Re: [BackupPC-users] which one better ssh+rsync or rsyncd ?
My apologies for the confusion, I wasn't clear. I meant for windows machines :p --- Thanks and Regards, Anand Gupta -Original Message- From: Tim Fletcher Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:24:43 To: General list for user discussion, questions and support Reply-To: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] which one better ssh+rsync or rsyncd ? On Wed, 2012-02-15 at 14:15 +0530, Anand Gupta wrote: > Hi, > > In ssh + rsync, won't you still be running ssh service ? Yes you will be almost every modern unix system has some sort of ssh service running normally by default. -- Tim Fletcher -- Virtualization & Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but cloud computing also focuses on allowing computing to be delivered as a service. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51521223/ ___ 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/ -- Virtualization & Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but cloud computing also focuses on allowing computing to be delivered as a service. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51521223/ ___ 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] which one better ssh+rsync or rsyncd ?
Hi, In ssh + rsync, won't you still be running ssh service ? -- Thanks and Regards, Anand Gupta On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 1:46 PM, Adam Goryachev < mailingli...@websitemanagers.com.au> wrote: > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 15/02/12 19:03, J. Bakshi wrote: > > Dear list, > > > > Greetings to all of you. I have come to know about backuppc recently > during my search > > for a net based backup solution which requires bare minimal settings at > user end and > > supports various client OS. backuppc surely meet my requirement. > > > > I am confused about the server-client authentication. The ssh+rsync is > very attractive, > > but I like to restrict the passwordless key so that only and only the > commands required > > to complete the backup operation should be performed. Within the from > field in the key > > I can hard code the server IP, but how can I restrict the commands ? > The command can also be restricted in the authorized_keys file. You may > want to refer to the man page for the correct usage and details. Also, > you should get things working without any restrictions first, then add > the IP and command restriction. This way, you have less things to debug. > > Alternatively the rsyncd is also my consideration and I wonder how > superior it is > > over ssh+rsync. Please give some clue on the above said topics so that > I can follow > > the right direction. > This depends on your own preference... Another option would be rsyncd > tunnelled over ssh. One reason I really like to add ssh in the mix is > because I use SSH compression, which reduces bandwidth requirements. > > I prefer SSH+rsync because there is no config file, no service/daemon > that needs to be running, no extra open port, etc... > > I hope that helps you think about the pros/cons of each approach. > > Regards, > Adam > > - -- > Adam Goryachev > Website Managers > www.websitemanagers.com.au > -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iEYEARECAAYFAk87afQACgkQGyoxogrTyiWjpACgzEmZwToaaT9SBGm1NVIlYb9g > 9dYAnRMeqjPGwyW8HtfqOduALO+kTm0G > =cINN > -END PGP SIGNATURE- > > > > -- > Virtualization & Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning > Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but cloud computing > also focuses on allowing computing to be delivered as a service. > http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51521223/ > ___ > 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/ > -- Virtualization & Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but cloud computing also focuses on allowing computing to be delivered as a service. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51521223/___ 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] high load and stuck processes
Thanks for the pointers. I use JFS, with noatime. Would xfs perform better with backuppc ? -- Thanks and Regards, Anand Gupta -Original Message- From: dan Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 10:12:11 To: General list for user discussion,questions and support Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] high load and stuck processes -- Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev -- Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev ___ 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] high load and stuck processes
Hi Les,
Thanks for the reply.
As i mentioned in my mail, the server has 8gb ram. It has a adaptec 3405 8
port raid card with sata drives ( 8 x 750gb - raid 5).
Right now the maxbackups is set to 8 (i did this thinking the server was
powerful enough to handle that many number of clients at one shot). Another
reason being, there are like 100+ clients in the network, so if the number
of too low, then all clients might not get backed up. Will try the setting
and see if anything changes.
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On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 4:17 AM, Les Mikesell wrote:
> On 3/4/2010 4:28 PM, Anand Gupta wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have backuppc running for a client, and been facing constant problem
> > lately on it.
> >
> > The server running the backuppc would go under high load (19 - 25 load
> > on a quad core xeon, 8gb ram) and i can see multiple
> > /usr/local/BackupPC/bin/BackupPC_dump processes. When i try to kill the
> > processes, it doesn't work. Trying to reboot via Ctrl+Alt+Del doesn't
> > work, the only thing which works is hard reboot.
> >
> > In the above setup, i am using backuppc with DeltaCopy. I am assuming
> > that if the clients shutdown in between of a backup, backuppc would
> > automatically after a while disconnect those sessions. Please correct me
> > if i am wrong.
> >
> > Whenever there are a few clients being backed up, i see a lot of cpu
> > load (it cud probably be due to disk io as well)
> >
> > Is there anyone else facing similar issues ? Any help on this would be
> > highly appreciated.
>
> How much ram does the server have? It sounds like the rsync directory
> trees might be filling memory and making the server swap to the point
> that you give up before it is able to respond. It might help to take
> $Conf{MaxBackups} down to 1 or 2.
