Gandalf-
It looks like you're using the "rsyncd" method vs "rsync" is that correct?
I don't have experience using the 'rsyncd' method, so my ability to
continue troubleshooting ends here. The main thing that jumps out at me is
to check that rsyncd is actually running on your clients, and that you can
connect from the backuppc server using the command you found above.
I use the 'rsync' method, and the rest of my answer below is predicated on
that scheme:
I kicked off a backup and did a 'ps -elf | grep backuppc' to get these from
the BackupPC server:
1) the BackupPC_dump command
backuppc 9603 3682 0 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/perl
/usr/local/BackupPC/bin/BackupPC_dump -i isast201
2) the local rsync_bpc instanc:
backuppc 9606 9603 8 09:05 ? 00:00:03 /usr/local/bin/rsync_bpc
--bpc-top-dir /mnt/backups/BackupPC --bpc-host-name isast201
--bpc-share-name / --bpc-bkup-num 118 --bpc-bkup-comp 3 --bpc-bkup-prevnum
117 --bpc-bkup-prevcomp 3 --bpc-bkup-inode0 203221 --bpc-attrib-new
--bpc-log-level 1 -e /usr/bin/ssh -l root --rsync-path=/usr/bin/rsync
--super --recursive --protect-args --numeric-ids --perms --owner --group -D
--times --links --hard-links --delete --partial --log-format=log: %o %i %B
%8U,%8G %9l %f%L --stats --iconv=utf8,UTF-8 --timeout=72000 --exclude=stuff
isast201:/ /
3) the ssh command initiated by rsync_bpc to the client to initiate the
server: THIS IS THE IMPORTANT ONE to test next:
backuppc 9607 9606 1 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/ssh -l root
isast201 /usr/bin/rsync --server --sender -slHogDtpre.iLsf --iconv=UTF-8
4) The active portion of process 9606 above:
backuppc 9608 9606 0 09:05 ? 00:00:00 /usr/local/bin/rsync_bpc
--bpc-top-dir /mnt/backups/BackupPC --bpc-host-name isast201
--bpc-share-name / --bpc-bkup-num 118 --bpc-bkup-comp 3 --bpc-bkup-prevnum
117 --bpc-bkup-prevcomp 3 --bpc-bkup-inode0 203221 --bpc-attrib-new
--bpc-log-level 1 -e /usr/bin/ssh -l root --rsync-path=/usr/bin/rsync
--super --recursive --protect-args --numeric-ids --perms --owner --group -D
--times --links --hard-links --delete --partial --log-format=log: %o %i %B
%8U,%8G %9l %f%L --stats --iconv=utf8,UTF-8 --timeout=72000 --exclude=stuff
isast201:/ /
In my example, I have setup ssh keys to allow the BackupPC user to access
the clients.
On Tue, Sep 19, 2017 at 8:51 AM, Gandalf Corvotempesta <
gandalf.corvotempe...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I can't get rsync command from the client system, as "ps aux" doesn't
> show the command invocation by the server.
> BackupPC is running the following:
>
> /usr/bin/perl /usr/local/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_dump -i myhost
>
> spawing two identical processes:
>
> /usr/local/bin/rsync_bpc --bpc-top-dir /var/backups/backuppc
> --bpc-host-name myhost --bpc-share-name everything --bpc-bkup-num 1
> --bpc-bkup-comp 3 --bpc-bkup-prevnum -1 --bpc-bkup-prevcomp -1
> --bpc-bkup-inode0 7047290 --bpc-attrib-new --bpc-log-level 0 --super
> --recursive --protect-args --numeric-ids --perms --owner --group -D
> --times --links --hard-links --delete --delete-excluded --partial
> --log-format=log: %o %i %B %8U,%8G %9l %f%L --stats
> --block-size=131072 --inplace --timeout=72000
> --password-file=/var/backups/backuppc/pc/myhost/.rsyncdpw24363
> --exclude=var/backups/* --exclude=admin_backups/*
> --exclude=reseller_backups/* --exclude=user_backups/* --exclude=tmp/*
> --exclude=proc/* --exclude=sys/* --exclude=media/* --exclude=mnt/*
> --exclude=tmp/* --exclude=wp-content/cache/object/*
> --exclude=wp-content/cache/page_enhanced/*
> --exclude=wp-content/cache/db/*
> --exclude=usr/local/directadmin/data/tickets/* --exclude=var/cache/*
> --exclude=var/log/directadmin/* --exclude=var/log/lastlog
> --exclude=var/log/rsync* --exclude=var/log/bacula/*
> --exclude=var/log/ntpstats --exclude=var/lib/mlocate
> --exclude=var/lib/mysql/* --exclude=var/lib/apt/lists/*
> --exclude=var/cache/apt/archives/* --exclude=usr/local/php55/sockets/*
> --exclude=var/run/* --exclude=var/spool/exim/*
> backuppc@myhost::everything /
>
>
>
> standard rsync works.
> rsnapshot works too (i'm using rsnapshot to backup this host, as BPC
> freeze)
>
> 2017-09-19 16:42 GMT+02:00 Ray Frush <fr...@rams.colostate.edu>:
> > Gandalf-
> >
> > As a troubleshooting step, collect the actual running rsync commands from
> > the client system, and from the BackupPC server (found in the Xferlog).
> > Post them here to get a wider audience.
> >
> > Try running an rsync manually using the same parameters, and see if it
> > works. My guess is not, and there is a misconfiguration that will leap
> out
> > at you as you work through this.
> >
> > I had to do the same thing when I was doing an initial install.
> >
> > --
> > Ray Frush
> > Colorado State University.
> >
> > On Tue, Sep 19, 2017 at 2:52 AM, Gandalf Corvotempesta
> > <gandalf.corvotempe...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Still getting the same issue.
> >> Backup for a couple of host are impossible, bpc hangs (at different
> >> progresses) and doesn't continue anymore.
> >>
> >> No load on backup server and on source server. Simply, bpc doesn't
> >> transfer.
> >>
> >> 2017-09-18 15:38 GMT+02:00 Gandalf Corvotempesta
> >> <gandalf.corvotempe...@gmail.com>:
> >> > 2017-09-18 14:30 GMT+02:00 G.W. Haywood via BackupPC-users
> >> > <backuppc-users@lists.sourceforge.net>:
> >> >> When I first used version 4 I ran into a very similar issue, there
> >> >> were one or two bug-fixes which addressed it. You have not stated
> >> >> exactly what version you are using, but first make sure that all the
> >> >> BPC software is up to date.
> >> >
> >> > I'm using the latest version: 4.1.3
> >>
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