Re: BackupPC 4.1.0 testing needed - Any BackupPC users on the group?

[Richard Shaw]

On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 8:25 AM, Robert Nichols 
wrote:
> > How well are hard-linked files handled? If I restore /var/lib/yum/yumdb
>
> from the most recent backup, will the restored files be hard-linked the
> same way they were when the backup was made? Will that also be true if I
> restore a version that is _not_ the most recent backup?

Hard links were only used in v3 for deduplication, the restored file would
not be a hard link to my knowledge, however, that question may be better
asked on the backuppc user list.

Thanks,
Richard