Re: sequence number mismatch

[Michael Stevens <mstevens@etla.org>]

On Thu, Jun 02, 2011 at 01:19:40PM -0700, Colin Percival wrote:
> On 06/02/11 13:09, Daniel Staal wrote:
> > One cache directory is assumed to be one box, one box is assumed to be one
> > key.
> 
> Sort of.  Really it's just that one cache directory is assumed to be used
> for each key.
> 
> I used the word "machine" in a bunch of places, but in hindsight I really
> should have used the word "backup set".
> 
> > You will need to run --fsck every time you switch keys, so that
> > tarsnap can sync your cache with it's state on the remote server.
> 
> This is a very effective way to waste time and bandwidth.  fsck is
> slow and not designed to be run on a regular basis.
> 
> > If you need to use different keys on the same box for some reason, at
> > least try different cache directories.  I think that works.
> 
> Yep, that's the way to do it.

Okay, so I created a separate cache directory, fscked it, and tried the
delete again... and it finally works!

Feature request: make the caches more droolproof!

Michael