[SOLVED] rsnapshot never finishes a backup (PEBCAK)

I've set up rsnapshot and configured everything, but for whatever reason it either won't make files, or it stops making them about a minute after starting.
I have a separate hard drive which I set to mount and unmount just before and just after taking a backup.
Here is my config file:
# rsnapshot.conf - rsnapshot configuration file #
# PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING RULES: #
# This file requires tabs between elements #
# Directories require a trailing slash: #
# right: /home/ #
# wrong: /home #
# CONFIG FILE VERSION #
config_version 1.2
# SNAPSHOT ROOT DIRECTORY #
# All snapshots will be stored under this root directory.
snapshot_root /mnt/backUp
# If no_create_root is enabled, rsnapshot will not automatically create the
# snapshot_root directory. This is particularly useful if you are backing
# up to removable media, such as a FireWire or USB drive.
no_create_root 1
# EXTERNAL PROGRAM DEPENDENCIES #
# LINUX USERS: Be sure to uncomment "cmd_cp". This gives you extra features.
# EVERYONE ELSE: Leave "cmd_cp" commented out for compatibility.
# See the README file or the man page for more details.
cmd_cp /usr/bin/cp
# uncomment this to use the rm program instead of the built-in perl routine.
cmd_rm /usr/bin/rm
# rsync must be enabled for anything to work. This is the only command that
# must be enabled.
cmd_rsync /usr/bin/rsync
# Uncomment this to enable remote ssh backups over rsync.
#cmd_ssh /usr/bin/ssh
# Comment this out to disable syslog support.
cmd_logger /usr/bin/logger
# Uncomment this to specify the path to "du" for disk usage checks.
# If you have an older version of "du", you may also want to check the
# "du_args" parameter below.
cmd_du /usr/bin/du
# Uncomment this to specify the path to rsnapshot-diff.
cmd_rsnapshot_diff /usr/bin/rsnapshot-diff
# Specify the path to a script (and any optional arguments) to run right
# before rsnapshot syncs files
cmd_preexec /usr/local/bin/preBackup
# Specify the path to a script (and any optional arguments) to run right
# after rsnapshot syncs files
cmd_postexec /usr/local/bin/postBackup
# BACKUP INTERVALS #
# Must be unique and in ascending order #
# i.e. hourly, daily, weekly, etc. #
retain weekly 4
retain monthly 12
# GLOBAL OPTIONS #
# All are optional, with sensible defaults #
# Verbose level, 1 through 5.
# 1 Quiet Print fatal errors only
# 2 Default Print errors and warnings only
# 3 Verbose Show equivalent shell commands being executed
# 4 Extra Verbose Show extra verbose information
# 5 Debug mode Everything
verbose 3
# Same as "verbose" above, but controls the amount of data sent to the
# logfile, if one is being used. The default is 3.
loglevel 4
# If you enable this, data will be written to the file you specify. The
# amount of data written is controlled by the "loglevel" parameter.
logfile /var/log/rsnapshot
# If enabled, rsnapshot will write a lockfile to prevent two instances
# from running simultaneously (and messing up the snapshot_root).
# If you enable this, make sure the lockfile directory is not world
# writable. Otherwise anyone can prevent the program from running.
lockfile /var/run/rsnapshot.pid
# Default rsync args. All rsync commands have at least these options set.
#rsync_short_args -a
#rsync_long_args --delete --numeric-ids --relative --delete-excluded
# ssh has no args passed by default, but you can specify some here.
#ssh_args -p 22
# Default arguments for the "du" program (for disk space reporting).
# The GNU version of "du" is preferred. See the man page for more details.
# If your version of "du" doesn't support the -h flag, try -k flag instead.
du_args -csh
# If this is enabled, rsync won't span filesystem partitions within a
# backup point. This essentially passes the -x option to rsync.
# The default is 0 (off).
#one_fs 0
# The include and exclude parameters, if enabled, simply get passed directly
# to rsync. If you have multiple include/exclude patterns, put each one on a
# separate line. Please look up the --include and --exclude options in the
# rsync man page for more details on how to specify file name patterns.
#include ???
#include ???
#exclude ???
#exclude ???
# The include_file and exclude_file parameters, if enabled, simply get
# passed directly to rsync. Please look up the --include-from and
# --exclude-from options in the rsync man page for more details.
#include_file /path/to/include/file
#exclude_file /path/to/exclude/file
# If your version of rsync supports --link-dest, consider enable this.
# This is the best way to support special files (FIFOs, etc) cross-platform.
# The default is 0 (off).
#link_dest 0
# When sync_first is enabled, it changes the default behaviour of rsnapshot.
# Normally, when rsnapshot is called with its lowest interval
# (i.e.: "rsnapshot hourly"), it will sync files AND rotate the lowest
# intervals. With sync_first enabled, "rsnapshot sync" handles the file sync,
# and all interval calls simply rotate files. See the man page for more
# details. The default is 0 (off).
#sync_first 0
# If enabled, rsnapshot will move the oldest directory for each interval
# to [interval_name].delete, then it will remove the lockfile and delete
# that directory just before it exits. The default is 0 (off).
#use_lazy_deletes 0
