[H-SASIG] rdiff-image-cron /etc/rdiff-image/rdiff-image.conf FAILED!

[Raymond Smith]

On 2 February 2010 12:19, Russell Stuart <russell-humbug at stuart.id.au> wrote:
> On Mon, 2010-02-01 at 18:44 -0500, root wrote:
>> Hopefully, its output will give you a clue:
>>
>>   rdiff-image-s3.py: S3 changed by someone else - 'humbug-excalibur-backup_base/20100131-223904_20100131-113903_base.rdiff.gz' added.
>>   rdiff-image-s3.py: (continuing with backup.)
>>   rdiff-image-cron: Backup completed, but S3 modified by someone else.
...
> This file reappearance problem is a "new feature" from S3.  It isn't a
> real issue as every time the backup program it deletes any excess files
> it sees.  I am hoping the problem it just goes away.  If it persists I
> will alter the "it was modified by someone else" detection algorithm.

Would dropping files into different directories help? Maybe
one-directory per base-backup?

Cheers,

Raymond