Commit 55f85f9d authored by owsla's avatar owsla

FAQ update


git-svn-id: http://svn.savannah.nongnu.org/svn/rdiff-backup@945 2b77aa54-bcbc-44c9-a7ec-4f6cf2b41109
parent ba6f1c51
...@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ experience one of these common errors:</p> ...@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ experience one of these common errors:</p>
<li>rdiff-backup fails to run, printing an exception about "<code>assert not upper_a.lstat()</code>" failing. <li>rdiff-backup fails to run, printing an exception about "<code>assert not upper_a.lstat()</code>" failing.
This can be resolved by unmounting the share, running the following command as root:<br> This can be resolved by unmounting the share, running the following command as root:<br>
<code>$ echo 0 &gt; /proc/fs/cifs/LookupCacheEnabled</code><br> <code>$ echo 0 &gt; /proc/fs/cifs/LookupCacheEnabled</code><br>
and then remounting the CIFS share.<br><br> and then remounting the CIFS share.<br><br></li>
<li>If filenames in the mirror directory have some characters transformed <li>If filenames in the mirror directory have some characters transformed
to a '?' instead of remaining the expected Unicode character, you will to a '?' instead of remaining the expected Unicode character, you will
need to adjust the <code>iocharset=</code> mount option. This happens need to adjust the <code>iocharset=</code> mount option. This happens
...@@ -134,7 +134,10 @@ experience one of these common errors:</p> ...@@ -134,7 +134,10 @@ experience one of these common errors:</p>
reserved Windows character, try using the <code>mapchars</code> option to reserved Windows character, try using the <code>mapchars</code> option to
the CIFS mount. At least one user has reported success when using this the CIFS mount. At least one user has reported success when using this
option while mounting a NAS system via CIFS. See the mount.cifs man page option while mounting a NAS system via CIFS. See the mount.cifs man page
for more information.</li> for more information.<br><br></li>
<li>Other CIFS mount options which may be helpful include <code>nocase</code>
and <code>directio</code>. A user with a DroboShare reported that
<code>-o mapchars,nocase,directio</code> worked for that NAS appliance.</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p>If you're still having trouble backing up to a CIFS or smbfs mount, try searching the <p>If you're still having trouble backing up to a CIFS or smbfs mount, try searching the
<a href="http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/rdiff-backup-users/">mailing-list archives</a> and then sending <a href="http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/rdiff-backup-users/">mailing-list archives</a> and then sending
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