# Number of rsync re-tries. If you experience any network problems or
# network card issues that tend to cause ssh to crap-out with
# "Corrupted MAC on input" errors, for example, set this to a non-zero
# value to have the rsync operation re-tried
#rsync_numtries 0
### BACKUP POINTS / SCRIPTS ###
# LOCALHOST
backup /home/ imperator/
backup /etc/ imperator/
backup /usr/local/ imperator/
#backup /var/log/rsnapshot localhost/
#backup /etc/passwd localhost/
#backup /home/foo/My Documents/ localhost/
#backup /foo/bar/ localhost/ one_fs=1, rsync_short_args=-urltvpog
#backup_script /usr/local/bin/backup_pgsql.sh localhost/postgres/
# EXAMPLE.COM
#backup_script /bin/date "+ backup of example.com started at %c" unused1
#backup [email protected]:/home/ example.com/ +rsync_long_args=--bwlimit=16,exclude=core
#backup [email protected]:/etc/ example.com/ exclude=mtab,exclude=core
#backup_script ssh [email protected] "mysqldump -A > /var/db/dump/mysql.sql" unused2
#backup [email protected]:/var/db/dump/ example.com/
#backup_script /bin/date "+ backup of example.com ended at %c" unused9
# CVS.SOURCEFORGE.NET
#backup_script /usr/local/bin/backup_rsnapshot_cvsroot.sh rsnapshot.cvs.sourceforge.net/
# RSYNC.SAMBA.ORG
#backup rsync://rsync.samba.org/rsyncftp/ rsync.samba.org/rsyncftp/
/usr/local/bin/preBackup:
#!/usr/bin/bash
mount /mnt/backUp
/usr/local/bin/postBackup:
#!/usr/bin/bash
umount /mnt/backUp
fstab: (I know for certain it will always be sdb1)
# Mountpoint for backup drive
/dev/sdb1 /mnt/backUp ntfs noauto,noexec,rw,owner,sync,nosuid,nodev,relatime,nofail 0 2
Here's an example run:
[root@imperator ~]# rsnapshot weekly
echo 1785 > /var/run/rsnapshot.pid
/usr/local/bin/preBackup
mkdir -m 0755 -p /mnt/backUp/weekly.0/
/usr/bin/rsync -a --delete --numeric-ids --relative --delete-excluded /home \
/mnt/backUp/weekly.0/imperator/
mount:
/dev/sdb1 on /mnt/backUp type fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,sync,user_id=0,group_id=0,allow_other,blksize=4096)
ps au | grep rsync
root 1791 0.0 0.5 58736 40848 pts/2 S+ 05:13 0:00 /usr/bin/rsync -a --delete --numeric-ids --relative --delete-excluded /home /mnt/backUp/weekly.0/imperator/
root 1792 0.0 0.4 54060 37688 pts/2 S+ 05:13 0:00 /usr/bin/rsync -a --delete --numeric-ids --relative --delete-excluded /home /mnt/backUp/weekly.0/imperator/
root 1793 0.0 0.4 58548 39976 pts/2 S+ 05:13 0:02 /usr/bin/rsync -a --delete --numeric-ids --relative --delete-excluded /home /mnt/backUp/weekly.0/imperator/
dornith 1956 0.0 0.0 10708 1092 pts/0 S+ 06:15 0:00 grep rsync
After a few seconds:
[tom@imperator ~]$ ls -R /mnt/backUp
/mnt/backUp:
weekly.0
/mnt/backUp/weekly.0:
imperator
/mnt/backUp/weekly.0/imperator:
home
/mnt/backUp/weekly.0/imperator/home:
lost+found dornith wine
/mnt/backUp/weekly.0/imperator/home/lost+found:
/mnt/backUp/weekly.0/imperator/home/dornith:
addressbook development misc My Games runasadmin.vdf school SecureKey_4160871593.spk steam-runtime-sdk_2013-09-05 tmp toDo.txt
/mnt/backUp/weekly.0/imperator/home/dornith/addressbook:
/mnt/backUp/weekly.0/imperator/home/dornith/development:
/mnt/backUp/weekly.0/imperator/home/dornith/misc:
/mnt/backUp/weekly.0/imperator/home/dornith/My Games:
/mnt/backUp/weekly.0/imperator/home/dornith/school:
/mnt/backUp/weekly.0/imperator/home/dornith/steam-runtime-sdk_2013-09-05:
/mnt/backUp/weekly.0/imperator/home/dornith/tmp:
/mnt/backUp/weekly.0/imperator/home/wine:
After ten minutes:
[tom@imperator ~]$ ls -R /mnt/backUp
/mnt/backUp:
weekly.0
/mnt/backUp/weekly.0:
imperator
/mnt/backUp/weekly.0/imperator:
home
/mnt/backUp/weekly.0/imperator/home:
lost+found dornith wine
/mnt/backUp/weekly.0/imperator/home/lost+found:
/mnt/backUp/weekly.0/imperator/home/dornith:
addressbook development misc My Games runasadmin.vdf school SecureKey_4160871593.spk steam-runtime-sdk_2013-09-05 tmp toDo.txt
/mnt/backUp/weekly.0/imperator/home/dornith/addressbook:
/mnt/backUp/weekly.0/imperator/home/dornith/development:
/mnt/backUp/weekly.0/imperator/home/dornith/misc:
/mnt/backUp/weekly.0/imperator/home/dornith/My Games:
/mnt/backUp/weekly.0/imperator/home/dornith/school:
/mnt/backUp/weekly.0/imperator/home/dornith/steam-runtime-sdk_2013-09-05:
/mnt/backUp/weekly.0/imperator/home/dornith/tmp:
/mnt/backUp/weekly.0/imperator/home/wine:
After about an hour:
[tom@imperator ~]$ ls -R /mnt/backUp
/mnt/backUp:
weekly.0
/mnt/backUp/weekly.0:
imperator
/mnt/backUp/weekly.0/imperator:
home
/mnt/backUp/weekly.0/imperator/home:
lost+found dornith wine
/mnt/backUp/weekly.0/imperator/home/lost+found:
/mnt/backUp/weekly.0/imperator/home/dornith:
addressbook development misc My Games runasadmin.vdf school SecureKey_4160871593.spk steam-runtime-sdk_2013-09-05 tmp toDo.txt
/mnt/backUp/weekly.0/imperator/home/dornith/addressbook:
/mnt/backUp/weekly.0/imperator/home/dornith/development:
/mnt/backUp/weekly.0/imperator/home/dornith/misc:
/mnt/backUp/weekly.0/imperator/home/dornith/My Games:
/mnt/backUp/weekly.0/imperator/home/dornith/school:
/mnt/backUp/weekly.0/imperator/home/dornith/steam-runtime-sdk_2013-09-05:
/mnt/backUp/weekly.0/imperator/home/dornith/tmp:
/mnt/backUp/weekly.0/imperator/home/wine:
Last edited by Dornith (2014-05-20 18:47:42)

