I had to use the user www-data as the backup user , because there is a
problem for me to use sperl on all my debian systems for some reason....
Now if i add www-data to sudoers( which my apache runs as) does this
introduce a security issue?
Thanks...
Rob Morin
Dido InterNet Inc.
Montreal, Canada
Http://www.dido.ca
514-990-4444
daniel berteaud wrote:
> Hello, I worked on the integration of backuppc to SME server
> distribution. I use it to save several host including the localhost.
> For the localhost, I use this per pc config:
>
> ##### start of the per pc config #####
>
> $Conf{TarShareName} = ['/'];
>
> $Conf{BackupFilesExclude}=['/proc','/sys','/dev','/tmp','/home/e-smith/files/ibays/backup'];
>
> $Conf{XferMethod} = 'tar';
>
> $Conf{TarClientCmd} = '/usr/bin/sudo'
> . ' $tarPath -c -v -f - -C $shareName'
> . ' --totals';
>
> $Conf{TarFullArgs} = '$fileList';
>
> $Conf{CompressLevel} = 3;
>
> $Conf{TarIncrArgs} = '--newer=$incrDate $fileList';
>
> $Conf{TarClientRestoreCmd} = '/usr/bin/sudo'
> . ' $tarPath -x -p --numeric-owner --same-owner'
> . ' -v -f - -C $shareName+';
>
> ##### end of the per pc config #####
>
> For this to work, you need to allow the backuppc user to run tar with
> sudo. I use this line in /etc/sudoers:
>
> backuppc ALL=(root) NOPASSWD:/bin/tar
>
> I hope this can help.
>
>
> On Tue, 01 Aug 2006 08:33:19 -0400
> Rob Morin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>> Hello all , i am new to this list....
>>
>> I was looking around the archives for a method of backing up the
>> localhost. I could not find anything for a newbie.... i did come
>> across a small email about using a conf file named localhost.pl that
>> was suppose to be in the package, however i did not see it in my
>> tarball...
>>
>> Can some one suggest hat i should do or point me to some docs...
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Have a great day!
>>
>> Rob Morin
>> Dido InterNet Inc.
>> Montreal, Canada
>> Http://www.dido.ca
>> 514-990-4444
>>
>>
>>
>> Matt wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I am using the rsyncd transfer method and would like to have each
>>> new backup be base to the most recent incremental, thus completely
>>> avoiding full backup
>>> after the first initial backup.
>>>
>>> Is this now possible with version 3.0.0 beta? Maybe
>>> $Conf{IncrLevels} can be
>>> use to this end but I don't see how.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> ... Matt
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