System-wide problem with backup files

System-wide problem with backup files

[Nancy McDermott]

We use emacs 21.2.1 on Tru64 and Linux servers. Recently (and we don't know 
exactly when),
the backup files have not been updating properly. It only saves the 
original backup file, but no
other changes when the file is edited subsequently. We haven't upgraded 
emacs for over a year
so we haven't changed emacs itself recently. Does anyone have any idea what 
could be causing this?
Your help would be very much appreciated as the problem is affecting a lot 
of our users. Thanks.

Nancy McDermott, Director
Social Science Computing Cooperative
University of Wisconsin - Madison
1180 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI  53706
(608) 262-3206
mcdermot@ssc.wisc.edu 

Re: System-wide problem with backup files

[Nancy McDermott]

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Yesterday I reported that emacs on our system was not saving the backup files
correctly. (It was only saving the original backup file, but nothing ever 
got written
there again after later edits.) Well, today, the problem has mysteriously 
disappeared!
What could have been going on? We are totally stumped and want to figure this
out so it doesn't happen again. Any ideas would be most appreciated. Thanks.

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>Subject: System-wide problem with backup files
>
>We use emacs 21.2.1 on Tru64 and Linux servers. Recently (and we don't 
>know exactly when),
>the backup files have not been updating properly. It only saves the 
>original backup file, but no
>other changes when the file is edited subsequently. We haven't upgraded 
>emacs for over a year
>so we haven't changed emacs itself recently. Does anyone have any idea 
>what could be causing this?
>Your help would be very much appreciated as the problem is affecting a lot 
>of our users. Thanks.
>
>Nancy McDermott, Director
>Social Science Computing Cooperative
>University of Wisconsin - Madison
>1180 Observatory Drive
>Madison, WI  53706
>(608) 262-3206
>mcdermot@ssc.wisc.edu
>
>
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Nancy 

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RE: System-wide problem with backup files

[Bingham, Jay]

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Nancy Wrote:

 

> It only saves the original backup file, but no other changes when the
file is edited subsequently.

 

I have noticed that when I open a file for editing the file is copied to
the backup file, as long as I keep editing the file no matter how many
time I save it the backup file does not change.  If I save the file and
close it, then re-open it a new backup file is created.  Could this be
what happened on your system?

 

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