You are right holger,
backuppc is reading the config.pl file and not the individual file I created
for that device when using rsync. I will go through the config.pl file once
more.
Thanks for your help.
Lex
On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 12:11 AM, Holger Parplies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Alex Dehaini wrote on 2008-09-02 15:58:29 +0000 [[BackupPC-users] backup
> specific directory on linux]:
> > hi Guys,
> >
> > I am trying to backup /backups directory using rsync but when I start the
> > backup, backuppc is backing up the entire / directory of the remote
> maine.
> > this is my config
> >
> > $Conf{XferMethod} = 'rsync';
> > $Conf{RsyncClientPath} = '/usr/bin/rsync';
> > $Conf{RsyncClientCmd} = '$sshPath -q -x -l root $hostIP $rsyncPath
> > $argList+';
> > $Conf{RsyncClientRestoreCmd} = '$sshPath -q -x -l root $hostIP $rsyncPath
> > $argList+';
> > $Conf{RsyncShareName} = '/backups';
> >
> > Am I doing something wrong?
>
> yes, otherwise it would work.
> The default value for $Conf{RsyncShareName} is '/', so I'd guess "your
> config"
> is not being used. I notice you're using $hostIP and not $host. You've
> presumably got a reason for that, and that reason is probably related to
> your
> problem. As far as "your config" is concerned, it looks reasonable to me. I
> would expect it to work.
>
> You should also check the XferLOG for the command actually executed (and,
> of
> course, tell us more about your configuration).
>
> Regards,
> Holger
>
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