Re: [BackupPC-users] Wrong user: my userid is 0, instead of 105 (backuppc)
Hello, shacky wrote: I'm installing BackupPC 3.1.0 on a SuSE 10.0 system. After I installed it I copied the init.d/suse-backuppc script from the BackupPC sources directory to /etc/init.d/backuppc and I chmodded it to 755. Now if I start it with /etc/init.d/backuppc start I get this error: server:/usr/local/src/BackupPC-3.1.0/init.d # /etc/init.d/backuppc start Starting backuppc: /usr/local/backuppc/bin/BackupPC: Wrong user: my userid is 0, instead of 105 (backuppc) Please su backuppc first BackupPC::Lib-new failed startproc: exit status of parent of /usr/local/backuppc/bin/BackupPC: 2 Why this happens? I checked the init.d script and the parameters seems to be correct. The command that starts BackupPC in the start) stanza of the init.d script is startproc -f -p $LOGDIR/BackupPC.pid -u $USER $BINDIR/$DAEMON -d, which should be correct. If I try to manually execute the command startproc -f -p /var/log/BackupPC/BackupPC.pid -u backuppc /usr/local/backuppc/bin/BackupPC -d (please note the -u backuppc parameter to start BackupPC as backuppc user) I get the same error, so I don't think the problem is the init.d script. do you have a correct Apache2 configuration with the perl module (/etc/sys config/apache = APACHE_MODULES ) ? regards, Kai - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ 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/
Re: [BackupPC-users] Wrong user: my userid is 0, instead of 105 (backuppc)
dan wrote: did you create the user backuppc? if so, does backuppc have a home directory and does it have a default shell of /bin/bash? http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/faq/BackupPC.html#item_backuppc_user says: For security purposes you might choose to configure the BackupPC user with the shell set to /bin/false. Since you might need to run some BackupPC programs as the BackupPC user for testing purposes, you can use the -s option to su to explicitly run a shell, eg: su -s /bin/bash __BACKUPPCUSER__ Nils Breunese. - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ 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/
Re: [BackupPC-users] Wrong user: my userid is 0, instead of 105 (backuppc)
On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 08:53:27PM -0600, dan wrote: just for fun, try to suid backuppc the init script. SUID doesn't work for shell scripts for security reasons (I don't remember the exact reason, though). Tino. -- „What we resist, persists.” (Zen saying) www.craniosacralzentrum.de www.forteego.de - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ 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/
Re: [BackupPC-users] Wrong user: my userid is 0, instead of 105 (backuppc)
On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 12:22:44AM +0200, shacky wrote: Everything in bin/ is owned by user backuppc and has rights -r-xr-xr-x. Yes, I have the same permissions. The strange thing is that I get the same error even if I try to run BackupPC directly as backuppc user: server:/usr/local/backuppc/bin # su - backuppc [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~ /usr/local/backuppc/bin/BackupPC -d /usr/local/backuppc/bin/BackupPC: Wrong user: my userid is 0, instead of 105 (backuppc) Please su backuppc first BackupPC::Lib-new failed I don't understand why. What's that suidperl you talked about? Why did you ask me for it? What is the first line of your bin/BackupPC? Bye, Tino. -- „What we resist, persists.” (Zen saying) www.craniosacralzentrum.de www.forteego.de - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ 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/
Re: [BackupPC-users] Wrong user: my userid is 0, instead of 105 (backuppc)
try su backuppc -c id what is your output? server:/ # su backuppc -c id uid=105(backuppc) gid=105(backuppc) gruppi=16(dialout),33(video),105(backuppc) did you create the user backuppc? if so, does backuppc have a home directory and does it have a default shell of /bin/bash? Yes: server:/ # grep backuppc /etc/passwd backuppc:x:105:105:BackupPC,,,:/var/lib/backuppc:/bin/sh what is the output of su backuppc -c /usr/local/backuppc/bin /BackupPC -d The same output: server:/ # su backuppc -c /usr/local/backuppc/bin/BackupPC -d /usr/local/backuppc/bin/BackupPC: Wrong user: my userid is 0, instead of 105 (backuppc) Please su backuppc first BackupPC::Lib-new failed - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ 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/
Re: [BackupPC-users] Wrong user: my userid is 0, instead of 105 (backuppc)
do you have a correct Apache2 configuration with the perl module (/etc/sys config/apache = APACHE_MODULES ) ? It can't be these, as my problem happens with the start of the BackupPC daemon, and not in the Apache configuration... - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ 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/
Re: [BackupPC-users] Wrong user: my userid is 0, instead of 105 (backuppc)
What's that suidperl you talked about? Why did you ask me for it? What is the first line of your bin/BackupPC? Sorry, I was wrong. The first line of my bin/BackupPC is #!/usr/bin/perl - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ 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/
Re: [BackupPC-users] Wrong user: my userid is 0, instead of 105 (backuppc)
On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 12:10:27PM +0200, shacky wrote: What's that suidperl you talked about? Why did you ask me for it? What is the first line of your bin/BackupPC? Sorry, I was wrong. The first line of my bin/BackupPC is #!/usr/bin/perl Is that suid? Try the following perl program, run it as user backuppc: #!/usr/bin/perl # system (id); HTH, Tino. -- „What we resist, persists.” (Zen saying) www.craniosacralzentrum.de www.forteego.de - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ 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/
Re: [BackupPC-users] Wrong user: my userid is 0, instead of 105 (backuppc)
On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 12:22:05PM +0200, Tino Schwarze wrote: On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 12:10:27PM +0200, shacky wrote: What's that suidperl you talked about? Why did you ask me for it? What is the first line of your bin/BackupPC? Sorry, I was wrong. The first line of my bin/BackupPC is #!/usr/bin/perl Maybe /usr/bin/perl is suid? Try the following perl program, run it as user backuppc: #!/usr/bin/perl # system (id); # also add this: print my effective uid: , $; print my real uid: , $; Tino. -- „What we resist, persists.” (Zen saying) www.craniosacralzentrum.de www.forteego.de - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ 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/
Re: [BackupPC-users] Wrong user: my userid is 0, instead of 105 (backuppc)
Maybe /usr/bin/perl is suid?
