Thanks for the suggestion. I made a share "cdrive" and adjusted the config
appropriately, however the same error still occurs.
I would prefer samba because it requires no special configuration or
software installation on the clients, which is a nice plus.
I may end up looking at SFU though...
On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 4:22 PM, Jon Craig <cannedspam.c...@gmail.com>wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 2:32 PM, Jason Holubiw <exar...@exarkun.com>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > $Conf{BackupFilesOnly} = {
> >
> > 'e$' => [
> >
> > '/pictures'
> >
> > ],
> >
>
> I dont use smbclient myself, so this is just a WAG. Have you tried
> creating actual "shares" instead of using the builtin drive share (ie
> 'drive_c' instead of 'c$'). The only funky thing I can think of that
> might be happening is the $ in the share name is causing some strange
> interpolation when the config runs. Just a thought.
>
> Otherwise, you may want to look at switching over to rsync. I see
> your backing up outlook files and I not sure if smbclient handles open
> files. Search the archive and you'll find a reference to a recipe
> using rsync and shadow file services which will allow open files to be
> backed up in a crash consistent state (they were still open when the
> backup starts, but at least they aren't changing as your backing up).
>
>
>
> --
> Jonathan Craig
>
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