I had problems making rsyncd work on XP pro. I ended up giving up and
using Samba rather than rsyncd. After I got past the authentication
problem with rsyncd the backup would eventually not finish for some
reason that I could never track down. Samba did not work well until I
added a list of files to exclude which looks like this:
$Conf{BackupFilesExclude} = [
'*/Cookies/*',
'/BACKUP/*',
'/backuppc/*',
'/Documents and Settings/*/Application Data/Adobe/*',
'/Documents and Settings/*/Application Data/Identities/*',
'/Documents and Settings/*/Application Data/Macromedia/*',
'/Documents and Settings/*/Application Data/Microsoft/*',
'/Documents and Settings/*/Application Data/Real/*',
'/Documents and Settings/*/Application Data/Talkback/*',
'/Documents and Settings/*/Local Settings/History/*',
'/Documents and Settings/*/Local Settings/Temp/*',
'/Documents and Settings/*/Local Settings/Temporary Internet Files/*',
'/Documents and Settings/*/NetHood/*',
'/Documents and Settings/*/NetHood/*',
'/Documents and Settings/*/PrintHood/*',
'/Documents and Settings/*/PrintHood/*',
'/Documents and Settings/*/Recent/*',
'/Documents and Settings/*/Recent/*',
'/Documents and Settings/*/Templates/*',
'/Documents and Settings/*/UserData/*',
'/Documents and Settings/admin/*',
'/Documents and Settings/Administrator/*',
'/Documents and Settings/Administrator/*',
'/Documents and Settings/All Users/*',
'/Documents and Settings/All Users/*',
'/Documents and Settings/Default User/*',
'/Documents and Settings/Default User/*',
'/Documents and Settings/DELL/*',
'/Documents and Settings/LDAP/.',
'/Documents and Settings/LocalService/*',
'/Documents and Settings/LocalService/*',
'/Documents and Settings/NetworkService/*',
'/Documents and Settings/NetworkService/*',
'/I386/*',
'/Multimedia Files/*',
'/My Downloads/*',
'/My Music/*',
'/ocs-ng/*',
'/Program Files/*/*',
'/QUARANTINE/*',
'/QUARANTINE/*',
'/RECYCLER/*',
'/System Volume Information/*',
'/Temp/*',
'/temp/*',
'/tmp/*',
'/TMP/*',
'/WINDOWS/*',
'/WINNT/*',
'/WUTemp/*',
'*/openv/var/vnetd/*',
'*.sys',
'*/.bash_history',
'*/*.dll',
'*/*.DLL',
'*/*.sys',
'*/*.TMP',
'*/*.tmp',
'*/~*',
'*/$*$',
'*/4gl/Database/*.bin',
'*/4gl/Database/*.bin',
'*/4gl/Database/CardCnf.dat',
'*/Cache/*',
'*/DataStore/*.edb',
'*/dllcache/*',
'*/FOXUSER.DBF',
'*/FOXUSER.FPT',
'*/History.IE*/*',
'*/ntuser.dat*',
'*/NTUSER.DAT*',
'*/parent.lock',
'*/Recent/*.lnk',
'*/ServicePackFiles/*',
'*/System Volume Information/*',
'*/Temporary Internet Files/*',
'*/Thumbs.db',
'*/UsrClass.dat.LOG',
'*/UsrClass.dat',
'*/*.exe',
'*/*.EXE',
'*/*.*_'
];
After I added the file exclusion list it has been working faithfully
every day. Every time I look at a nd browse backups I get a really warm
fuzzy that I have this info getting backed up.
One other thing I changed is the number of full backups to keep. I set
this up to look like this:
$Conf{FullKeepCnt} = [4, 4, 4, 2, 1, 1];
Make sure to read this part and see if you like how it is handling how many backups to keep. I *think* that it defaults to keeping one backup.
Hope this helps,
Eric
Aaron Throckmorton wrote:
I have a BackupPC installation running on Ubuntu Server 6.06 LTS. The
server is working fine, but I can't get a Windows XP Home computer to
successfully backup. I installed the rsyncd service (downloaded from
the backuppc project page on sourceforge). When I attempt a backup I
get the following error message:
"auth failed on module docs"
I switched it to the cDrive module, but I get the same error.
I have double and triple checked the host config file on the backuppc
server to ensure the user name and password (RsyncdUsername and
RsyncdPasswd) match what I have in the rsyncd.secrets file.