Yes!
Perl is suid:
server:/usr/local/bin # ls -l /usr/bin/perl
-rwsr-xr-x 3 root root 1334016 2007-11-08 18:49 /usr/bin/perl
How permissions I have to set to /usr/bin/perl?
On another server I have it setted to 755, is it right?
Try the following perl program, run it as user backuppc:
server:/usr/local/bin # su -c test.pl backuppc
Insecure $ENV{PATH} while running setuid at /usr/local/bin/test.pl line 3.
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Re: [BackupPC-users] Wrong user: my userid is 0, instead of 105 (backuppc)
shacky wrote: Maybe /usr/bin/perl is suid? Yes! Perl is suid: server:/usr/local/bin # ls -l /usr/bin/perl -rwsr-xr-x 3 root root 1334016 2007-11-08 18:49 /usr/bin/perl How permissions I have to set to /usr/bin/perl? On another server I have it setted to 755, is it right? I don't run SuSE, but on my CentOS machines /usr/bin/perl is 0755. What does 'rpm --verify perl' say? (No output is good.) Nils. - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ 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/
[BackupPC-users] List of serverMesg commands
Craig Barratt wrote: Sean writes: Is there a backuppc command line reference anywhere? I would like to write a script to disable backups on a host until the next wakeup. No, sorry it isn't documented. You should just look at the code to figure out the commands. Is anyone working on this? There can't be that many... Maybe I'll find time one day... -- Mike Yates CMBCS (ISSG) IT Support Engineer Hawkgrove Ltd - Software Systems Design 2, The Business Courtyard, Marl Pits Lane, Trudoxhill, Frome, Somerset, BA11 5DL, UK +44 (0)1373 837900 fax: +44 (0)8700 518155 Registered in England: 2756481 VAT Reg: UK 601 1137 11 Registered Office: NSO Associates LLP, 75 Springfield Road, Chelmsford, Essex CM2 6JB All e-mail is subject to contract and is not intended to create a legally binding agreement. Hawkgrove Ltd will only be bound by an agreement in writing signed by an authorized signatory. All outgoing email is scanned by Kerio, using McAffee Antivirus. - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ 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/
Re: [BackupPC-users] Wrong user: my userid is 0, instead of 105 (backuppc)
Thank you very much to everybody! I solved all my problems... :-) - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ 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/
[BackupPC-users] BackupPC data on a Samba share
Anyone is using BackupPC with the data directory (var/lib/backuppc) on a remote Samba share? I'm trying to do this but I have a lot of problems (like some timeout errors of smbclient in /var/log/messages). I wish to know if this configuration should work or if it is normal it to make me some problems. The fact is that I need to have the BackupPC data on a network storage server (NAS), a Lacie network hard disk which accept Samba, HTTP or FTP. Thank you very much for your help! Bye. - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ 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/
Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC data on a Samba share
On 04/22 04:43 , shacky wrote: Anyone is using BackupPC with the data directory (var/lib/backuppc) on a remote Samba share? Don't do it. - If you're using SMB or CIFS I don't think it will support the hardlinks that BackupPC requires for data pooling. - It's going to be slow. Just buy a big cheap local disk. -- Carl Soderstrom Systems Administrator Real-Time Enterprises www.real-time.com - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ 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/
Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC data on a Samba share
- If you're using SMB or CIFS I don't think it will support the hardlinks that BackupPC requires for data pooling. - It's going to be slow. Just buy a big cheap local disk. And connecting the external hard drive to a USB 2.0 port of the server formatting it to ext3? I cannot add another local disk because there is no more space left in the rack cabinet. - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ 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/
Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC data on a Samba share
On 04/22 05:07 , shacky wrote: And connecting the external hard drive to a USB 2.0 port of the server formatting it to ext3? should work, tho not the fastest way to do things (and BackupPC is usually disk-speed-limited on modern hardware). -- Carl Soderstrom Systems Administrator Real-Time Enterprises www.real-time.com - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ 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/
Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC data on a Samba share
Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom wrote: On 04/22 04:43 , shacky wrote: Anyone is using BackupPC with the data directory (var/lib/backuppc) on a remote Samba share? Don't do it. - If you're using SMB or CIFS I don't think it will support the hardlinks that BackupPC requires for data pooling. I believe it does work when the filesystem behind SMB/CIFS supports them. It really depends on what filesystem is used on the NAS. - It's going to be slow. Just buy a big cheap local disk. +1. Nils Breunese. - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ 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/
Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC data on a Samba share