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[BackupPC-users] high load and stuck processes
Hi, I have backuppc running for a client, and been facing constant problem lately on it. The server running the backuppc would go under high load (19 - 25 load on a quad core xeon, 8gb ram) and i can see multiple /usr/local/BackupPC/bin/BackupPC_dump processes. When i try to kill the processes, it doesn't work. Trying to reboot via Ctrl+Alt+Del doesn't work, the only thing which works is hard reboot. In the above setup, i am using backuppc with DeltaCopy. I am assuming that if the clients shutdown in between of a backup, backuppc would automatically after a while disconnect those sessions. Please correct me if i am wrong. Whenever there are a few clients being backed up, i see a lot of cpu load (it cud probably be due to disk io as well) Is there anyone else facing similar issues ? Any help on this would be highly appreciated. -- Thanks and Regards, Anand Gupta -- Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev___ 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] Deltacopy and backuppc
Working perfectly :) Thanks. I am gonna run some tests with multiple shares and see how it goes. The reason why i opted for using deltacopy here at this client is because my older installation with cgywin+ssh is having many problems, sessions get hanged up etc. And it may be because of client machine issues. -- Thanks and Regards, Anand Gupta On 24/12/09 5:51 PM, Mark Maciolek wrote: hi, I use DeltaCopy for my Windows systems. The error is from RsyncShareName not matching the Virtual Directories name in DeltaCopy Server Console. I select the Backup as the Existing Directories and change the path (see attached image) I then make the RsyncShareName Backup in BackupPC (see attached image). mark On 12/24/2009 12:07 AM, Anand Gupta wrote: Hi, I tried to setup Deltacopy for a client, where the windows machines have Deltacopy installed, and i configured the server on each of them with different shares (read only) with username/password, thinking that i can use rsyncd as the method in backuppc. Now when i try to connect from the backuppc server to the client machine, it gives me the following error Contents of file /backup/BackupPC/pc/xxx--003/LOG.122009, modified 2009-12-24 10:15:37 2009-12-24 10:15:37 full backup started for directory C-Documents 2009-12-24 10:15:37 Got fatal error during xfer (Unknown module 'C-Documents') Can someone please direct me to a working Deltacopy + BackupPC howto or help me rectify the above mistake of mine ? -- Thanks and Regards, Anand Gupta -- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Verizon Developer Community Take advantage of Verizon's best-in-class app development support A streamlined, 14 day to market process makes app distribution fast and easy Join now and get one step closer to millions of Verizon customers http://p.sf.net/sfu/verizon-dev2dev ___ 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] Deltacopy and backuppc
Hi Mark, Thanks for the help. Let me try it and get back. -- Thanks and Regards, Anand Gupta On 24/12/09 5:51 PM, Mark Maciolek wrote: hi, I use DeltaCopy for my Windows systems. The error is from RsyncShareName not matching the Virtual Directories name in DeltaCopy Server Console. I select the Backup as the Existing Directories and change the path (see attached image) I then make the RsyncShareName Backup in BackupPC (see attached image). mark On 12/24/2009 12:07 AM, Anand Gupta wrote: Hi, I tried to setup Deltacopy for a client, where the windows machines have Deltacopy installed, and i configured the server on each of them with different shares (read only) with username/password, thinking that i can use rsyncd as the method in backuppc. Now when i try to connect from the backuppc server to the client machine, it gives me the following error Contents of file /backup/BackupPC/pc/xxx--003/LOG.122009, modified 2009-12-24 10:15:37 2009-12-24 10:15:37 full backup started for directory C-Documents 2009-12-24 10:15:37 Got fatal error during xfer (Unknown module 'C-Documents') Can someone please direct me to a working Deltacopy + BackupPC howto or help me rectify the above mistake of mine ? -- Thanks and Regards, Anand Gupta -- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Verizon Developer Community Take advantage of Verizon's best-in-class app development support A streamlined, 14 day to market process makes app distribution fast and easy Join now and get one step closer to millions of Verizon customers http://p.sf.net/sfu/verizon-dev2dev ___ 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 Verizon Developer Community Take advantage of Verizon's best-in-class app development support A streamlined, 14 day to market process makes app distribution fast and easy Join now and get one step closer to millions of Verizon customers http://p.sf.net/sfu/verizon-dev2dev ___ 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 Verizon Developer Community Take advantage of Verizon's best-in-class app development support A streamlined, 14 day to market process makes app distribution fast and easy Join now and get one step closer to millions of Verizon customers http://p.sf.net/sfu/verizon-dev2dev ___ 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] Deltacopy and backuppc
Hi, I tried to setup Deltacopy for a client, where the windows machines have Deltacopy installed, and i configured the server on each of them with different shares (read only) with username/password, thinking that i can use rsyncd as the method in backuppc. Now when i try to connect from the backuppc server to the client machine, it gives me the following error Contents of file /backup/BackupPC/pc/xxx--003/LOG.122009, modified 2009-12-24 10:15:37 2009-12-24 10:15:37 full backup started for directory C-Documents 2009-12-24 10:15:37 Got fatal error during xfer (Unknown module 'C-Documents') Can someone please direct me to a working Deltacopy + BackupPC howto or help me rectify the above mistake of mine ? -- Thanks and Regards, Anand Gupta -- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Verizon Developer Community Take advantage of Verizon's best-in-class app development support A streamlined, 14 day to market process makes app distribution fast and easy Join now and get one step closer to millions of Verizon customers http://p.sf.net/sfu/verizon-dev2dev ___ 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] New versions of Shadowmountrsync with Windoze ACLand cygwin 1.7 support posted to Wiki
Thanks for the same.
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From: "Jeffrey J. Kosowsky"
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:31:35
To: General list for user discussion
Subject: [BackupPC-users] New versions of Shadowmountrsync with Windoze ACL
and cygwin 1.7 support posted to Wiki
I have posted the latest versions of 'shadowmountrsync' and the
one-liner cmd.exe helper script 'shadowexec.cmd' to the Backuppc Wiki.
https://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/backuppc/index.php?title=User_Scripts_-_Client_-_Windows_VSS
To paraphrase the Wiki:
Shadowmountrsync automatically sets up Window shadow copies, mounts
them, and launches the rsync daemon without requiring any special
configuration or changes to your existing (non-shadow) rsyncd.conf
script. It also cleanly unwinds all the above when you are done
rsyncing your files. As a result, you should now be able to back up
any (and all) files that are locked under Windows such as registry
files (e.g. ntuser.dat) and databases (e.g. Outlook).
The latest version of the script also optionally dumps gzipped
versions of the ACLs (either in 'getfacl' and/or 'subinacl' format)
for each drive for automatic inclusion in each share backup.
The latest version also includes a number of minor bug fixes and
extensions.
The Change Log is as follows:
0.4.0 Updated for new Cygwin which doesn't like Win32 paths
0.4.1 Allow arbitrary cygdrive path prefixes ${CYGDRIVEPREFIX}
0.4.5 Add option to backup ACL's on each volume pre shadow/rsync launch
Changed '--strict' option to '--expire' -- see details
Bug fixes, code cleanup, additional logging instrumentation
0.4.5.1 Added ability to backup ACLs using 'subinacl' in addition to 'getfacl'
If you have trouble downloading or using these scripts or if you find
bugs or have enhancement requests, please post to the BackupPC mailing
list and I will try to help.
More generally, feedback and bug reports are always welcome.
