Write a script that automates tar so the person executing the script always uses the desired options (cvp) and backup destination

[f33dm3bits]

Oops I forgot a word.

cat /etc/fedora-release

 

[f33dm3bits]

And can you share the output of the following.

umount /home/tabish/.gvfs
ls -la /home/tabish | grep gvfs

 

[harun2k]

Oop I forgot a word.

cat /etc/fedora-release

[root@localhost tabish]# cat /etc/fedora-release
Fedora release 14 (Laughlin)

 

[harun2k]

And can you share the output of the following.

umount /home/tabish/.gvfs
ls -la /home/tabish | grep gvfs

 

[f33dm3bits]

Now try running this again and share the output.

tar -cpzf /var/backup/3-Wed-20211103-fullbackup.tar.gz /home

 

[f33dm3bits]

Can you also share the output of the following running it as root.

find /home | grep gvfs

 

[harun2k]

Now try running this again and share the output.

tar -cpzf /var/backup/3-Wed-20211103-fullbackup.tar.gz /home

[root@localhost tabish]# tar -cpzf /var/backup/3-Wed-20211103-fullbackup.tar.gz /home
tar: Removing leading / from member names
[root@localhost tabish]#

 

[harun2k]

Can you also share the output of the following running it as root.

find /home | grep gvfs

[root@localhost tabish]# find /home | grep gvfs
/home/linda/.gvfs
/home/tabish/.local/share/gvfs-metadata
/home/tabish/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/computer:
/home/tabish/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/home-eb232174.log
/home/tabish/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/computer:-a6940406.log /home/tabish/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/home
/home/tabish/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root-fddd6ee6.log
/home/tabish/.local/share/gvfs-metadata/root
/home/tabish/--exclude=.gvfs
/home/tabish/.gvfs /home/lisa/.gvfs

 

[f33dm3bits]

Okay I know what the problem is now, you are running a very outdated version of Federo(14) so it doesn't suprise me that tar excludes don't seem to work as expected and that the environment variable to disable gvfsd didn't do as expected. You should seriously reinstall that system with the most recent version of Fedora(35). One question, why are you running on such an outdated version? For now this should make your script work to exclude the gvfs in case it shows again with the gvfs permission problem.

#!/bin/bash

datapath="/home"
backuppath="/var/backup"
filename="$backuppath/$(date +%u-%a-%Y%m%d)-fullbackup.tar.gz"

if [ ! -d "$backuppath" ] ; then
mkdir "$backuppath"
fi

echo "Creating tar of location $datapath to $backuppath"
find $datapath | grep -v gvfs.* | xargs tar -cpzf $filename

if [ $? -eq 0 ]
then
   echo "Backup Finish"
else
   echo "Backup Failed"
fi

 

[harun2k]

Okay I know what the problem is now, you are running a very outdated version of Federo(14) so it doesn't suprise me that tar excludes don't seem to work as expected and that the environment variable to disable gvfsd didn't do as expected. You should seriously reinstall that system with the most recent version of Fedora(35). One question, why are you running on such an outdated version? For now this should make your script work to exclude the gvfs in case it shows again with the gvfs permission problem.

#!/bin/bash

datapath="/home"
backuppath="/var/backup"
filename="$backuppath/$(date +%u-%a-%Y%m%d)-fullbackup.tar.gz"

if [ ! -d "$backuppath" ] ; then
mkdir "$backuppath"
fi

echo "Creating tar of location $datapath to $backuppath"
find $datapath | grep -v gvfs.* | xargs tar -cpzf $filename

if [ $? -eq 0 ]
then
   echo "Backup Finish"
else
   echo "Backup Failed"
fi

Same error

 

[f33dm3bits]

Can you change it to this.

#!/bin/bash

datapath="/home"
backuppath="/var/backup"
filename="$backuppath/$(date +%u-%a-%Y%m%d)-fullbackup.tar.gz"

if [ ! -d "$backuppath" ] ; then
mkdir "$backuppath"
fi

echo "Creating tar of location $datapath to $backuppath"
find $datapath | grep -v gvfs.* | xargs tar -cpzf $filename

if [ $? -eq 0 ]
then
echo "Backup Finish"
else
echo "Backup Failed"
fi

 

[harun2k]

Can you change it to this.

#!/bin/bash

datapath="/home"
backuppath="/var/backup"
filename="$backuppath/$(date +%u-%a-%Y%m%d)-fullbackup.tar.gz"

if [ ! -d "$backuppath" ] ; then
mkdir "$backuppath"
fi

echo "Creating tar of location $datapath to $backuppath"
find $datapath | grep -v gvfs.* | xargs tar -cpzf $filename

if [ $? -eq 0 ]
then
echo "Backup Finish"
else
echo "Backup Failed"
fi

I cant see any changes here

 

[f33dm3bits]

I cant see any changes here

I edited my last post which you didn't see because it was such a small change.
Change this:

find $datapath | grep -v gvfs.* | xargs tar -cvpzf $filename

To this.

find $datapath | grep -v gvfs.* | xargs tar -cpzf $filename

Then run the script again and share the output.

 

[harun2k]

Can you change it to this.

#!/bin/bash

datapath="/home"
backuppath="/var/backup"
filename="$backuppath/$(date +%u-%a-%Y%m%d)-fullbackup.tar.gz"

if [ ! -d "$backuppath" ] ; then
mkdir "$backuppath"
fi

echo "Creating tar of location $datapath to $backuppath"
find $datapath | grep -v gvfs.* | xargs tar -cpzf $filename

if [ $? -eq 0 ]
then
echo "Backup Finish"
else
echo "Backup Failed"
fi

 

[harun2k]

I edited my last post which you didn't see because it was such a small change.
Change this:

find $datapath | grep -v gvfs.* | xargs tar -cvpzf $filename

To this.

find $datapath | grep -v gvfs.* | xargs tar -cpzf $filename

Then run the script again and share the output.

 

[f33dm3bits]

Share the output of the following.

ls -l /home/tabish/local/share/Trash/info /home/tabish/local/share/Trash/files /home/tabish/Desktop

 

[harun2k]

Share the output of the following.

 

[f33dm3bits]

I made a type in the last reply I made, can you run it again but like this.

ls -l /home/tabish/.local/share/Trash/info /home/tabish/.local/share/Trash/files /home/tabish/Desktop

 

[harun2k]

I made a type in the last reply I made, can you run it again but like this.

 

[f33dm3bits]

You are missing a period in .local

ls -l /home/tabish/.local/share/Trash/info /home/tabish/.local/share/Trash/files /home/tabish/Desktop