[Info-vax] how to ignore (some?) errors during backup ?

[Henry Crun]

On 02/05/11 19:28, Pierre wrote:
> hi,
>
> I sometime have this error during a backup
>
> %BACKUP-E-OPENIN, error opening $1$DGA1:[]FILE.EXT;1 as input
> -SYSTEM-W-NOSUCHFILE, no such file
>
> for what I know, the quoted file is either being moved from a
> directory to another by a detached process or being deleted by the
> same detached process once used, while backup is trying to copy it.
>
> the problem is that this error seems to stop the backup :(
> is there a way to ignore such errors ?
>
> the backup command is :
> $ BACKUP $1$DGA1: /IMAGE $1$DGA2:[BACKUP]DGA1.BCK/SAV /IGNORE=(INTER)
>
> VMS is 8.3
>
> TIA,
> Pierre.
As a matter of principle: Try to backup only when your system is in a quiescent 
state. /IGNORE=INTERLOCK only means that error messages about "File is open by 
another user" will not show up. It does *not* guarantee that you will be able to 
restore a file consistent internally, or consistent with other files.

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