I had the same issue, I really think the top backuppc directory should be a configurable option. I solved the problem using a symbolic link. Moved the data using tar (I've done this on a couple systems, and tar seems to be the fastest at handling all the hard links), then being paranoid I renamed the original directory for the moment rather than removing it, then created a symbolic link pointing to the new location. And just for my own sanity changed the ownership of that link to match the target directory,
So to move the directory from /var/lib/backuppc to /raidmaps/v1 the commands were: cd /var/lib tar cf - backuppc | tar xf - -C /raidmaps/v1 mv backuppc backuppc.old ln -s /raidmaps/v1/backuppc/ backuppc chown --reference=/raidmaps/v1/backuppc backuppc I had to run this as root as /var/lib and /raidmaps/v1 were not writeable by the backuppc user. The new directory worked perfectly, so after a couple days I removed the /var/lib/backuppc.old directory. Karl McMurdo ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
