You can always reinstall from source. If you don't want to do that, a
symlink is not a horrible alternative.
If you want to change it for real, the places that mention the datadir are:
1. config.pl:
$Conf{TopDir} = '/var/lib/backuppc';
2. (backuppc install dir)/lib/BackupPC/Lib.pm:
$topDir = '/var/lib/backuppc' if ( $topDir eq "" );
3. lots of places under the doc directory, but this shouldn't affect the
actual operation.
The most important place to change it is in config.pl.
Don't forget to move/copy your existing data, preserving permissions, and
restart the daemon.
Cheers, Stephen
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On Mon, 21 May 2007, scartomail wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am using debian/lenny and backuppc 3.
> Having bought extra harddisk space I would like to move the topdir
> from /var/lib/backuppc to /home/backuppc_data.
>
> I have been googling on this matter but it seems that it is not adviced to
> do this
> unless you use simlinks.
>
> Is this true?
> And if yes what symlinks should I make?
> Just one for the /var/lib/backuppc directory and copy everything in there to
> the
> new location on /home/backuppc_data.
>
> ps. This is a new installation and there are no old backups
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Rgds Edo
>
>
>
>
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