> The LBackup website is a wiki and content is a community effort. I misunderstood, I will add content once I figure this issue out
> Is there any reason in particular you are opting to use TrueCrypt for the > backup I chose to use TrueCrypt because it is cross-platform; I can mount the drive under other operating systems (if necessary) and have access to the files, whereas I was unsure if this was possible with hdiutils. > Finally, I would recommend against using spaces in the paths for your > backups. LBackup will work fine with spaces in the path names. However, do > not place a space in the name of the backup directory destination. Noted; I have re-named the volume. > If you are still having problems please provide the a compressed copy of your > configuration directory and the output from the following command : > vsdbutil -c "/Volumes/Athens Backup" I think the problem is hinging around TrueCrypt and the way that vsdbutil is handling the decrypted disk image. The command returns: $ sudo /usr/sbin/vsdbutil -c "/Volumes/Athens_Backup/" No entry found for '/Volumes/Athens_Backup/'. It appears that no on-disk ownership database is being created by the vsdbutil. Any ideas? Otherwise I am tempted to make a quick backup ignoring permissions until I get the issue resolved, as I'm in a backup-less limbo right now. Thanks, Matt On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 8:26 PM, henri <shus...@connect.homeunix.com> wrote: >> I'm trying to get my lbackup set up functionally, but have hit some >> road blocks and find the documentation to be less than helpful. Its >> too bad there is no wiki or forum on the lbackup.org website? > > The LBackup website is a wiki and content is a community effort. > > For further details please refer to the following link : > http://www.lbackup.org/about#about_this_documentation > > If you are interested in improving the content of the LBackup site then > please visit : > http://www.lbackup.org/contribute > > >> I am setting up lbackup on OS X 10.6 soley because I want a fully >> encrypted snapshot backup of my system: > > If you want to have a solid bootable back I would suggest that you shut your > system down and then use a tools such as Carbon Copy Cloner to make a backup > to an encrypted disk image. Further details are available from : > http://www.lbackup.org/full_system_backup > > >> Time-machine will only make backups when logged out if the home folder is >> encrypted. > Yes with the current TimeMachine this is the case. > > The recommended approach when using LBackup to backup your FileVault enabled > home directory while you are logged into the system is to perform a file > level backup of the mounted encrypted file-system. > > There are other approaches which LBackup will accommodate. However, provided > you are logged into the system, this approach is reliable and as such is > recommended. > > >> I have formatted a 750gb external hard drive with TrueCrypt > > Is there any reason in particular you are opting to use TrueCrypt for the > backup. It will work. However, there are bundled scripts which support the > use of hdiutil. If you decide to use TrueCrypt and put together a set of > scripts for mounting and un-mounting the encrypted file system then please > consider releasing them to the LBackup project. > > >> The documentation on lbackup.org only has a simplistic configuration listed, >> and so I am not sure if the default function of lbackup is to call rsync for >> snapshots... Does > > A more comprehensive LBackup configuration example is available once you > install LBackup. Have a look at the "example_backup_config" configuration > directory on your system : "/lbackup/example_backup_config/" > > >> I made a test configuration file, however on execution I get this error: >> >> WARNING! : Permissions are disabled on backup destination volume. >> It is recommended that permissions on the destination >> volume are enabled. >> Failure to enable permissions will most likely result in >> the hard link system failing. >> Permissions may be enabled by issuing the following command as >> root : >> /usr/sbin/vsdbutil -a /Volumes/Athens Backup > > Because your volume name has a space in the name you will need to run the > following command : /usr/sbin/vsdbutil -a "/Volumes/Athens Backup" > > Ensure you are running the command as root on the system. > > The following URL has information regarding the setup of permission on OS X > volumes for Mac OS X systems : http://www.lbackup.org/permissions > > I would suggest that you run the following command to check that permissions > have been enabled for your encrypted backup volume : vsdbutil -c > "/Volumes/Athens Backup" > > >> Is it OK to modify the config file to suppress this error? > I would suggest that you do not modify the configuration to suppress this > error. Doing so will mean that hard linking the backup snapshots together > will fail. > > >> Since lbackup.org recommends using truecrypt as a way to encrypt backups. > Yes, TureCyrpt works well with LBackup. However, keep in mind that there are > bundled support scripts for use with hdiutil. > > Finally, I would recommend against using spaces in the paths for your > backups. LBackup will work fine with spaces in the path names. However, do > not place a space in the name of the backup directory destination. > > If you are still having problems please provide the a compressed copy of your > configuration directory and the output from the following command : > vsdbutil -c "/Volumes/Athens Backup" > > Once you have this working, please consider generating some specific > documentation relating to LBackup and TrueCrypt integration or submitting a > screen cast on setting up LBackup and TrueCrypt integration. > > If you have further questions then let me know. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > This email is protected by LBackup, an open source backup solution. > http://www.lbackup.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://www.lbackup.org > lbackup-discussion mailing list > lbackup-discussion@lists.connect.homeunix.com > http://lists.connect.homeunix.com/listinfo/lbackup-discussion > _______________________________________________ http://www.lbackup.org lbackup-discussion mailing list lbackup-discussion@lists.connect.homeunix.com http://lists.connect.homeunix.com/listinfo/lbackup-discussion
