How log entries are created

Certain actions cause SnapVault to create a log entry type.The following table lists actions that cause SnapVault to create a log entry, the type of log entry created, and possibly a note about the action.

Action	Entry type	Note
The initial transfer of all files and directories.	Create File
The initial transfer of all files and directories.	Create Directory
The data in a file was modified.	Modify File	A Modify Attributes entry is not created if a Modify File entry was.
The attributes of a directory, such as permissions, were changed or any entries in the directory were added or deleted.	Modify Attributes (directory)
An access control list (ACL) for a file or directory was created, deleted, or changed.	Modify Attributes (any file or directory associated with the ACL)	Creation, deletion, or modification of ACLs are not explicitly logged.
A file or directory with only one link was renamed.	Rename From	Renaming creates two entries that appear together in the log.
A file or directory with only one link was renamed.	Rename To
A file was renamed.	Modify Attributes or Modify File in addition to Rename From and Rename To	A Modify Attributes entry is created if no data was modified. A Modify file entry is created if data was modified.
A directory was renamed.	Modify Attributes in addition to Rename From and Rename To.
A hard link was added to an existing file.	Create File
A hard link to a file was removed and the file still has one or more hard links.	Delete File
A hard link was added to a file, but no content was changed.	Modify Attributes for all links to the file except the new link.
A hard link was added to a file and content was changed.	Modify File for all links to the file except the new link
A hard link was deleted from a file, but no content was changed.	Modify Attributes for all links to the file except the deleted link.
A file with one or more hard links to it was created between the previous transfer and the current transfer.	Create File	No Modify File or Modify Attributes entry for the file.
A file and all its hard links were deleted between the previous transfer and the current transfer.	Delete File	No Modify File or Modify Attributes entry for any links.
A file with multiple hard links was renamed.	Create File	A file with hard links is renamed by adding one link to the file and deleting one link from the file.
	Delete File
	Modify Attributes or Modify File
Data or attributes of a file were modified.	Modify File or Modify Attributes, respectively	A Modify File or Modify Attributes entry is created for each link to the file except links that were added or deleted by the transfer.