[OpenIndiana-discuss] Where are my auto snapshots?

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> Jeppe Toustrup <openindiana at tenzer.dk> writes:
>
>> On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 23:41, Harry Putnam <reader at newsguy.com> wrote:
>>> A new install of 151a as virtual guest on win7 OS (with Vbox)
>>>
>>> I've enabled time-slider in the gui
>>>
>>> All sevices appear to be running:
>>>
>>> Â # svcs -a |grep 'time-slider\|auto-snap'
>>>
>>>  disabled       Oct_29  
>>> svc:/application/time-slider/plugin:zfs-send
>>>  disabled       Oct_29   svc:/application/time-slider/plugin:rsync
>>>  online         Oct_29   svc:/application/time-slider:default
>>>  online         13:29:51
>>> svc:/system/filesystem/zfs/auto-snapshot:daily
>>>  online         13:30:51
>>> svc:/system/filesystem/zfs/auto-snapshot:frequent
>>>  online         13:31:00
>>> svc:/system/filesystem/zfs/auto-snapshot:hourly
>>>  online         13:31:10
>>> svc:/system/filesystem/zfs/auto-snapshot:monthly
>>>  online         13:31:15
>>> svc:/system/filesystem/zfs/auto-snapshot:weekly
>>>
>>> But still no snapshots:
>>
>> Please see the release notes, the known issues part:
>> http://wiki.openindiana.org/oi/oi_151a+Release+Notes
>
> Yes, of course but it is also a known issue that many here (or maybe
> its more like `some' here) have auto-snapshots working with no
> problem.  Maybe someone can tell why it is not for me.
>
> And further isn't that a rather basic thing to not have working?
>

On a new installation, it worked for me. You may view some screenshots of
the snapshots as viewed from Nautilus at
http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2011/10/15/openindiana-151a-desktop-review/

Keep in mind that this is beta, so these issues are expected.


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