Once upon a time, Jamie Lokier <[email protected]> said:
>rsync is relevant only *after* the power cut, because it checks mtimes
>to see if files are modified. The method by which rsync writes files
>isn't relevant to this scenario.
To simplify: substitute "rsync" with "backup program".
Any backup software that maintains some type of index of what has been
backed up (for incremental type backups) or even just backs up files
modified since a particular date (e.g. "dump") can miss files modified
shortly before a crash/power cut/unexpected shutdown. The data may get
modified but since the mtime may not get updated, nothing can tell that
the data has been modified.
rsync is actually a special case, in that you could always force it to
compare contents between two copies. Most backup software doesn't do
that (especially tape backups).
--
Chris Adams <[email protected]>
Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services
I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.
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