[SOLVED] Error during compression - socket ignored

[snake_eyes]

Hello,

What does mean this error, I got it each time I run the following command:

sudo tar -zcvf /opt/backup/01/backup.tar.gz -C /opt/backup/tmp zimbra >> /opt/backup/01/zimbra.backup.log

tar: zimbra/data/postfix/spool/public/cleanup: socket ignored
tar: zimbra/data/postfix/spool/public/flush: socket ignored
tar: zimbra/data/postfix/spool/public/showq: socket ignored
tar: zimbra/data/postfix/spool/private/ifmail: socket ignored
tar: zimbra/data/postfix/spool/private/error: socket ignored
tar: zimbra/data/postfix/spool/private/uucp: socket ignored
tar: zimbra/data/postfix/spool/private/proxymap: socket ignored
tar: zimbra/data/postfix/spool/private/trace: socket ignored
tar: zimbra/data/postfix/spool/private/maildrop: socket ignored
tar: zimbra/data/postfix/spool/private/verify: socket ignored
tar: zimbra/data/postfix/spool/private/smtp-amavis: socket ignored
tar: zimbra/data/postfix/spool/private/bsmtp: socket ignored
tar: zimbra/data/postfix/spool/private/discard: socket ignored
tar: zimbra/data/postfix/spool/private/cyrus: socket ignored
tar: zimbra/data/postfix/spool/private/bounce: socket ignored
tar: zimbra/data/postfix/spool/private/defer: socket ignored
tar: zimbra/data/postfix/spool/private/tlsmgr: socket ignored
tar: zimbra/data/postfix/spool/private/smtp: socket ignored
tar: zimbra/data/postfix/spool/private/relay: socket ignored
tar: zimbra/data/postfix/spool/private/rewrite: socket ignored
tar: zimbra/data/postfix/spool/private/lmtp: socket ignored
tar: zimbra/data/postfix/spool/private/anvil: socket ignored
tar: zimbra/data/postfix/spool/private/local: socket ignored
tar: zimbra/data/postfix/spool/private/virtual: socket ignored
tar: zimbra/data/postfix/spool/private/scache: socket ignored
tar: zimbra/data/postfix/spool/private/old-cyrus: socket ignored

Cheers,

[uxbod]

Sockets are zero level files that are used by daemon processes to communicate with each other. They are created and destroyed as necessary when the daemons start and stop. They can safely be ignored.

[snake_eyes]

okay, thank you uxbod for your info

[hanuman.mumbai1947]

Hi uxbod,

You Mean these files can be ignored ?
(backup not required of these file)

Hanuman

INDIA

[phoenix]

Originally Posted by hanuman.mumbai1947

You Mean these files can be ignored ?

That's what was stated earlier:

Originally Posted by uxbod

Sockets are zero level files that are used by daemon processes to communicate with each other. They are created and destroyed as necessary when the daemons start and stop. They can safely be ignored.

[hanuman.mumbai1947]

Tnaks .. I got it...

Hanuman

INDIA