From effab97d11de60d93c6af68a6c947c39d17be0e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: anarcat Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2015 09:06:20 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] clarify that simultaneous backups may be a problem --- docs/faq.rst | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/faq.rst b/docs/faq.rst index 0844ee327..cb077cc05 100644 --- a/docs/faq.rst +++ b/docs/faq.rst @@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ Can I backup from multiple servers into a single repository? the cache. This rebuild can be quite time consuming. So, yes it's possible. But it will be most efficient if a single - repository is only modified from one place. + repository is only modified from one place. Also keep in mind that + Attic will keep an exclusive lock on the repository while creating + or deleting archives, which may make *simultaneous* backups fail. Which file attributes are preserved? The following attributes are preserved: