Previous Versions - Wrong Times [Solved]

Troubleshooting
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Hey guys, I have created a new share and set up a new snapshot task in the task scheduler as well as enabling the shadow copies, everything is working fine no worries a part from the incorrect times of the previous versions on the samba share.

Here is the snapshots on RockStor with the correct times.

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This is the incorrect times on the previous versions

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I made sure my ntp server is set correctly as it shows the right times in the snapshots on RockStor webui. I have tried to restart the smb service, rebooting RockStor but no luck. It seems am missing something but I can’t figure it out.

Thanks Folks

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Hi @Mahmoud87,
that’s a really strange behaviour (previously had some tests on shadow copies without problems).

Are Rockstor server and your client on same time zone?? ( looking to your snapshots it seems ok )

Maybe we can move from local time snapshots/shadow copies to utc timings (there’s an open issue on it)

Anyone else having some problem??

Flyer

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Hey @Flyer, yes mate they are on the same time zone, am not really sure how to change the time zone since I don’t have an option to change it after the installation!!!

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One minute test:

storage -> samba -> edit your shadow copies share and add this on custom configuration box:

shadow:localtime = yes

While enabling shadow copies current snapshot format is well defined with shadow:format, so win machines should understand it except for local time / utc-gtm time

Let us know if this solves it :slight_smile:

Flyer

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Cheers mate for the super quick replay :smiley: , will test it and will let you know thanks again.

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Seriously mate you awesome all fixed now times are correct

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Was there any reason for the time to go wonky like that?? If there is no answer its cool am glad it was simple and it worked :smiley:

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Hi @Mahmoud87 thanks for your testing!, going to open asap a pull request on github closing issue by fkurth!! :slight_smile: (this test confirms we can just add samba local time flag and avoid rewriting snapshots code for utc :wink: )

Flyer

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Terrific mate and hopefully will get fixed in the next builds. Thanks again @Flyer :+1: