-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Bob Wooden wrote: > I am new to backuppc. I got my first rsync backuppc client to run but, > it takes a long time (5GB data, 15 hours and I stopped it.) > > I have excluded: > > '/proc', '/dev', '/tmp', '/mnt', '/media', '/sys', > '/lost+found', '/usr/src', '/var/lib', '/var/tmp', '/var/cache', > '/var/spool', '/var/run', '/var/lock', '/var/games' and '/home' > > > I have manually run: > > "sudo -u backuppc /usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_dump -v -f backupclient" > > > and I get confused as I am seeing /proc and /dev stuff in the verbose > output. Is backuppc backing up those directories? > > Any thoughts on why it is taking so long? > > Clearly your excludes are not working the way you haad expected. However, one way to solve this more easily is to simply add the - --one-file-system parameter to the rsync command (in backuppc config file).
The next step would be to provide enough information so someone can tell you what is wrong with your configuration. (ie, send a copy of your hostname.pl file). Regards, Adam -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAktmATwACgkQGyoxogrTyiXoUwCg0dhX7g4/aZDbljouu8+EWLt0 ww0An0z5rsREcrBVr41CgtEhaMY1gYTx =+X1y -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-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/
