[Box Backup] Compare stopping on locked files (win32)

Ben Summers boxbackup@fluffy.co.uk
Tue, 20 Jun 2006 15:11:41 +0100


On 19 Jun 2006, at 21:17, Pascal Lalonde wrote:

> On win32, when using bbackupquery, a compare command fails for a  
> given location when it encounters a locked file, which is so common  
> in Windows, especially on multiuser systems.
>
> I never get to see a complete compare.
>
> The error in the logs is:
> Failed to open file L:\\path\to\file: error 32
> Backup object failed, error when reading L:\\path\to\file
> Error code when uploading was (1/2), Common OSFileOpenError (Can't  
> open a file -- attempted to load a non-existant config file or bad  
> file referenced within?)
>
> Error 32 means a sharing violation:
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/debug/base/ 
> system_error_codes__0-499_.asp?frame=true
>
>
> Shouldn't it continue the compare when it encounters a locked file?

It probably should. This is just the system showing it's POSIX heritage.

File a bug!  :-)

Ben