[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > I have set up BackupPC on Kubuntu as a guest OS sitting on top of > Windows XP using vmWare Server. Thus, my full set up is: > - Windows XP Prof > - vmWare Server > - Kubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron (as a guest OS in vmWare) > - virtual disk on a USB 320G disk > - Current backup directory: /var/lib/backuppc > - New backup directory: /mnt/myusbdrive/backuppc > > I was able to do a test backup which went to the default set up of / > var/lib/backuppc/pc > > However, to have a proper set up I need to increase my disk space > for the backup. I created a virtual disk that is sitting on the USB > drive. > > I created the folders under "/mnt/myusbdrive/backuppc" : > - pc > - cpool > - pool > - log > > The permissions and ownership for each are: > - drwxr-xr-x for pc, cpool, & pool > - drwxr-x--- for the log directory > - drwxr-x--- for the pc/leo directory > > I stopped the backuppc process with "/etc/init.d/backuppc stop" > > I then did a su to be the user backuppc and then navigated my way to > "/mnt/myusbdrive/backuppc/pc" > > Once in the folder, I executed the command, "/usr/share/backuppc/bin/ > BackupPC_tarPCCopy /var/lib/backuppc/pc | xvPf -" > > Unfortunately, each time I have tried I receive the following error > (for each and every file): > tar: ./leo/5/fZleo/attrib: Cannot hard link to `../pool/7/1/a/ > 71a84edaf55c1badb085a7937fc09c15': No such file or directory > > BTW, having a look at the folder, I can see that it has made the > directories but no files. They have the "f" in front of each > directory name. > > I've looked around on the net, but either the answer is there and I > can't see it from the trees, or ... well it's not. > > I would appreciate any pointers on what I'm doing wrong.
If you use the packaged version of BackupPC please just use /var/lib/ backuppc for your backups. You can (bind) mount your backup space at that location. Alternatively create /var/lib/backuppc as a symlink to your backup storage. Also make sure that the filesystem you're using supports hardlinks. Nils Breunese. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
