.htaccess randomly does not get backed up

[cirint]

Hi,

I run 4 instances parallel of the below command in custom scripts (otherwise backups take too long)
/scripts/pkgacct --skipacctdb --userbackup ${LIST_OF_ITEMS[$j]} $BACKUP_DIR

and experience that with random accounts that public_html/.htaccess file is missing.

With those accounts I see messages during backup

[2021-07-27 03:53:18 +0100] WARN: Warning(s) encountered in tar during archiving:
[2021-07-27 03:53:18 +0100] b_find(): /var/backups/accounts/backup-7.27.2021_03-45-20_cgdent/htaccess/_home_cgdent_public_html_.htaccess: No such file or directory
[2021-07-27 03:53:18 +0100] b_find(): /var/backups/accounts/backup-7.27.2021_03-45-20_cgdent/htaccess/_home_cgdent_public_html_.htaccess: No such file or directory[2021-07-27 03:53:18 +0100] ERROR: The subprocess “Archive::Tar::Builder” reported error number 2 when it ended.: b_find(): /var/backups/accounts/backup-7.27.2021_03-45-20_cgdent/htaccess/_home_cgdent_public_html_.htaccess: No such file or directory
[2021-07-27 03:53:18 +0100] b_find(): /var/backups/accounts/backup-7.27.2021_03-45-20_cgdent/htaccess/_home_cgdent_public_html_.htaccess: No such file or directory at /usr/local/cpanel/Cpanel/IO/Tarball.pm line 323.
[2021-07-27 03:55:20 +0100] pkgacct started.

and there is no backup summary at the end but the next pkgacct session is starting.

Permission of file looks fine
-rw-r--r-- 1 cgdent cgdent 902 May 19 07:04 /home/cgdent/public_html/.htaccess

as well as the archive files.

I wonder why parallel running cause such problems and how it can be fixed?

Thanks

 

[cPRex]

Hey there! If you just run a normal pkgacct on the cgdent user outside of the custom script, does that include the .htaccess file?

 

[cirint]

Hi,

yes it does and also gives a nice summary at the end

[2021-07-28 07:35:04 +0100] Done
[2021-07-28 07:35:04 +0100] pkgacctfile is: /tmp/z/backup-7.28.2021_07-28-49_cgdent.tar.gz
[2021-07-28 07:35:07 +0100] md5sum is: a9f04eba5b06cd3dc5afadccbc1f3c47
[2021-07-28 07:35:07 +0100]
[2021-07-28 07:35:07 +0100] size is: 739838049
[2021-07-28 07:35:07 +0100]
[2021-07-28 07:35:07 +0100] homesize is: 2112425984
[2021-07-28 07:35:07 +0100]
[2021-07-28 07:35:07 +0100] homefiles is: 94732
[2021-07-28 07:35:07 +0100] pkgacct completed

 

[cPRex]

Thanks for that confirmation. I'm wondering if there is an issue with multiple instances of that running at once causing conflicts, but I can't say for sure what that may be. It might be best to try and strace the custom script to see if that gives you any useful details.