Jeff
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Re: [BackupPC-users] UPDATED: Fully automated script for creating shadow copies a
Hi, Can you please post a download link for all files ? -- Thanks and Regards, Anand Gupta Jeffrey J. Kosowsky wrote: If you are interested, I would be happy to send you updated versions of my scripts... -- Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july___ 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] Need help on scheduling, full backups and excluding directories
Hi Holger,
Original Message
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Need help on scheduling, full backups and
excluding directories
From: Holger Parplies
To: anand...@gmail.com
Cc: "General list for user discussion, questions and support"
Date: Wed Oct 7 04:45:49 2009
Hi,
Anand Gupta wrote on 2009-10-07 01:49:41 +0530 [[BackupPC-users] Need help on
scheduling, full backups and excluding directories]:
[...]
2. I have excluded the following directories in backup
$Conf{BackupFilesExclude} = {
'*' => [
'WUTemp',
'UsrClass.dat',
'NTUSER.DAT',
'parent.lock',
'Thumbs.db',
'ntuser.dat.LOG',
'IconCache.db',
'pagefile.sys',
'hiberfil.sys',
'UsrClass.dat.LOG',
'/WINDOWS',
'/Program Files',
'/Progra~1',
'/Config.Msi',
'/$AVG*',
'/cygwin*',
'autoexec.ch',
'config.ch',
'/*/Cache',
'/RECYCLER',
'/RECYCLER/',
'/*/Temporary?Internet?Files',
'/System?Volume?Information',
'/System Volume Information/',
'/Documents and Settings/*/Application Data/Microsoft/Search/Data',
'/Documents and Settings/*/Local Settings/Application
Data/Google/Chrome/User Data/Default/Cache',
'/Documents and Settings/*/Local Settings/Application
Data/Mozilla/Firefox/Profiles/*.default/Cache',
'/Documents and Settings/*/Local Settings/Temp',
'/Documents and Settings/*/Local Settings/Temporary Internet Files',
'/System Volume Information',
'/Temp',
'/MSOCache/'
]
However even though the above excludes have been put in the config file,
i see these directories/ files being backed up.
what XferMethod are you using? If it's smb, I believe having read that you
need '\' as path separator if you want globbing to work, eg.
'/RECYCLER/', # should be ok, no wildcards
'\RECYCLER\', # the same as above
'/*/Cache', # won't work, but ...
'\*\Cache', # should work
As I can't test that (I don't backup Windoze systems), I'd be interested in
someone confirming that (maybe you if it works ;-).
My apologies for not mentioning the transfer method. I am using rsyncd
(cygwin). Basically the single share /cygwin, under which all partitions
on windows appear, is being backed up. Any ideas what i am doing wrong
here causing backuppc to still backup those directories ?
How do i remove them from the pool ?
Since you're only keeping backups for a week, I'd suggest not worrying about
it (if space permits). Your list is quite long, so it seems quite a chore to
get rid of all those and still have backups you trust. If you really want to
do it, Jeffrey wrote a script which you can find somewhere in the archives.
If you want a *simple approximation* that is "good enough" though not 100%
correct, try something like
find pc/ -mindepth 4 -maxdepth 4 \( -name fpagefile.sys -o -name
fhiberfil.sys \) -exec rm {} \;
(assuming those are always in the root of a share). On the other hand, these
excludes didn't include a wildcard, so I would expect them to have been
respected (were they?).
If you're going to remove many small files that way (which I wouldn't do),
you'd want to think of either replacing the -exec with a -print0 and pipe the
output to 'xargs -0 rm' or replacing the 'find' with 'find2perl' and piping
the output into 'perl'.
Also remember that no space will be actually freed until BackupPC_nightly
runs (and don't run it by hand, use 'BackupPC_serverMesg BackupPC_nightly run'
if you really want to force an unscheduled run).
I wanted to remove them, but on second thoughts let them be there for
now. Just want to figure out why they were backed up in the first place
(as i have those excludes from day 1)
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Re: [BackupPC-users] Need help on scheduling, full backups and excluding directories
Original Message
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Need help on scheduling,full backups
and excluding directories
From: Adam Goryachev
To: anand...@gmail.com, General list for user discussion, questions and
support
Date: Wed Oct 7 04:05:36 2009
Anand Gupta wrote:
Hi,
I have a backuppc installation, where i have a few problems.
1. Scheduling: We wish to schedule the clients backup only after
11:00am, and till 07:00pm. Further we want to keep only 1 full backup,
and 5 incremental backups for each weekday. I know having 1 full
backup is bad, but thats how the management wants it. This is how i
have setup in the config.pl file
$Conf{WakeupSchedule} = [11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19];
You most likely want to update this as follows:
$Conf{WakeupSchedule} = [20, 11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19];
Also set the blackout schedule from 19 to 10.5
Reason: The first value for WakeupSchedule is when the nighlty (daily)
work/cleanup is done, including reading through the entire pool to
delete files no longer required. If this is done at the same time as
your backups it will drastically slow down the backups.
Setting the blacout schedule will stop any backups starting at 20 or
19. Also, consider that a backup starting at 18 may not actually
complete before 19.
Thanks, i am going to try this out. I understand the backup started at
19:00 might not complete by 20:00, but thats ok since anyways by then
all the machines would be shutdown.
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Re: [BackupPC-users] Need help on scheduling, full backups and excluding directories
Anand Gupta wrote:
Hi,
I have a backuppc installation, where i have a few problems.
1. Scheduling: We wish to schedule the clients backup only after
11:00am, and till 07:00pm. Further we want to keep only 1 full backup,
and 5 incremental backups for each weekday. I know having 1 full
backup is bad, but thats how the management wants it. This is how i
have setup in the config.pl file
$Conf{WakeupSchedule} = [11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19];
$Conf{FullPeriod} = '6.97';
$Conf{IncrPeriod} = '0.97';
$Conf{FullKeepCnt} = [1];
$Conf{FullKeepCntMin} = 1;
$Conf{FullAgeMax} = 90;
$Conf{IncrKeepCnt} = 5;
$Conf{IncrKeepCntMin} = 1;
$Conf{IncrAgeMax} = 6;
$Conf{IncrLevels} = [1];
Now i see that instead of taking 1 full backups, its keeping 2 full
backups. How do i force it to store only 1 backup ?
