Edit your  /opt/.filetool.lst  and remove  home/tc/.X.d/alsa  from the list. Then try to perform a backup.
If  home/tc/.X.d/alsa  will exist in the future, it would be backed up anyway because it's in the users home directory.

[Misalf]

Actually, I wonder why your  .filetool.lst  includes that file.
What gives

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cat /opt/.filetool.lst
?

[Pats]

1) For automatic backup of /home and /opt directories, filetool.lst is an option. A sample .filetool.lst is given:

home   #Note: / is not required before home dire name
opt        #backup /opt dire
etc/X11         #Backup all files and directories under  /etc/X11
etc/X11/xorg.conf      # Backup just the one file.

2) For a dry run option of filetool, use coomand :

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filetool.sh -d

3) If backup file mydata.tgz is corrupted or become too big and not required for a fresh backup,  it should be removed .

[bushyiii]

@misalf  Removing alsa from .filetool.lst solved my problem.  Thank you.

[coreplayer2]

The backup feature can be quite confusing at first.   Know that a great backup applet is available from the control panel
Control panel > Backup/Restore 
iirc....

Initiating a backup is as easy as typing
backup
At the command line, or
filetool.sh -b


Remember you can disable backup from occurring every shutdown once you have only critical files backed up
Edit the backup entry in home/tc/.profile to =0

Also remember to read the core book



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