I've been googling and searching the list archives but haven't found my
answer.
Here is the rsyncd.conf file:
#
# A sample rsyncd.conf file usable with BackupPC. This file does not
# completely document all of the settings for rsyncd.conf - see the
# man page that comes with the rsync ditribution for a comprehensive
# overview off all available settings.
#
#
# Allow rsync to change the root directory to the module location
# upon connection of a client. This is disabled for Win32 as we do
# not provide a full Cygwin environment.
#
# Warning: with a setting of "false", absolute symlinks will be
# stripped of their leading "/". See "use chroot" in the rsyncd.conf
# man page. This is relevant for machines that support symlinks
# (WinXX machines do not).
#
use chroot = false
#
# Limit the simultaneous rsync connections to 4. Changing
# this to '1' should be sufficient for BackupPC.
#
max connections = 1
#
# Uncomment this line and change the path if
# you would like to log rsync messages.
#
log file = c:/rsyncd/rsyncd.log
#
# The location of the rsync process ID file
#
pid file = c:/rsyncd/rsyncd.pid
#
# The locations of the rsync lock file
#
lock file = c:/rsyncd/rsyncd.lock
#
# This is where we define the rsyncd modules. Add as many directories or
# files are you wish. To backup this module using BackupPC, set
# $Conf{RsyncShareName} to "docs" in this client's config.pl.
#
[docs]
#
# Exact DOS style path to the file or directory to be rsync
accessible
#
path = c:/Documents and Settings
#
# A short description of the module. This is what is printed when
# using rsync to "browse" the server for what modules are available.
#
comment = Documents and Settings
#
# Does rsyncd ensure that the secrets file is read only by the
# user running the process? If this is false then no check is
# performed (useful for Win32 systems). However, you can change
# this to "true" and make the secrets file READ ONLY by the user
# running the rysncd process. If running from the command line
# or upon login, this should be the user who is logged in. If
# running as a Win32 service, then the SYSTEM account should be
# the only account that can read the secrets file.
#
strict modes = false
#
# What user(s) have access to this module. The user(s) must be
# defined in the secrets file. A comma or space separated list.
#
# Example:
# auth users = backup, root, larry
# auth users = backup root larry
#
auth users = backuppc backup
#
# The location of the secrets file. Permissions must be READ ONLY
# for the account running the rsyncd process unless
# strict modes = false is set above.
#
secrets file = c:/rsyncd/rsyncd.secrets
#
# What hosts are allowed access to this module? By default, all
# hosts are allowed access. If you wish to further strengthen
# the security of your setup, uncomment and replace with the IP
# address your BackupPC server. This is a flexible setting and
# can be one of:
#
# a dotted decimal IP address: 172.16.0.17
# a address/mask in the form a.b.c.d/n: 172.16.0.0/24
# an address/mask in the form ipaddr/maskaddr:
172.16.0.0/255.255.255.0
# a hostname: backupserver
# a hostname pattern using wildcards: backup*
#
# hosts allow = 172.16.0.17
#
# Only allow clients to READ from the server. This prevents uploads
# from remote machines. If you wish to allow uploads, change this
too
# "true".
#
# WARNING: Setting this to true means that BackupPC restores via
# rsyncd will fail. You most likely want to set this to "false".
#
read
#
# Don't list this module if a client asks (provides another modest
# layer of security since an attacker also has to guess the module
# name - you could make it obscure if you want - but remember the
# module name is sent in plain text so it can be sniffed).
#
list = false
#
# Example of how to share the entire C: drive. For BackupPC "cDrive"
# is the share name (ie: the value of $Conf{RsyncShareName}).
#
[cDrive]
path = c:
comment = Entire Drive
auth users = backuppc
secrets file = c:/rsyncd/rsyncd.secrets
# hosts allow = 172.16.0.17
strict modes = false
read
list = false
here is the contents of the secrets file (username and password changed
to protect the guilty):
backuppc:password
(with carriage-return)
Here is the host config file on the server:
$Conf{XferMethod} = 'rsyncd';
$Conf{RsyncdUsername} = 'backuppc';
$Conf{RsyncdPasswd} = 'password';
$Conf{RsyncShareName} = ['cDrive'];
Thanks in advance for any help.
Aaron
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