>> I had to create that directory because I got an error that the archive >> parameters file could not be created. The actual archive location is >> specified in the config file (which defaults to /tmp).
> Are you using a distribution-packaged install (.rpm or .deb)? I thought > the per-host parameters were stored under /etc/backuppc or /etc/BackupPC, > and the necessary directory should be created when you had the host though > the web interface. I am using the distribution-packaged install on Ubuntu Server 11.10, 3.2.1-1ubuntu1.1. >> I was just following the documentation so I'm using the >> BackupPC_archiveStart script. > It works that way, but only to the point of generating the tar image in the > location you specify and with the set of options it knows. If you use the > command line tool you can pipe through split/compress, etc. in your own > script and send the output wherever you want it. If you are going to use > cron to schedule something it is probably easier to handle it all within > the same script than letting backuppc's scheduler do part and then figure > out when it is done to do additional processing of the output files. Thanks for the suggestion. At the moment, using BackupPC_archiveStart with an ArchivePreUserCmd is getting the job done. If it gets any more complicated, I'll do as you suggest. Regards, Brad ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Try before you buy = See our experts in action! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-dev2 _______________________________________________ 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/
