RE: [cobalt-users] Looping backup to config.tar

["Alex Lee" <alee@xxxxxxxxxx>]

For reasons yet unknown to me, the nasraq backs up /etc every 15 mins.

This isn't a solution to your problem but you said you need to get this
working asap, urgently, so telnet to your nasraq, edit /etc/crontab and
comment out the line:

3,18,33,48 * * * * root /usr/local/sbin/etcbackup full &> /dev/null
to
#3,18,33,48 * * * * root /usr/local/sbin/etcbackup full &> /dev/null


Alex Lee
Cobalt Networks
alee@xxxxxxxxxx
Phone: +31 (71) 565 7027
Fax: +31 (71) 565 7010

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Lennart Henang
> Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2000 7:58 PM
> To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [cobalt-users] Looping backup to config.tar
>
>
> Hello folks!
>
> I need to know how to get appropriate help from anyone with my problem.
>
> Our brand new Cobalt NASRaQ just started to loop writing a file called
> config.tar to the SMB BACKUP share. When the file is about 2-3 GB, the
> NASRaQ deletes the file and starts all over again writing the very same
> file to BACKUP.
>
> This takes almost all power out of the box, making it hard to use. Our
> users have difficulties to logon and they can't do their work. I've been
> trying to find something about this backup process, but I could only
> find some very short words about it in the manual on page 35 so that I
> know what the backup is good for and briefly what it is all about.
>
> How can I stop this from happening? (A reboot doesn't help, this backup
> behaviour starts over when the system is up again). I need the machine
> up and running tomorrow morning!!!
>
> Please help!
>
> Best regards
>
> Lennart Henang
> Chairman of the Board
> Vibyskolan, Sollentuna, Sweden
>
>
>
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