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@@ -199,10 +199,10 @@ backups to avoid getting caught without a way to restore a database.
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databases that share the exact same name on different hosts.
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4. Because database hooks implicitly enable the `read_special` configuration
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setting to support dump and restore streaming, you'll need to ensure that any
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-special files are excluded from backups (named pipes, block devices, and
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-character devices) to prevent hanging. Try a command like `find / -type c,b,p`
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-to find such files. Common directories to exclude are `/dev` and `/run`, but
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-that may not be exhaustive.
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+special files are excluded from backups (named pipes, block devices,
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+character devices, and sockets) to prevent hanging. Try a command like
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+`find /your/source/path -type c,b,p,s` to find such files. Common directories
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+to exclude are `/dev` and `/run`, but that may not be exhaustive.
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### Manual restoration
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@@ -246,3 +246,8 @@ hooks:
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See Limitations above about `read_special`. You may need to exclude certain
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paths with named pipes, block devices, or character devices on which borgmatic
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is hanging.
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+Alternatively, if excluding special files is too onerous, you can create two
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+separate borgmatic configuration files—one for your source files and a
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+separate one for backing up databases. That way, the database `read_special`
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+option will not be active when backing up special files.
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