tarsnap and acts script

[jggimi]

Here's a test I've just run:

t450# mkdir -p test.dir/{dumped,not.dumped}
t450# touch test.dir/dumped/{a,b,c}
t450# touch test.dir/not.dumped/{d,e,f}
t450# chflags nodump test.dir/not.dumped
t450# ls -lRo test.dir/
test.dir/:
total 16
drwxr-xr-x  2 root  users  -      512 Apr  2 08:46 dumped
drwxr-xr-x  2 root  users  nodump 512 Apr  2 08:46 not.dumped

test.dir/dumped:
total 0
-rw-r--r--  1 root  users  - 0 Apr  2 08:46 a
-rw-r--r--  1 root  users  - 0 Apr  2 08:46 b
-rw-r--r--  1 root  users  - 0 Apr  2 08:46 c

test.dir/not.dumped:
total 0
-rw-r--r--  1 root  users  - 0 Apr  2 08:46 d
-rw-r--r--  1 root  users  - 0 Apr  2 08:46 e
-rw-r--r--  1 root  users  - 0 Apr  2 08:46 f
t450# tarsnap -cf test.archive test.dir
                       Total size  Compressed size
All archives                  31070784903      25420421239
  (unique data)                  15324417716      12458934259
This archive                     4087          1469
New data                     4087          1469
t450# tarsnap -tf test.archive
test.dir/
test.dir/dumped/
test.dir/dumped/a
test.dir/dumped/b
test.dir/dumped/c
t450# tarsnap -df test.archive
                       Total size  Compressed size
All archives                  31070780816      25420419770
  (unique data)                  15324413629      12458932790
This archive                     4087          1469
Deleted data                     4087          1469
t450#

[stanl]

I copied what you have exactly:

mkdir -p test.dir/{dumped,not.dumped}
# touch test.dir/dumped/{a,b,c}
# touch test.dir/not.dumped/{d,e,f}
# chflags nodump test.dir/not.dumped

test.dir/:
total 8
drwxr-xr-x  2 root  wheel  -      512 Apr  2 10:06 dumped
drwxr-xr-x  2 root  wheel  nodump 512 Apr  2 10:07 not.dumped

test.dir/dumped:
total 0
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel  - 0 Apr  2 10:06 a
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel  - 0 Apr  2 10:06 b
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel  - 0 Apr  2 10:06 c

test.dir/not.dumped:
total 0
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel  - 0 Apr  2 10:07 d
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel  - 0 Apr  2 10:07 e
-rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel  - 0 Apr  2 10:07 f

cadfael# tarsnap -cf test.archive test.dir
                                       Total size  Compressed size
All archives                          36786819183      32349048572
  (unique data)                       10979642460       9959393519
This archive                                 7223             1647
New data                                     7223             1647



cadfael# tarsnap -tf test.archive
test.dir/
test.dir/dumped/
test.dir/not.dumped/
test.dir/not.dumped/d
test.dir/not.dumped/e
test.dir/not.dumped/f
test.dir/dumped/a
test.dir/dumped/b
test.dir/dumped/c

cadfael# tarsnap -df test.archive
                                       Total size  Compressed size
All archives                          36786811960      32349046925
  (unique data)                       10979635237       9959391872
This archive                                 7223             1647
Deleted data                                 7223             1647

I notice your results running:
# tarsnap -tf test.archive
differ from mine.

[jggimi]

Look at your tarsnap.conf file. Is there a line with "nodump" provisioned? Tarsnap will not honor the flag by default.

[stanl]

I was just about to post and tell you to ignore that last one.
Thank you for taking the time and being so patient with me.

[jggimi]

Please don't worry. This sort of provisioning error is easy to overlook.