It's because of the incrementals. You can't keep an incremental without
the related full backup. So since you told it to keep 5 incrementals,
it will keep the extra full until the last related incremental is gone.
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[BackupPC-users] Need help on scheduling, full backups and excluding directories
Hi,
I have a backuppc installation, where i have a few problems.
1. Scheduling: We wish to schedule the clients backup only after
11:00am, and till 07:00pm. Further we want to keep only 1 full backup,
and 5 incremental backups for each weekday. I know having 1 full backup
is bad, but thats how the management wants it. This is how i have setup
in the config.pl file
$Conf{WakeupSchedule} = [11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19];
$Conf{FullPeriod} = '6.97';
$Conf{IncrPeriod} = '0.97';
$Conf{FullKeepCnt} = [1];
$Conf{FullKeepCntMin} = 1;
$Conf{FullAgeMax} = 90;
$Conf{IncrKeepCnt} = 5;
$Conf{IncrKeepCntMin} = 1;
$Conf{IncrAgeMax} = 6;
$Conf{IncrLevels} = [1];
Now i see that instead of taking 1 full backups, its keeping 2 full
backups. How do i force it to store only 1 backup ?
2. I have excluded the following directories in backup
$Conf{BackupFilesExclude} = {
'*' => [
'WUTemp',
'UsrClass.dat',
'NTUSER.DAT',
'parent.lock',
'Thumbs.db',
'ntuser.dat.LOG',
'IconCache.db',
'pagefile.sys',
'hiberfil.sys',
'UsrClass.dat.LOG',
'/WINDOWS',
'/Program Files',
'/Progra~1',
'/Config.Msi',
'/$AVG*',
'/cygwin*',
'autoexec.ch',
'config.ch',
'/*/Cache',
'/RECYCLER',
'/RECYCLER/',
'/*/Temporary?Internet?Files',
'/System?Volume?Information',
'/System Volume Information/',
'/Documents and Settings/*/Application Data/Microsoft/Search/Data',
'/Documents and Settings/*/Local Settings/Application
Data/Google/Chrome/User Data/Default/Cache',
'/Documents and Settings/*/Local Settings/Application
Data/Mozilla/Firefox/Profiles/*.default/Cache',
'/Documents and Settings/*/Local Settings/Temp',
'/Documents and Settings/*/Local Settings/Temporary Internet Files',
'/System Volume Information',
'/Temp',
'/MSOCache/'
]
However even though the above excludes have been put in the config file,
i see these directories/ files being backed up. How do i remove them
from the pool ? And ensure they aren't backed up ?
Would really appreciate the help on this.
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Anand
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Re: [BackupPC-users] Backing Us an NSS volume on OES2
Sorry not sure on that, but i am sure some one on the mailing list knows and will reply to you. Thanks and Regards, Anand Gupta Original Message Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Backing Us an NSS volume on OES2 From: Paul Hennion To: anand...@gmail.com, General list for user discussion, questions and support Date: Wed Jun 10 15:28:12 2009 Um, yes, but what about sharing the nss volumes? how does one authenticate? -P On 10 Jun 2009 at 9:39, anand...@gmail.com wrote: You can use any distro of your choice. Just download the package from sf.net and fire away. -- Thanks and Regards, Anand Gupta -Original Message- From: "Paul Hennion" Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:59:45 To: Subject: [BackupPC-users] Backing Us an NSS volume on OES2 Hi All, I am wanting to run a backuppc server that will backup all of our servers including some that run SLES with OES that have NSS volumes. Is this possible and what distro would be best to run the backuppc server? TIA, Paul -- Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing server and web deployment. http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects ___ 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/ -- Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing server and web deployment. http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects ___ 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/ -- Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing server and web deployment. http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects___ 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] Native Window version of rsync
What this person had achieved supported VSS for windows as well. It resolved issues which generally is faced by people using cygwin+rsync. Anyways i am not sure if we will see the light of that software anytime, as the developer never choose to post back. Thanks and Regards, Anand Gupta Original Message Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Native Window version of rsync From: Les Mikesell To: General list for user discussion, questions and support Date: Tue Apr 21 20:39:58 2009 Dnk wrote: A native version? That is really too bad. Especially if it overcame some if the issues of rsync on windows, and the cygwin requirements, etc. The cygwin requirement is really just one dll - and I thought you needed the 3.x protocol to work around the remaining windows issues anyway. -- Stay on top of everything new and different, both inside and around Java (TM) technology - register by April 22, and save $200 on the JavaOne (SM) conference, June 2-5, 2009, San Francisco. 300 plus technical and hands-on sessions. Register today. Use priority code J9JMT32. http://p.sf.net/sfu/p___ 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] Native Window version of rsync
This is related to an old post where in someone wrote a native windows version of rsync using .net. After that he never released it to public probably because of confusion on licensing. Thanks and Regards, Anand Gupta Original Message Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Native Window version of rsync From: dan To: backuppc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Tue Apr 21 07:33:43 2009 which program exactly? On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 5:12 AM, alexint <mailto:backuppc-fo...@backupcentral.com>> wrote: Hi, I would be interested in testing this application. thanks regards alex +-- |This was sent by a...@intralan.co.uk <mailto:a...@intralan.co.uk> via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com <mailto:ab...@backupcentral.com>. +-- -- Stay on top of everything new and different, both inside and around Java (TM) technology - register by April 22, and save $200 on the JavaOne (SM) conference, June 2-5, 2009, San Francisco. 300 plus technical and hands-on sessions. Register today. Use priority code J9JMT32. http://p.sf.net/sfu/p ___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net <mailto: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/ -- Stay on top of everything new and different, both inside and around Java (TM) technology - register by April 22, and save $200 on the JavaOne (SM) conference, June 2-5, 2009, San Francisco. 300 plus technical and hands-on sessions. Register today. Use priority code J9JMT32. http://p.sf.net/sfu/p ___ 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/ -- Stay on top of everything new and different, both inside and around Java (TM) technology - register by April 22, and save $200 on the JavaOne (SM) conference, June 2-5, 2009, San Francisco. 300 plus technical and hands-on sessions. Register today. Use priority code J9JMT32. http://p.sf.net/sfu/p___ 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] silly question - is there a Forum for BackupPC
