Date: 9/2006
Affected NV Version: Snapserver - Gaurdian OS 2.4.19OS Version:
Plugin version: File System 3.2 (this it a GOS specific one)
Application version: n/a
Title: Snapserver: "Failed to get metadata "
Description: When backing up symbolic (soft) links -Get warning messages: "Failed to get metadata"
Symptoms:
Message in Binary log:
Warning 2006/08/03 15:41:38 107 Data Plugin SNAP406118 Failed to get metadata for /shares/SHARE0_SNAP/imap-4.7b/c-client/phile.h
Links - Backgound:
Soft (or synbolic) and hard links are UNIX constructs:
Soft Links:
Soft links are useful when you want a link to a whole directory, or a file or directory in another file system. With soft links, it is fairly straightforward to tell which is the master file. The linked file contains the pathname of the original file, hence it is called a symbolic link. The linked file is dependent on the original file, so if that is deleted, the linked file or directory will no longer work. When running an ls -l command in a directory which contains symbolic link files, you get a different output to usual.
lrw-rw-r-- 1 c9665225 general 14 Mar 25 12:15 essay -> /home/c9665225/work/essay1
The first character, which is usually a dash (for a normal file) or a d (for directory), is now a l, indicating it is a link file. The file size is only small, regardless of how big the actual original file is, as the link file only has to store the pathname of the original file. Finally, the name of the link file is followed by an arrow to the full pathname of the original file.
Hard Links:
When making a hard link of a file, the same file is given two different names. Once a link is created, it is indistinguishable from the original directory entry. However, these files must be in the same file system, meaning within the same 'branch' from the root directory. i.e. If the first file is underneath /u
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