[Borgbackup] Lock error

[Steve Schow]

On May 16, 2016, at 3:16 AM, public at enkore.de wrote:

> It can, it just doesn't get there for you because it crashes/locks up.


It hasn’t happened again yet.



> 
> 
> Are things like network mounts in the backup data set? If so, are those
> reliable?


yes


> 
> About data set size: 2 TB isn't that much, but if it contains many kinds
> of data (e.g. an operating system, documents and pictures) it may make
> sense to split that into multiple archives (not repos), just to have a
> better overview over the backups.


I agree 2TB is nothing.  I hear people telling me to break it up into smaller repos and I’m wondering why.  If there is a problem with late repos…then frankly I don’t think it should be trusted with small repos.  

I’m impressed by Atiic….and now borg.  It does certain things wonderfully.  However, this lock file orphaning is a real design flaw that impacts backup automation.  The fact that people are warning against “large” repos is a problem.  The fact that I hear rumors about repo corruption being enough of a possibility to have the “check” command….is a problem…  I’m still going to run with it for a while and see how ti goes.  Its not the only form of backup I am using.  But I am impressed by it in some ways and I’d like to see where it goes.  it may no be ready for prime time yet as far as I can see.