rune0077 wrote:Does the logfile not show any progress, errors, warnings, etc?
Not really, the only error it shows is when I kill it after about 4 hours:
cat /var/log/rsnapshot.1
[19/May/2014:05:13:31] /usr/bin/rsnapshot weekly: started
[19/May/2014:05:13:31] Setting locale to POSIX "C"
[19/May/2014:05:13:31] echo 1785 > /var/run/rsnapshot.pid
[19/May/2014:05:13:31] /usr/local/bin/preBackup
[19/May/2014:05:13:31] mkdir -m 0755 -p /mnt/backUp/weekly.0/
[19/May/2014:05:13:31] /usr/bin/rsync -a --delete --numeric-ids --relative --delete-excluded /home /mnt/backUp/weekly.0/imperator/
[19/May/2014:09:37:33] /usr/bin/rsnapshot weekly: ERROR: /usr/bin/rsync returned 20 while processing /home/
[19/May/2014:09:37:35] /usr/bin/rsync -a --delete --numeric-ids --relative --delete-excluded /etc /mnt/backUp/weekly.0/imperator/
[19/May/2014:09:37:38] /usr/bin/rsnapshot weekly: ERROR: /usr/bin/rsync returned 20 while processing /etc/
[19/May/2014:09:37:40] /usr/bin/rsnapshot weekly: ERROR: rsnapshot was sent INT signal... cleaning up
[19/May/2014:09:37:40] rm -f /var/run/rsnapshot.pid
Edit: Oh my, I'm an idiot. I just upgraded both the log levels, and sure enough it was listing a whole bung ch files being copied. They were all in hidden folders. I now see that ls -RA /mnt/backUp yields the results I was expecting.
Last edited by Dornith (2014-05-20 18:46:32)

