Bzzzz wrote: > On Fri, 14 Jul 2017 18:22:54 -0400 > Bob Katz <bobk...@digido.com> wrote: > > > Oh boy.... I get it!!! I can't believe how stupid I was about that. > > Me too ;-p) > > > Well, doesn't this mean I have to establish a whole bunch of modules > > with a different path for each module, in order to back up everything > > EXCEPT the backup location? Maybe I should try a different method than > > rsyncd???? > > You can still use '/', but that means you'll have to exclude all > unwanted directories - I use BPC this way 'cos I really need the > whole system being backed up.
i confess i haven't been following this thread in all its gory detail, but i suspect that many folks do their backups onto a separately mounted disk. if you do that, then adding "--one-file-system" to the rsync args takes care of it: you can back up from '/', but only the root filesystem will be backed up. any other filesystems on that machine will also need to be backed up as separate shares, of course. paul =---------------------- paul fox, p...@foxharp.boston.ma.us (arlington, ma, where it's 59.2 degrees) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ 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/