On Tuesday 29 June 2010 12:18:19 waverider wrote: > I created a symlink - hopefully correctly. The original install placed > backups in /var/lib/backuppc and I wanted to redirect them to > /media/data/backuppc. I created the symlink with ln -s /var/lib/backuppc > /media/data/backuppc which created a folder named backuppc in the > /media/data/ folder. Hopefully I got this the right way around.
That command is correct. > However, when I try to backup a host from the network it fails and the log > shows: > > Contents of file /var/lib/backuppc/pc/192.168.72.11/LOG.062010, modified > 2010-06-29 21:01:27 > > 2010-06-29 21:01:20 full backup started for directory / > 2010-06-29 21:01:22 Got fatal error during xfer (Unable to read 4 bytes) > 2010-06-29 21:01:27 Backup aborted (Unable to read 4 bytes) That usually means an SSH connect issue. SSH authentication, for instance. Verify that your keys are set up correctly on both sides, and test: su - backuppc ssh r...@clientserver If that works without prompting you, BackupPC should be able to rsync. Regards, Tyler -- "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." -- Lazarus Long, "Time Enough for Love", by Robert A. Heinlein ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first _______________________________________________ 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/