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Is anyone getting the same problem?

Hi Tripix,
I understand it starts the restore from your previous backup but never finishes.
Here is an article for help with restoring from your backup.
iOS: If you can't back up or restore from a backup in iTunes
Depending on how much you are restoring, it can take quite a while.
Best regards,
Nubz

Having trouble with imports never finishing

I am having trouble with imports that never finished. It is almost like the pictures are stuck on one image. the only way to get out of Iphoto is to force quit. The next time I open, there are a number of images that still need to be imported, but the import never finishes and seems to stop at the same image. When I go to close down I get the message that Photos are being imported to the library.
Anyone have any suggestions.
Thanks

Photo:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. Check out your iPhoto library and make sure all photos are viewable and there. Force quitting when iPhoto is working can corrupt the database file, Library6.iPhoto. Make a backup copy of it and save in another folder.
First make a backup copy of your iPhoto Library folder. Now download and run BatChmod on the iPhoto Library folder with the settings shown here, substituting your account name for mine. You can either type in the path to the folder or just drag the folder into that field. Open iPhoto and see if it will work OK.
If not, launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys depressed and follow the instructions to rebuild the library. Select all options.
Lastly use iPhoto Library Manager to rebuild the library. Here's how:
Using iPhoto Library Manager to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
Download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.
Click on the Add Library button, navigate to your User/Pictures folder and select your iPhoto Library folder.
Now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the File->Rebuild Library menu option
In the next window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed.
Click on the Create button.
Note: It can take some time to create the new library if you have a lot of photos. One user reported that with a library of about 5,000 images it took about 12 hours so plan ahead.
Do you Twango?

Fetching but never finishing while trying to rebuild

have tried to tried to rebuild my mailbox (mailbox was getting populated with multiple duplicate emails), but now, as I run "activity" it's fetching my mail--some 14000 messages, but it's getting hung up around half way through.
and then just starting over.
consequently, there are now NO emails in my inbox. help! how do I make sure the emails I'm trying to recover aren;t lost?
and why the incessant loop of fetching, never finishing, and then repeating the cycle?
mail-less in Dallas

Audrey:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. You can useiPhoto Library Manager to easily open both of the two libraries on your HD to see if there is duplication or if there are some photos that are not in your primary (located in the Pictures folder) library. If there are some you need to get into the primary library the paid version of iPLM will let you copy rolls or albums between the two libraries and maintain the keywords and comments as shown here.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've written an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

Sync never finishes

OK, so I am syncing my new iPhone 6, and doing a hard, connected sync. But the sync never finishes. When I left it last night it was on "Syncing Artwork" and I left the sync running overnight, and it was still not done this morning.
Based on the fact that I can't get the system to stop asking me for old passwords, the problem where it keeps saying on my home screen that it says it is "Restoring from iCould Backup" for the whole week and a half that I have owned this new phone, and now this, I am seriously thinking of switching platforms.
HELP!

Never mind, figured it out. My "ipod photo cache" from my former library was included in my pictures file when I transferred my files to my new computer. I think this was confusing itunes. I deleted the old photo cache and synced again - this appears to have fixed the problem.

[SOLVED] rsnapshot never finishes a backup (PEBCAK)

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