I would support this as well. I can contribute to space and bandwidth as well. Perhaps if the members agree, the forum can be present as to compliment the list. Thanks and Regards, Anand Gupta Original Message Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] silly question - is there a Forum for BackupPC From: Bharat Mistry To: General list for user discussion, questions and support Date: Fri Apr 10 12:58:32 2009 Hi, YES - I'd support that! I use Gmail and have setup a filter for BackupPC as suggested by others but I still find list very disorganised and I still think a forum is far, far superrior. With forums you can have different areas for: Installation Howto General Bugs / Issues Development Feature Request / Wish List Further split up into versions Much better than the current mess. On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 8:12 PM, Joe Bordes <mailto:j...@tsolucio.com>> wrote: I'm willing to set this up if there is need. I personally like the forum a lot. Space and bandwidth is on me. Joe TSolucio Bharat Mistry escribió: This type of mailing list is very hard to follow just my 2cents worth! -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com ___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net <mailto:BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net> List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net <http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net/> Project:http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com ___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net <mailto:BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net> List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net <http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net/> Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com ___ 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: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com___ 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] UPDATED: Fully automated script for creating shadow copies and launching rsyncd
Hi Dave, Have you tried to use the script for multiple drives on the same pc ? Any luck on that part ? Thanks and Regards, Anand Gupta Original Message Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] UPDATED: Fully automated script for creatingshadow copies and launching rsyncd From: David Lasker To: backuppc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Cc: morto...@dgrmm.net Date: Thu Apr 2 23:52:06 2009 I recently installed both BackupPC and Jeffrey's script, so I feel your pain :-) I just updated the wiki at http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net/User+Scripts+-+Client+-+Windows+VSS with a list of prerequisites, and some usage notes based on my own experience. I also uploaded Jeffrey's latest version of the script. David, once you get it going, feel free to update the wiki based on your own experience. Yell if you have more problems... Hope that helps... Dave -Original Message- From: David Morton [mailto:morto...@dgrmm.net] Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 6:42 PM To: General list for user discussion, questions and support Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] UPDATED: Fully automated script for creating shadow copies and launching rsyncd Getting this installed still seems a little advanced - I'm not sure where all the pieces go. I'm sure I'm not the only one who needs a little more instruction. It seems to me that if this works well, it should be the default way to handle windows - looking at the logs I see that I'm currently always missing a few files due to locks. -- ___ 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 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] smbclient and xp sp3
I found the problem (rather amused that it was the problem). If using Administrator user to connect while using smbclient, it doesn't work. However if i create a new user on xp as Administrator, and connect, it seems to be working. Will be doing more tests. Thanks and Regards, Anand Gupta Original Message Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] smbclient and xp sp3 From: Odhiambo Washington To: anand...@gmail.com, General list for user discussion, questions and support Date: Thu Apr 2 15:33:31 2009 2009/4/1 Anand Gupta mailto:anand...@gmail.com>> Hi, Has anyone facing trouble with smbclient connecting to a winxp machine with sp3 on it ? Here is what i get *Anonymous Login* smbclient -L \\172.20.198.240 -N Anonymous login successful Domain=[PEL] OS=[Windows 5.1] Server=[Windows 2000 LAN Manager] Sharename Type Comment - --- cli_rpc_pipe_open: cli_nt_create failed on pipe \srvsvc to machine 172.20.198.240. Error was NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED Error returning browse list: NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED session request to 172.20.198.240 failed (Called name not present) session request to 172 failed (Called name not present) Anonymous login successful Domain=[PEL] OS=[Windows 5.1] Server=[Windows 2000 LAN Manager] Server Comment ---- WorkgroupMaster ---- *Administrator Login* smbclient -L \\172.20.198.240 -U Administrator Password: session setup failed: NT_STATUS_LOGON_FAILURE I have checked several times, the password for Administrator is correct, even then i am getting NT_STATUS_LOGON_FAILURE. Tried to search on google, however can't seem to find anything on this. Will appreciate the help. FreeBSD-7# smbclient -L \\192.168.40.53 -U "Info Tech" Enter Info Tech's password: Domain=[OLDONYOLARO] OS=[Windows 5.1] Server=[Windows 2000 LAN Manager] Sharename Type Comment - --- Office10Disk IPC$IPC Remote IPC Documents Disk print$ Disk Printer Drivers CANOSCANDisk kasp-base Disk ADMIN$ Disk Remote Admin C$ Disk Default share session request to 192.168.40.53 failed (Called name not present) session request to 192 failed (Called name not present) Domain=[OLDONYOLARO] OS=[Windows 5.1] Server=[Windows 2000 LAN Manager] Server Comment ---- WorkgroupMaster ---- As you can see, mine works. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "The only time a woman really succeeds in changing a man is when he is a baby." - Natalie Wood -- ___ 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] smbclient and xp sp3
