When I abort a backup using ctrl-c I get a stale lockfile on the sftp-Server
Current (1.0) behavior:
bart ~ # obnam backup --root=/etc
Enter passphrase for key '/home/mschiff/.ssh/id_dsa':
00h00m03s 1286 files; 0 B (0 B/s) /etc/runit/runsvdir/all/getty-tty2 ^C Killed by signal 2.
(here I had hit ctrl-c)
bart ~ # obnam backup --root=/etc
Enter passphrase for key '/home/mschiff/.ssh/id_dsa':
ERROR: Lock timeout
bart ~ #
Yeah. Obnam does not always clean up the lock files when it crashes. For some crashes it's not even possible. You can use the "obnam force-lock" command to remove the lock files, if you're sure they are not from another client using the same repository. --liw
mschiff: You consider pressing ctrl-c to abort a backup a "crash" ?
It's a user-induced crash, yes. It's one of the situations where Obnam could clean up, and it probably should. I believe there is a bug open about that already. --liw