Holger Parplies wrote: > Hi, > > Laurin d'Volts wrote on 2009-04-08 23:10:37 -0500 [[BackupPC-users] I don't > get how to do a local backup with tar]: >> I'm playing with the CGI, and I can't grasp the logic of backuppc. > > I won't comment on that. > >> What I want to do is tar only certain folders. >> >> xfermethod = tar >> TarShareName = / >> Backupfilesonly = /home/laurin/images >> >> For some odd reason, when I go back to "localhost Home" it wants to >> archive the entire root. I don't understand this. Am I not specifying to >> only select /home/laurin/images from the various files/folders that >> exist under root? > > No. Otherwise it would work. > > Let's have a lengthy discussion, trying unsuccessfully to pry details about > your configuration from you, so we can figure out where your typo is, so you > can figure out that the configuration files are somehow connected to the > matter. Then you'll google up something, break your system somehow, and > summarize that you've fixed it. Sounds like a good thing to spend my time on.
Actually I think this one is simple but I don't the exact details off the top of my head. Doesn't tar cd into the top share directory and see the paths relative to that (i.e. the leading / isn't visible there) But I don't recall if you want a ./ instead or just omit the /. -- Les Mikesell lesmikes...@gmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com _______________________________________________ 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/