Bug 160169 - Restoring backup file and propagating new config causes extra backup file to be created
Summary: Restoring backup file and propagating new config causes extra backup file to ...
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Status: CLOSED DEFERRED
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Cluster Suite
Classification: Retired
Component: redhat-config-cluster
Version: 4
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Jim Parsons
QA Contact: Cluster QE
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2005-06-12 15:25 UTC by Paul Kennedy
Modified: 2015-04-20 00:46 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2005-09-08 15:28:56 UTC
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Description Paul Kennedy 2005-06-12 15:25:21 UTC
Description of problem:

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Symptom
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Restoring a configuration file to an earlier version from a backup file
(/etc/cluster/cluster.conf.bak.1, /etc/cluster/cluster.conf.bak.2, or
/etc/cluster/cluster.conf.bak.3) causes an extra backup file to be created
because "Send to Cluster" includes saving file, and therefore backing up the file.

When you restore a file from a backup file, you need to do a "Save As" from the
backup file to /ect/cluster/cluster.conf. To propagate, you must click "Send to
Cluster", which automatically saves the configuration file. Therefore, when
restoring a file from a backup file you are forced to save the file twice,
thereby creating a backup file each time the file is saved. 

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Workaround
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None


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
system-config-cluster 1.0.12 

How reproducible:


Steps to Reproduce:
1.  Remove all backup files from /etc/cluster/.
2.  At the Cluster Configuration tab, make a change to the configuration.
3.  Propagate the change by clicking "Send to Cluster" (acknowledging the 
    resultant dialog boxes with "Yes" or "OK").
4.  Observe that one backup file, /etc/cluster/cluster.conf.bak.1, has been
    created.
5.  Open backup file /etc/cluster/cluster.conf.bak.1:
    File => Open => /etc/cluster.conf.bak.1 => OK
6.  Restore to earlier configuration by saving backup file to
    /etc/cluster.conf:
    File => Save As => /etc/cluster.conf => OK, acknowledging resultant
    dialog box
7.  Observe that two backup files exist now: /etc/cluster/cluster.conf.bak.1
    and /etc/cluster/cluster.conf.bak.2.
8.  Propagate the change by clicking "Send to Cluster" (acknowledging the 
    resultant dialog boxes with "Yes" or "OK").
9.  Observe that three backup files exist now: etc/cluster/cluster.conf.bak.1,
    /etc/cluster/cluster.conf.bak.2, and /etc/cluster/cluster.conf.bak.3.
  
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Comment 1 Jim Parsons 2005-09-08 15:28:56 UTC
This requires some careful planning to address this issue, so deferring until
next update


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