[linux-lvm] snapshot file zombies

[Heinz J . Mauelshagen]

On Sat, Dec 07, 2002 at 01:50:49PM +0100, Jürgen Vollmer wrote:
> 
> Hi dear list,
> 
> I created a snapshot from my /home to do my usual backup with tar.
> Then I got 15 messages of the kind
> 
>   tar: lvm-snapshot/vollmer/Mail/inbox/,120:  can not stat, no permission
>       (or so it's translated from german to englich by me)
> 
> 
> doing a
>   find /lvm-snapshot/vollmer/Mail/inbox/ -name ",120"
> rsults in
>   /lvm-snapshot/vollmer/Mail/inbox/,120
> 
> so the file exists, but:
>   ls -l   /lvm-snapshot/vollmer/Mail/inbox/,120
> results in
>   ls: /lvm-snapshot/vollmer/Mail/inbox/,120: Permission denied
> 
> get some infos via find:
>   find /lvm-snapshot/vollmer/Mail/inbox/ -name ",120" -print "-A@"
> results in:
>   find: /lvm-snapshot/vollmer/Mail/inbox/,120: Permission denied
> 
> The "original file" ~vollmer/Mail/inbox/,120 is ok and readable.
> 
> Two weeks ago everything worked fine.
> 
> So what's wrong with it? Is my corrupted? (tar --compare seems to complain
> only at those files).

Can you find any nasty messages in your syslog related to the
access fault or _before_ you weren't able to access it?

> 
> I use SuSe 8.1, Logical Volume Manager 1.0.5(mp-v6)
> 
> With best regards
> 
> Jürgen
> 
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> 
> 



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