On 3/3/2010 5:34 AM, Huw Wyn Jones wrote: > Hi folks, > > I've just got some time again to try and finally sort out the 'error -4' > messages which fill my log files :-( > > - I'm running BackupPC on CentOS 5.4 > > - Installation was done following Max' guide > (http://www.maxsworld.org/index.php/how-tos/backuppc-on-centos) > > - TopDir was set during installation. > > - pool and cpool directories are both owned by user backuppc (with drwxr > rights) > > > The weird thing I've found through experimentation is that the user backuppc > can't seem to create hard links. Root can - backuppc can't. I guess this > would account for the error -4 messages. Can anyone suggest why the backuppc > user can't create links even when it 'owns' all the directories in question?
You can't change TopDir in a packaged installation the way that guide implies you can. See the 'How to change the archive directory' link at http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/backuppc/index.php?title=Tips_and_Tricks -- Les Mikesell [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ 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/
