Ubuntu server guide archive rotation script
Bug #1010805 reported by
Paul Worrall
This bug affects 4 people
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Server Guide |
Fix Released
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Undecided
|
Doug Smythies | ||
Bug Description
The script provided under "Rotating NFS Archives" fails on the 8th and 9th days of each month with the error:
((: 08: value too great for base (error token is "08")
I'm no expert so please check this, but I think the reason is because $(date +%d) returns "08" or "09" and when the following arithmetic comparisons are executed bash tries to convert the string to a number but the leading zero signifies octal and 08 and 09 are not valid octal numbers.
The solution is to use $(date +%-d) the "-" tells date not to pad with zeroes.
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| michael freiermuth (0-mf) wrote | #1 |
| tags: | added: script serverguide |
| Changed in ubuntu-docs (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| no longer affects: | ubuntu-docs (Ubuntu) |
| Changed in serverguide: | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
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| Graham C (chckens) wrote | #2 |
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| Doug Smythies (dsmythies) wrote | #3 |
| Changed in serverguide: | |
| status: | Confirmed → In Progress |
| assignee: | nobody → Doug Smythies (dsmythies) |
| status: | In Progress → Fix Committed |
| Changed in serverguide: | |
| status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
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I can confirm that it works with $(date +%-d)
Using it with debian squeeze