I'm running BackupPC 3.2.1 on a CentOS 6.3 x86_64 machine, as installed
from the EPEL 6 repository. I'm using tar to back up the server, using:
$TarClientCmd ="/usr/bin/sudo /bin/tar -c -v -f - -C $shareName+ --totals"
to back up the server. The server is dual-boot, and I am trying to back
up some windows directories that have embedded spaces. All directories
without spaces back up correctly, but I haven't found a way to specify
directories with spaces that works. I have tried the following things:
1 Replace spaces with '?', e.g.
/win/c/Users/ehildum/TurboCAD?Professional?18/Drawings
Xfer_log shows error:
/bin/tar: ./win/c/Users/ehildum/TurboCAD\177Professional\17718/Drawings:
Cannot stat: No such file or directory
2. Just use spaces, e.g. /win/c/Users/ehildum/TurboCAD Professional
18/Drawings
Xfer_log shows error:
/bin/tar: ./win/c/Users/ehildum/Documents/TurboCAD\\ Professional\\
18/Drawings: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
3. Quote string, e.g. "/win/c/Users/ehildum/TurboCAD Professional
18/Drawings"
Xfer_log shows error:
/bin/tar: ./\\"/win/c/Users/ehildum/Documents/TurboCAD\\ Professional\\
18/Drawings: Cannot stat: No such file or directory
I have run the commands:
/usr/bin/sudo /bin/tar -c -v -f - -C / --totals
./win/c/Users/ehildum/Documents/TurboCAD\ Professional\ 18/Drawings
and
/usr/bin/sudo /bin/tar -c -v -f - -C / --totals
"./win/c/Users/ehildum/Documents/TurboCAD Professional 18/Drawings"
as the backuppc user, and both forms work. I just can't figure out how
to get to list the directories in $BackupFilesOnly to get the right
strings passed to tar.
Another strange thing is that in the Xfer_log, the listed tar command
for method 2 appears to have the correct form:
... ./win/c/Users/ehildum/Documents/TurboCAD\ Professional\ 18/Drawings ...
Any help appreciated.
Ted
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