[Bug 353838] New: yast2 backup does not check for sufficient space
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=353838 Summary: yast2 backup does not check for sufficient space Product: openSUSE 11.0 Version: unspecified Platform: x86 OS/Version: openSUSE 11.0 Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: YaST2 AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: casualprogrammer@yahoo.com QAContact: jsrain@novell.com Found By: Beta-Customer when using yast2 backup, the available space for backup is not checked before the backup starts. After having compiled all necessary data a messagebox is displayed, stating: "There may not be enough free space in directory xyz. Continue anyway ? Yes No" This message is obviously compulsory, as it appears whether a directory with 3GB ( /tmp) or a directory with 68GB (/media/WS6L-Extern2) is addressed. It is completely useless, as it is neither giving detailed information on available space, nor offering to switch to another directory. The only options are "continue" ( with the risk of not getting anywhere ) and "do not continue" ( with the certainity of getting nowhere ) Notebook: Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Si 1520 Graphics: Fujitsu Siemens Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Monitor: QUANTADISPLAY LCD Monitor 1280x800@60Hz Wireless: Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection Sound: 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller Desktop: gnome2-SuSE-10.3-138 YaST GUI: yast2-qt-2.16.14-2 OS: openSUSE 11.0 (i586) Alpha0 VERSION = 11.0 Kernel: 2.6.24-rc7-3-default rpm -qa | grep backup | sort dvdbackup-0.30-0.pm.0 yast2-backup-2.16.1-10 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=353838 User casualprogrammer@yahoo.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=353838#c1 --- Comment #1 from Casual J. Programmer <casualprogrammer@yahoo.com> 2008-01-15 02:21:24 MST --- Created an attachment (id=190531) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=190531) Screenshot of the situation -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=353838 User casualprogrammer@yahoo.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=353838#c2 --- Comment #2 from Casual J. Programmer <casualprogrammer@yahoo.com> 2008-01-15 02:26:30 MST --- Created an attachment (id=190532) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=190532) yast2logs -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=353838 Martin Mrazik <mmrazik@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AssignedTo|bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com |locilka@novell.com -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=353838 User locilka@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=353838#c3 Lukas Ocilka <locilka@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Severity|Normal |Enhancement Status|NEW |RESOLVED Resolution| |LATER --- Comment #3 from Lukas Ocilka <locilka@novell.com> 2008-01-16 05:25:58 MST --- YaST backup, of course, checks for available space (even the initial report contains this information). The information how much disk space is needed is known after searching for modified files (backup can't say there is not enough space before checking how much space is needed). The message actually says the truth: YaST Backup really doesn't know whether the space is sufficient or not. The backup may or may not fit (also depending on the compression level). That's why the user is warned and a decision is left on him/her. User can also decide not to continue and change the backup profile to use another directory. Switching to another directory (which could have more space) is a feature request, which currently means: Enhancement/LATER. I'm not closing this as "WONTFIX", LATER means "not now". -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=353838 User casualprogrammer@yahoo.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=353838#c4 Casual J. Programmer <casualprogrammer@yahoo.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|RESOLVED |REOPENED Resolution|LATER | --- Comment #4 from Casual J. Programmer <casualprogrammer@yahoo.com> 2008-01-16 06:18:50 MST --- Thank you for considering my suggestion as enhancement, yet there is one thing to add. I found out in the meantime, that due to bug 341035 hotplug devices often get mounted under their name with one or more understrokes added. ( i.e. /media/WS6L-Extern2_ ), therefore in the case from #0 the disk was correctly addressed but not available under that name. Not sure if yast backup could have detected that, as an entry for /media/WS6L-Extern2 still existed. After correcting that, the message regarding space issues did not appear. So I think the test should include not only available space, but availability of the destination as well. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=353838 User locilka@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=353838#c5 Lukas Ocilka <locilka@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|REOPENED |RESOLVED Resolution| |LATER --- Comment #5 from Lukas Ocilka <locilka@novell.com> 2008-01-17 04:36:15 MST --- YaST backup cannot easily detect that some disk has been mounted to a different directory and use it automatically. After fixing the mentioned bug 341035, backup will be working again. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=353838 User coolo@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=353838#c6 Stephan Kulow <coolo@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|RESOLVED |REOPENED Resolution|LATER | --- Comment #6 from Stephan Kulow <coolo@novell.com> 2008-06-25 03:10:56 MDT --- mass reopening of later+remind bugs of 11.0 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=353838 Lukas Ocilka <locilka@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Priority|P5 - None |P4 - Low -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=353838 Lukas Ocilka <locilka@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|REOPENED |ASSIGNED -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=353838 User locilka@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=353838#c7 Lukas Ocilka <locilka@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component|YaST2 |YaST2 Product|openSUSE 11.0 |openSUSE 11.2 Version|Alpha 2 |Alpha 0 --- Comment #7 from Lukas Ocilka <locilka@novell.com> 2008-12-10 07:54:14 MST --- ENOTIME -> 11.2 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=353838 User casualprogrammer@yahoo.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=353838#c1 --- Comment #1 from Casual J. Programmer <casualprogrammer@yahoo.com> 2008-01-15 02:21:24 MST --- Created an attachment (id=190531) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=190531) Screenshot of the situation -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=353838 User casualprogrammer@yahoo.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=353838#c2 --- Comment #2 from Casual J. Programmer <casualprogrammer@yahoo.com> 2008-01-15 02:26:30 MST --- Created an attachment (id=190532) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=190532) yast2logs -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=353838 Martin Mrazik <mmrazik@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AssignedTo|bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com |locilka@novell.com -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=353838 User locilka@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=353838#c3 Lukas Ocilka <locilka@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Severity|Normal |Enhancement Status|NEW |RESOLVED Resolution| |LATER --- Comment #3 from Lukas Ocilka <locilka@novell.com> 2008-01-16 05:25:58 MST --- YaST backup, of course, checks for available space (even the initial report contains this information). The information how much disk space is needed is known after searching for modified files (backup can't say there is not enough space before checking how much space is needed). The message actually says the truth: YaST Backup really doesn't know whether the space is sufficient or not. The backup may or may not fit (also depending on the compression level). That's why the user is warned and a decision is left on him/her. User can also decide not to continue and change the backup profile to use another directory. Switching to another directory (which could have more space) is a feature request, which currently means: Enhancement/LATER. I'm not closing this as "WONTFIX", LATER means "not now". -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=353838 User casualprogrammer@yahoo.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=353838#c4 Casual J. Programmer <casualprogrammer@yahoo.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|RESOLVED |REOPENED Resolution|LATER | --- Comment #4 from Casual J. Programmer <casualprogrammer@yahoo.com> 2008-01-16 06:18:50 MST --- Thank you for considering my suggestion as enhancement, yet there is one thing to add. I found out in the meantime, that due to bug 341035 hotplug devices often get mounted under their name with one or more understrokes added. ( i.e. /media/WS6L-Extern2_ ), therefore in the case from #0 the disk was correctly addressed but not available under that name. Not sure if yast backup could have detected that, as an entry for /media/WS6L-Extern2 still existed. After correcting that, the message regarding space issues did not appear. So I think the test should include not only available space, but availability of the destination as well. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=353838 User locilka@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=353838#c5 Lukas Ocilka <locilka@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|REOPENED |RESOLVED Resolution| |LATER --- Comment #5 from Lukas Ocilka <locilka@novell.com> 2008-01-17 04:36:15 MST --- YaST backup cannot easily detect that some disk has been mounted to a different directory and use it automatically. After fixing the mentioned bug 341035, backup will be working again. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
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