My opinion (worth exactly what you're paying for it): For anything approaching 1TB or larger, consider xfs over ext3. Fsck'ing a large ext3 filesystem takes ages. For portability, USB 2 is great. If the drive won't be moving and you have (or can add) the ports, consider Firewire, or better yet, e-sata. Your performance will thank you. Cheers, Stephen -- Stephen Joyce Systems AdministratorP A N I C Physics Astronomy Department Physics Astronomy University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Network Infrastructure voice: (919) 962-7214and Computing fax: (919) 962-0480 http://www.panic.unc.edu The purpose of the icons, the purpose of the entire OS X look and feel, is to keep the customer happy during that critical period between the time of sale and the time the check clears. On Tue, 22 Apr 2008, shacky wrote: - If you're using SMB or CIFS I don't think it will support the hardlinks that BackupPC requires for data pooling. - It's going to be slow. Just buy a big cheap local disk. And connecting the external hard drive to a USB 2.0 port of the server formatting it to ext3? I cannot add another local disk because there is no more space left in the rack cabinet. - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ 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/ - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ 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/
Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC data on a Samba share
On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 05:07:52PM +0200, shacky wrote: - If you're using SMB or CIFS I don't think it will support the hardlinks that BackupPC requires for data pooling. - It's going to be slow. Just buy a big cheap local disk. And connecting the external hard drive to a USB 2.0 port of the server formatting it to ext3? I cannot add another local disk because there is no more space left in the rack cabinet. That would be almost the same as a local disk, although performance will be limited and you should never trust data which is on a single disk only. Sysadmin mantra: A file which is only stored at one place is considered lost. Maybe there are simple RAID enclosures out there with USB connectors? You could even do software RAID over two USB-connected disks. Bye, Tino. -- „What we resist, persists.” (Zen saying) www.craniosacralzentrum.de/blog/ www.forteego.de - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ 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/
[BackupPC-users] updatedb exclusion for Linux BackupPC users
By chance I stumbled upon a small modification to any linux system using an mlocate/slocate db. Our BackupPC server runs on Centos 5 which by default runs 'updatedb' every night. For those of you unfamiliar with this program, it creates and modifies /var/lib/mlocate/mlocate.db for use with the 'locate' command. Our /var/lib/mlocate/mlocate.db file had grown to over 2.5GB since it was indexing the BackupPC data directory. To avoid this problem, merely add the path to the BackupPC data directory into /etc/updatedb.conf in the PRUNEPATHS = section. Hope this helps someone out. We backup the /var/ directory on our servers (auditing purposes) and this was taking up a bit of space every night. This *fix* also applies to Debian and Slackware though Slackware uses slocate instead of mlocate. -- Ryan Manikowski System Administrator Proteus, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] :703.677.8499: - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ 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/
Re: [BackupPC-users] updatedb exclusion for Linux BackupPC users
Ryan Manikowski wrote: By chance I stumbled upon a small modification to any linux system using an mlocate/slocate db. Our BackupPC server runs on Centos 5 which by Excellent! Just updated mine as well. Doug -- Ben Franklin quote: Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ 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/
Re: [BackupPC-users] updatedb exclusion for Linux BackupPC users
Just to give you an idea of how much space you may save by modifying the /etc/updatedb.conf file to exclude the BackupPC data directory, our /var/lib/mlocate/mlocate.db file had grown to 2.5GB. After adding the path to /etc/updatedb.conf and then manually running 'updatedb', the mlocate.db file shrunk down to 3MB. -- Ryan Manikowski System Administrator Proteus, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] :703.677.8499: Doug Lytle wrote: Ryan Manikowski wrote: By chance I stumbled upon a small modification to any linux system using an mlocate/slocate db. Our BackupPC server runs on Centos 5 which by Excellent! Just updated mine as well. Doug - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ 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/
Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC data on a Samba share
Quite simply, this is not possible using any kind of standard method. You could loopmount a ext3 disk image from the samba share but you will then be going through 2 software layers to get to the filesystem which will be quite slow! Best to get a NAS disk that supports NFS or to setup another server and export the drives via iscsi or ataoe shacky wrote: Anyone is using BackupPC with the data directory (var/lib/backuppc) on a remote Samba share? I'm trying to do this but I have a lot of problems (like some timeout errors of smbclient in /var/log/messages). I wish to know if this configuration should work or if it is normal it to make me some problems. The fact is that I need to have the BackupPC data on a network storage server (NAS), a Lacie network hard disk which accept Samba, HTTP or FTP. Thank you very much for your help! Bye. - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ 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/ - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone ___ 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/