Hi, Has anyone facing trouble with smbclient connecting to a winxp machine with sp3 on it ? Here is what i get *Anonymous Login* smbclient -L \\172.20.198.240 -N Anonymous login successful Domain=[PEL] OS=[Windows 5.1] Server=[Windows 2000 LAN Manager] Sharename Type Comment - --- cli_rpc_pipe_open: cli_nt_create failed on pipe \srvsvc to machine 172.20.198.240. Error was NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED Error returning browse list: NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED session request to 172.20.198.240 failed (Called name not present) session request to 172 failed (Called name not present) Anonymous login successful Domain=[PEL] OS=[Windows 5.1] Server=[Windows 2000 LAN Manager] Server Comment ---- WorkgroupMaster ---- *Administrator Login* smbclient -L \\172.20.198.240 -U Administrator Password: session setup failed: NT_STATUS_LOGON_FAILURE I have checked several times, the password for Administrator is correct, even then i am getting NT_STATUS_LOGON_FAILURE. Tried to search on google, however can't seem to find anything on this. Will appreciate the help. -- Thanks and Regards, Anand Gupta -- ___ 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] Ensuring two hosts are not running simultaneously
Thanks Nils. The post certainly clears things up for me. I will try and implement the same. Thanks and Regards, Anand Gupta Original Message Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Ensuring two hosts are not running simultaneously From: Nils Breunese (Lemonbit) To: General list for user discussion, questions and support Date: Thu Mar 26 03:25:01 2009 Anand Gupta wrote: I was trying to restrict backuppc to start / backup 2 hosts while 1 is in progress. Reading and search i came across something called " semaphore" and the idea that it can be implemented using the DumpPreUserCmd and DumpPostUserCmd. Can anyone please help on how this can actually be implemented. Basically these hosts are different drives on the same machine and i don't want 2 drives to be backed up at the same time. (trying to setup and use volume shadow hence need to backup a single drive at a time). The post on the idea of semaphores with BackupPC has some info: http://www.mail-archive.com/backuppc-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg13698.html Nils Breunese. -- ___ 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 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] Ensuring two hosts are not running simultaneously
Hi Everyone, I was trying to restrict backuppc to start / backup 2 hosts while 1 is in progress. Reading and search i came across something called " semaphore" and the idea that it can be implemented using the DumpPreUserCmd and DumpPostUserCmd. Can anyone please help on how this can actually be implemented. Basically these hosts are different drives on the same machine and i don't want 2 drives to be backed up at the same time. (trying to setup and use volume shadow hence need to backup a single drive at a time). -- Thanks and Regards, Anand Gupta -- ___ 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] Moving to port 443
Tino Schwarze wrote: > SSLCipherSuite > ALL:!ADH:!EXPORT56:RC4+RSA:+HIGH:+MEDIUM:+LOW:+SSLv2:+EXP:+eNULL > If you are bothered about PCI compliance, don't use the +LOW in the above line. -- Thanks and Regards, Anand Gupta -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword ___ 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_link got error -4 when calling MakeFileLink
Hi Tagore, tagore wrote: > Hi! > > Is there a result? We have similar problem. > > Thanks > > +-- > |This was sent by hirleve...@gmail.com via Backup Central. > |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. > +-- > It would be a better idea next time to quote the message from the forum (since you use backupcentral forums), it will help users on the mailing list to help you. I am replying to your mail, because i was the one who started the thread about "BackupPC_link got error -4 when callingMakeFileLink". Here are some explanations and details 1. I used an rpm to install backuppc which has its path for installation and backup location embeded in it. 2. Due to less knowledge about how backuppc works, i tried to change the path, and thus resulted in the errors which were posted by me. 3. Eventually with the help of list users, i was able to resolve the issue. To make sure you don't mess up things the way i did, i would advise you to install the version from sf.net website. The install allows you to customize the paths all at the configuration/ installation time. Doing this, the errors disappeared for me atleast. Hope this helps you in resolving your problem -- Thanks and Regards, Anand -- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It is the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Xq1LFB ___ 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_link got error -4 when calling MakeFileLink
While looking at a log, i found the below, several hundred lines with the below error. 2008-12-27 01:14:51 BackupPC_link got error -4 when calling MakeFileLink(/backup/backups/pc/comp-076/1/fcdrive/fXilinx/f10.1/attrib, 8494a28f3472201156c68e7470fdd8b9, 1) 2008-12-27 01:14:51 BackupPC_link got error -4 when calling MakeFileLink(/backup/backups/pc/comp-076/1/fcdrive/fXilinx/f10.1/fISE/f.xinstall/f.cache/attrib, 8375fe55c3ecd7e3e0003e2109ba6091, 1) 2008-12-27 01:14:51 BackupPC_link got error -4 when calling MakeFileLink(/backup/backups/pc/comp-076/1/fcdrive/fXilinx/f10.1/fISE/attrib, 599b385dcfb43645333cc9580669570c, 1) 2008-12-27 01:14:51 BackupPC_link got error -4 when calling MakeFileLink(/backup/backups/pc/comp-076/1/fcdrive/fXilinx/attrib, bb28683a4b5944c4b03fa173ecf23845, 1) 2008-12-27 01:14:51 BackupPC_link got error -4 when calling MakeFileLink(/backup/backups/pc/comp-076/1/fcdrive/frsyncd/frsyncd.log, 07d31abf1321dcf66c45495b0a3ae54b, 1) 2008-12-27 01:14:51 BackupPC_link got error -4 when calling MakeFileLink(/backup/backups/pc/comp-076/1/fcdrive/frsyncd/attrib, 144d16df2b7b959139f778cf79c9e530, 1) 2008-12-27 01:14:51 BackupPC_link got error -4 when calling MakeFileLink(/backup/backups/pc/comp-076/1/fcdrive/attrib, 15a92da55d8a7f731afe80fb4214b63b, 1) 2008-12-27 01:14:51 BackupPC_link got error -4 when calling MakeFileLink(/backup/backups/pc/comp-076/1/attrib, 47e9c843d93fb13fecf434ea1c18fc69, 1) 2008-12-27 01:14:51 Finished comp-076 (BackupPC_link comp-076) When i looked this up, i found this could be because of one of the below reasons. 1. Lack of inodes. Used df -i to check. The disk is a 4T Raid 5 array, and has lot of inodes FilesystemInodes IUsed IFree IUse% Mounted on /dev/sdc13538578592 9990036 35285885561% /backup 2. File system not supporting hard links. Checked, by creating them. It works. Besides i use the same volume to backup certain data with rsnapshot and that also uses hard links. 3. Directory Permissions. I changed the backuppc home directory from /var/lib/backuppc to /backup/backups. The /backup drive is actually mounted on a Raid5 disk array, which is were i wish to keep all the backups. ls -al /backup/backups/ total 12 drwxr-xr-x 8 backuppc backuppc 64 Dec 25 14:51 . drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 32 Dec 21 01:18 .. -rw--- 1 backuppc backuppc 1348 Dec 27 01:16 .bash_history drwxr-x--- 2 backuppc backuppc1 Dec 27 01:29 cpool -rw--- 1 backuppc backuppc 35 Dec 27 01:29 .lesshst drwxr-x--- 2 backuppc backuppc 16 Dec 21 01:06 passwd drwxr-x--- 5 backuppc backuppc 48 Dec 26 19:03 pc drwxr-x--- 2 backuppc backuppc1 Mar 16 2008 pool drwx-- 2 backuppc backuppc 48 Dec 21 01:15 .ssh drwxr-x--- 2 backuppc backuppc1 Dec 26 18:55 trash Any other ideas why this error could be appearing ? -- Thanks and Regards, Anand -- ___ 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] [Fwd: RE: can't find ip address]
