Re: tar/NFS problem

[Florian Ernst <florian@uni-hd.de>]

Hello Piers!

Piers Kittel wrote:
> [...Backup...]
> 00 4 * * 0 root rm -f /home/desirebackup/home_backup.tar; tar cf
> /home/desirebackup/home_backup.tar /home/desire/piers

Hmm, you completely delete your older backup, and then you try to get
a new one?
What do you think might happen once an "error" occurs directly after
deleting the old backup? You will end up with _no_ backup at all.

Better put it in this order: create a new backup, verify its
integrity, maybe delete the old backup thereafter.


CU,
Flo