I’m wondering if I’m doing anything wrong. I’ve got some laptops which get daily snapshots, and according to the policy I’ve set they should be retained longer than they are:
This is in /etc/sanoid/sanoid.conf
[datapool/nas/backups/hosts]
use_template = host_backups
recursive = yes
process_children_only = yes
[template_host_backups]
frequently = 0
hourly = 0
daily = 30
monthly = 12
yearly = 5
autosnap = no
autoprune = yes
daily_warn = 2d
daily_crit = 3d
monthly_warn = 0
monthly_crit = 0
monitor = yes
Yet, when looking at the snapshots on the system using zfs list -H -o name -t snapshot
datapool/nas/backups/hosts@daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/hermes@autosnap_2025-03-02_13:40:01_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/hermes@autosnap_2025-03-03_20:40:01_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/hermes@autosnap_2025-03-04_20:20:01_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/hermes@autosnap_2025-03-05_20:00:01_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/hermes@autosnap_2025-03-06_20:20:01_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/hermes@autosnap_2025-03-07_20:00:01_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/hermes@autosnap_2025-03-08_15:40:01_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/hermes@autosnap_2025-03-09_12:20:01_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/hermes@autosnap_2025-03-10_21:00:01_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/hermes@autosnap_2025-03-11_20:40:01_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/hermes@autosnap_2025-03-14_19:20:01_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/hermes@autosnap_2025-03-15_08:40:01_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/hermes@autosnap_2025-03-16_14:40:01_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/hermes@autosnap_2025-03-17_10:20:02_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/hermes@autosnap_2025-03-22_14:20:01_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/hermes@autosnap_2025-03-23_13:20:01_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/hermes@autosnap_2025-03-24_21:20:01_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/hermes@autosnap_2025-03-25_16:40:01_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/hermes@autosnap_2025-03-26_20:40:01_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/hermes@autosnap_2025-03-27_20:00:01_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/hermes@autosnap_2025-03-28_19:20:02_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/hermes@autosnap_2025-03-29_15:20:01_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/hermes@autosnap_2025-03-30_14:00:01_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/hermes@autosnap_2025-03-31_21:20:01_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/hermes@autosnap_2025-04-01_19:40:01_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/hermes@autosnap_2025-04-02_19:00:01_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/hermes@autosnap_2025-04-03_20:00:01_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/hermes@autosnap_2025-04-04_21:00:01_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/hermes@autosnap_2025-04-05_13:40:01_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/hermes@autosnap_2025-04-06_13:00:01_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/hermes@daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/loki@autosnap_2025-03-03_20:41:47_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/loki@autosnap_2025-03-04_20:21:14_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/loki@autosnap_2025-03-05_19:40:05_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/loki@autosnap_2025-03-06_20:21:05_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/loki@autosnap_2025-03-07_17:40:04_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/loki@autosnap_2025-03-08_11:40:04_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/loki@autosnap_2025-03-09_12:21:02_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/loki@autosnap_2025-03-10_21:01:12_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/loki@autosnap_2025-03-11_20:41:01_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/loki@autosnap_2025-03-13_22:20:04_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/loki@autosnap_2025-03-14_08:00:04_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/loki@autosnap_2025-03-15_14:40:01_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/loki@autosnap_2025-03-16_15:00:01_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/loki@autosnap_2025-03-17_10:20:56_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/loki@autosnap_2025-03-22_12:20:04_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/loki@autosnap_2025-03-23_12:00:04_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/loki@autosnap_2025-03-24_07:40:04_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/loki@autosnap_2025-03-25_08:00:04_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/loki@autosnap_2025-03-26_07:40:04_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/loki@autosnap_2025-03-27_06:40:04_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/loki@autosnap_2025-03-28_16:20:05_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/loki@autosnap_2025-03-29_15:20:46_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/loki@autosnap_2025-03-30_10:40:04_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/loki@autosnap_2025-03-31_15:00:05_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/loki@autosnap_2025-04-01_16:20:05_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/loki@autosnap_2025-04-02_19:01:13_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/loki@autosnap_2025-04-03_18:40:04_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/loki@autosnap_2025-04-04_21:00:59_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/loki@autosnap_2025-04-05_13:40:56_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/loki@autosnap_2025-04-06_13:00:43_daily
datapool/nas/backups/hosts/loki@daily
Both hosts have been backed up for way longer than they are here - am I missing something?
(the backups are being sent offsite daily, so I have those there anyhow, but I’d like to have them locally too)