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The empty-pre-post cleanup algorithm, which is used for deleting pre-post pairs of file system snapshots with empty diffs, does not work in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. To work around this problem, remove empty pre-post snapshot couples manually by using the "delete" command.
Description of problem: cleanup algorithm Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): snapper-0.1.7-6.el7.* How reproducible: have following lines in /etc/snapper/configs/<config_name> file: # cleanup empty pre-post-pairs EMPTY_PRE_POST_CLEANUP="yes" # limits for empty pre-post-pair cleanup EMPTY_PRE_POST_MIN_AGE="10" (or other low enough value in secs) Steps to Reproduce: 1. create empty pre-post snapshot couples: snapper -c <config_name> create -c empty-pre-post --command "echo idling" 2. wait for $EMPTY_PRE_POST_MIN_AGE secs 3. snapper -c <config_name> cleanup empty-pre-post Actual results: [root@localhost ~]# snapper -c testsuite cleanup empty-pre-post Config is in use. Expected results: Empty pre post snapshots are removed.
upstream fix: https://github.com/openSUSE/snapper/pull/58
Since the problem described in this bug report should be resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated files, follow the link below. If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report. https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2015-0569.html