>Now i am confused here, when i can get the ip address using command line, why can't backuppc find the ip address ? Problem resolved, after i removed the dhcp checkbox. Backuppc is now able to find and schedule it for backup. -- Thanks and Regards, Anand -- ___ 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] can't find ip address
>Now i am confused here, when i can get the ip address using command line, why can't backuppc find the ip address ? An update on this. Seeing it not working, i tried to run it via command line (as user backuppc) BackupPC_dump -v comp-076 Name server doesn't know about comp-076; trying NetBios cmdSystemOrEval: about to system /usr/bin/nmblookup comp-076 cmdSystemOrEval: finished: got output querying comp-076 on 172.20.255.255 172.20.196.251 comp-076<00> NetBiosHostIPFind: found IP address 172.20.196.251 for host comp-076 cmdSystemOrEval: about to system /bin/ping -c 1 -w 3 172.20.196.251 cmdSystemOrEval: finished: got output PING 172.20.196.251 (172.20.196.251) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from 172.20.196.251: icmp_seq=1 ttl=128 time=0.299 ms --- 172.20.196.251 ping statistics --- 1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.299/0.299/0.299/0.000 ms cmdSystemOrEval: about to system /bin/ping -c 1 -w 3 172.20.196.251 cmdSystemOrEval: finished: got output PING 172.20.196.251 (172.20.196.251) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from 172.20.196.251: icmp_seq=1 ttl=128 time=0.229 ms --- 172.20.196.251 ping statistics --- 1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.229/0.229/0.229/0.000 ms CheckHostAlive: returning 0.229 cmdSystemOrEval: about to system /usr/bin/nmblookup -A 172.20.196.251 cmdSystemOrEval: finished: got output Looking up status of 172.20.196.251 COMP-076<00> - M XXX <00> - M COMP-076<20> - M XXX <1e> - M MAC Address = 00-19-D1-19-49-DE NetBiosInfoGet: success, returning host comp-076, user full backup started for directory docs started full dump, share=docs Connected to 172.20.196.251:873, remote version 29 Negotiated protocol version 28 Connected to module docs Sending args: --server --sender --numeric-ids --perms --owner --group -D --links --hard-links --times --block-size=2048 --recursive --ignore-times . . After the above, the backup started. So again when it can find the machine via command line, why not when i try it via the interface ? -- Thanks and Regards, Anand -- ___ 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] can't find ip address
Hi, I am using backuppc in a dhcp environment and while setting up a windows client, i am facing problems with backuppc. Its not able to detect the ip address of the machine. In the client address, i place the machine name comp-076, using method rsyncd, list all the shares properly. When i try to force backuppc to do a full backup, i see the following error. Error: Can't find IP address for comp-076 comp-076 is a DHCP host, and I don't know its IP address. I checked the netbios name of x.x.x.x, and found that that machine is not comp-076. Until I see comp-076 at a particular DHCP address, you can only start this request from the client machine itself. Now when i try to lookup the dhcp address myself on the command line (as user backuppc), i get the reply properly nmblookup comp-076 querying comp-076 on 172.20.255.255 172.20.196.251 comp-076<00> Now i am confused here, when i can get the ip address using command line, why can't backuppc find the ip address ? Any help on this will be appreciated. -- Thanks and Regards, Anand -- ___ 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] problem with linux client
Hi Les, Original Message Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] problem with linux client From: Les Mikesell To: anand...@gmail.com, General list for user discussion, questions and support Cc: Les Mikesell Date: 12/24/08 3:13 AM Anand Gupta wrote: Thanks for the link. I see BackupPC_tarCreate and BackupPC_zipCreate for tar and zip. Is there an rsync version ? So instead of creating a tar or zip, it can rsync the data over to another location ? The reason i asked is because the amount of data i am going to backup is 1T+ and thus creating a tar of the same would be unnecessary time consuming job, whereas infact i would only want to rsync the data across to another location. Rsync is only going to help if most of the files already exist at the target. There is probably some sort of server message to start a restore, but I haven't tried it. If you are set up to use rsync to back up and your rsyncd permits write access a restore will also work over rsync. My main motive is incase i don't have access to a browser, i can still restore files using console. My backup server runs behind a firewall, i only have console access to the server. I assume you mean you have ssh access to the server. If so, you just need to learn the tricks of ssh tunneling. If you specify -L8000:127.0.0.1:80 on your ssh command line or the equivalent with putty's ssh/tunnels, you can point your browser on the same machine at http://localhost:8000/cgi-bin/BackupPC_Admin and get a connection. Or, for something even nicer for remote work, look at the NX client/server from http://www.nomachine.com - or your distribution might include the freenx version of the server. These give you a full GUI remote desktop with good performance over an ssh connection. Yes i know about the port forwarding, but still thanks for pointing out in details. Appreciate it. -- Thanks and Regards, Anand -- ___ 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] copy open files on windows
Is there a way to backup open files like outlook.pst using backuppc ? I know that there is something called vss for windows which allows you to do so, but has anyone had any success ? I came across a very nice howto at http://www.goodjobsucking.com/?p=62 while googling, though i have to still test if it works for me or not. -- Thanks and Regards, Anand -- ___ 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] problem with linux client
Hi Les, Original Message Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] problem with linux client From: Les Mikesell To: anand...@gmail.com, General list for user discussion, questions and support Date: 12/24/08 1:54 AM Anand Gupta wrote: One more question i have, when i see the backups being created by backuppc, to each directory name, i see f%2f prefixed to it. So this means i would always need backuppc running to restore files and hence a browser ? I can't use the normal rsync / command line to restore files for any machine :( The file is compressed and doesn't have correct attributes since it is a link that may be shared by many instances. You can use these command line tools to access the backups directly: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/faq/BackupPC.html#commandline_restore_options You could use BackupPC_tarCreate through ssh, of course, to restore elsewhere. Or you can use the server's restore option or download a tar or zip copy through a browser. Thanks for the link. I see BackupPC_tarCreate and BackupPC_zipCreate for tar and zip. Is there an rsync version ? So instead of creating a tar or zip, it can rsync the data over to another location ? The reason i asked is because the amount of data i am going to backup is 1T+ and thus creating a tar of the same would be unnecessary time consuming job, whereas infact i would only want to rsync the data across to another location. My main motive is incase i don't have access to a browser, i can still restore files using console. My backup server runs behind a firewall, i only have console access to the server. -- Thanks and Regards, Anand -- ___ 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] problem with linux client
