-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Jeffrey J. Kosowsky wrote: > What is so hard about just doing it right by setting up a dedicated > server? > > And if you can't afford a server now, at least follow the absolutely > trivial suggestion recommended by Les to start/stop BackupPC when you > mount/unmount the external drive. That approach seems infinitely > easier and more reliable than your Rube Goldberg-esque combination of > cron jobs. This sounds like a more sensible idea, and I forgot to mention it when it first came up. Basically, there are hooks to run scripts when you plugin a usb device (I used to use this to start pppd on my gsm modem when I plugged it in). You could use this hook to mount your drive, and start backuppc. Create another small shell script with a link on your desktop to stop backuppc, umount the drive, and provide some message to say it has been done successfully.
That should give you mostly what you want. You do of course still need to recognise that the backuppc nightly script needs to run from time to rime to properly expire old backups and the pool files. If you mostly leave the computer on and the external drive attached, but sometimes need to remove the drive and/or switch off the computer, then this will work quite well. If not, then go ahead and look for another tool that will do what you want. Regards, Adam -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkoYxUEACgkQGyoxogrTyiXpzQCfbgQV4oTHJf6Xg8jXVG9UBm1T L1wAn0DyBXfOqHtfWaPnTkUSXxl2dsp7 =bfWs -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Register Now for Creativity and Technology (CaT), June 3rd, NYC. CaT is a gathering of tech-side developers & brand creativity professionals. Meet the minds behind Google Creative Lab, Visual Complexity, Processing, & iPhoneDevCamp asthey present alongside digital heavyweights like Barbarian Group, R/GA, & Big Spaceship. http://www.creativitycat.com _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list [email protected] List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
