No problem. Carl's is better, however, as
i forgot the "-" which makes it a proper shell session and includes the right
$ENV.
:)
i wouldn't toppost but for some reason this crap
mailer isn't quoting correctly. snarl...
-----Original Message-----
From: Miles Thompson
Sent: 5/3/2007 3:40 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Cannot run BackupPC_dump from command line
Rob Munsch wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> *From: *Miles Thompson
> *Sent: *5/3/2007 3:31 PM
> *To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> *Subject: *[BackupPC-users] Cannot run BackupPC_dump from command line
>
>
> I have searched the archive, but had no success. I am unable to run
> BackupPC_dump from the command line, and have to do so to figure out why
> it is not backing up my Windows XP desktop. Here is what has been tried.
>
> A "su backuppc" does not work - the system prompts for a password and
> the Apache password set up on installation does not work.
>
> Become root, then become backuppc. root does not need a user's
> password to become that user. Therefore:
> su
> su backuppc
>
> That's the quick and dirty way.
Rob,
Thank you - that did the trick!!
Miles
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express
Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take
control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now.
http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/
_______________________________________________
BackupPC-users mailing list
[email protected]
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users
http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
From: Miles Thompson
Sent: 5/3/2007 3:40 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Cannot run BackupPC_dump from command line
Rob Munsch wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> *From: *Miles Thompson
> *Sent: *5/3/2007 3:31 PM
> *To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> *Subject: *[BackupPC-users] Cannot run BackupPC_dump from command line
>
>
> I have searched the archive, but had no success. I am unable to run
> BackupPC_dump from the command line, and have to do so to figure out why
> it is not backing up my Windows XP desktop. Here is what has been tried.
>
> A "su backuppc" does not work - the system prompts for a password and
> the Apache password set up on installation does not work.
>
> Become root, then become backuppc. root does not need a user's
> password to become that user. Therefore:
> su
> su backuppc
>
> That's the quick and dirty way.
Rob,
Thank you - that did the trick!!
Miles
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express
Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take
control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now.
http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/
_______________________________________________
BackupPC-users mailing list
[email protected]
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users
http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/
_______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
