> Good evening, > > I'm trying to backup a windows server (2003/2008) machine. > Thing is, everytime I have to do a backup I must stop some services > before. > I know that while using rsyncd backupPC has an option which is named > 'DumpPreUserCmd' and which allows to run a script before doing the backup > but I don't understand how to use it in order to solve my problem. > If I understood right, the script that will be run is set on the backup > machine not on the one you want to back up. > > How could I make the script run on my windows machine? Where d I have to > save the script?
The scripts run on the backup server, so you'll need a way to remotely execute Windows programs from the backup server. The venerable winexe is up to the task; the alternative to shutting down services is to use shadow copies. There's a solution for that here: http://www.michaelstowe.com/backuppc/ It could stand to be better documented, but it's solid. There's an alternative solution using ssh on the wiki, IIRC. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. SALE $99.99 this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122412 _______________________________________________ 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/
