[Konsole-devel] [Bug 129538] New: Total System Crash on Backup

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           Summary: Total System Crash on Backup
           Product: konsole
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Fedora RPMs
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: crash
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: konsole-devel kde org
        ReportedBy: appsdev warp nfld net


Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.5.3)
Installed from:    Fedora RPMs

Good Day . . .

This bug report is in general terms since it deals with my system security.

I have created a bash script that uses rsync to copy /home/???/* to a separate physical drive(s) in my box. I start the script as root because I also backup/copy /etc, /root & /boot . My screensaver is a slide show with a one second interval. My desktop is a slide show with a one minute interval. Both access the same directory, /home/???/scrapbook/ss_bkgd/* that has about 1,000 images. I run this backup daily.

The backup freeezes the computer about one in three times. A power down / power up is the only remedy. It is completely frozen. The system freeze occurs at different locations within the /home/??? directory backup to the new location. The /root, /boot & /etc directories are unaffected.

This has been happening for a very, very long time through many of KDE's previous versions. I have tried mirdir, cp, mirrordir to bypass the problem. I have divided the backup between root and user but the problem persists in the user directory. I can finally say that the problem is within the system and maybe(?) the screensaver/desktop slide show activates the crash. It may be a conflict where the user is trying to activate/access the slide show/screensaver while the root is trying to access/copy something.