> Anand Gupta wrote: >> >> I tried to add a linux client today to my test environment and this is >> what i get in the logs >> >> Contents of file /backup/backups/pc/172.20.0.3/XferLOG.bad.z, modified >> 2008-12-24 00:44:07 (Extracting only Errors) >> >> full backup started for directory / >> Running: /usr/bin/ssh -p 11000 -q -x -l root 172.20.0.3 /usr/bin/rsync >> --server --sender --numeric-ids --perms --owner --group -D --links >> --hard-links --times --block-size=2048 --recursive --ignore-times . / >> Xfer PIDs are now 1373 >> Read EOF: Connection reset by peer >> Tried again: got 0 bytes >> Done: 0 files, 0 bytes >> Got fatal error during xfer (Unable to read 4 bytes) >> Backup aborted (Unable to read 4 bytes) > > This usually means your ssh keys are not set up correctly. Found 2 problems. First i hadn't supplied the shell when doing su, so i was logged in as user root only. Second when logging in the first time, i have to add the host to known_hosts file. Once added, logs now show backup started :) Thanks for the help. One more question i have, when i see the backups being created by backuppc, to each directory name, i see f%2f prefixed to it. So this means i would always need backuppc running to restore files and hence a browser ? I can't use the normal rsync / command line to restore files for any machine :( -- Thanks and Regards, Anand -- ___ 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] problem with linux client
I tried to add a linux client today to my test environment and this is what i get in the logs Contents of file /backup/backups/pc/172.20.0.3/XferLOG.bad.z, modified 2008-12-24 00:44:07 (Extracting only Errors) full backup started for directory / Running: /usr/bin/ssh -p 11000 -q -x -l root 172.20.0.3 /usr/bin/rsync --server --sender --numeric-ids --perms --owner --group -D --links --hard-links --times --block-size=2048 --recursive --ignore-times . / Xfer PIDs are now 1373 Read EOF: Connection reset by peer Tried again: got 0 bytes Done: 0 files, 0 bytes Got fatal error during xfer (Unable to read 4 bytes) Backup aborted (Unable to read 4 bytes) Not saving this as a partial backup since it has fewer files than the prior one (got 0 and 0 files versus 0) On the console, i switched to backuppc user, and then ran the above command without any errors. /usr/bin/ssh -p 11000 -q -x -l root 172.20.0.3 /usr/bin/rsync --server --sender --numeric-ids --perms --owner --group -D --links --hard-links --times --block-size=2048 --recursive --ignore-times . / However i do not understand the above error. Here is extract from the LOG file 2008-12-24 00:42:16 full backup started for directory / 2008-12-24 00:42:17 Got fatal error during xfer (Unable to read 4 bytes) 2008-12-24 00:42:22 Backup aborted (Unable to read 4 bytes) 2008-12-24 00:44:01 full backup started for directory / 2008-12-24 00:44:02 Got fatal error during xfer (Unable to read 4 bytes) 2008-12-24 00:44:07 Backup aborted (Unable to read 4 bytes) Any ideas on what could be happening here ? -- Thanks and Regards, Anand -- ___ 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] new to backuppc
Original Message Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] new to backuppc From: Jeffrey J. Kosowsky To: General list for user discussion, questions and support Date: 12/21/08 12:40 PM > Anand Gupta wrote at about 04:11:05 +0530 on Saturday, December 20, 2008: > > Now i need to setup a windows host. I do have a question on that though, > the > > cygwin-rsync package from sf states it doesn't have ssh on it, however from > > the howto it looks to me ssh would be required. Any ideas on that ? > > > It's not required if you just use 'rsyncd' without an ssh tunnel > (though rsyncd security alone is rather weak - just password > protection and the data isn't encrypted). > > On the other hand, you have to be careful about using regular > rsync-ssh on windows since many people report errors with hanged > backups due to long or weird filenames in windows. This is a problem > with rsync protocol 28 that has been fixed in protocol 30 -- > unfortunately, backuppc uses perl-File-RsyncP which has not yet been > updated to protocol 30. You can get around it by using rsyncd with or > without a separate ssh tunnel. So is there a solution for this ? OR we are stuck with either to use rsync without encryption or do ssh tunneling as recommended earlier. I am already going to go mad over installing cygwin+rsync on so many machines, the ssh tunneling package might be just over the edge :( -- Thanks and Regards, Anand -- ___ 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] new to backuppc
I finally setup my first winxp node with backuppc. Now i am facing some problem here. Node Name : a3520 DHCP : Selected When i do an nmblookup on the node, i get the following nmblookup a3520 querying a3520 on 10.211.55.255 10.211.55.3 a3520<00> Looking at backuppc interface, i see it uses nmblookup -A CLIENTNAME to do a lookup. I get the following results using -A switch nmblookup -A a3520 Looking up status of 0.0.0.0 No reply from 0.0.0.0 Now since the above doesn't return any results, backuppc eventually is not able to connect / backup the client. I tried to use -B switch as well for specifying broadcast address, however, even that didn't work. Any ideas ? -- Thanks and Regards, Anand -- ___ 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 3.0.0: another xfs problem?
On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 6:22 AM, Chris Robertson wrote: > dan wrote: > > If the disk usage is the same as before the pool, the issue isnt > > hardlinks not being maintained. I am not convinced that XFS is an > > ideal filesystem. I'm sure it has it's merits, but I have lost data > > on 3 filesystems ever, FAT*, XFS and NTFS. I have never lost data on > > reiserfs3 or ext2,3. > > > > Additionally, I am not convinced that it performs any better than ext3 > > in real world workloads. I have see many comparisons showing XFS > > marginally faster in some operations, and much faster for file > > deletions and a few other things, but these are all simulated > > workloads and I have never seen a comparison running all of these > > various operations in mixed operation. how about mixing 100MB random > > reads with 10MB sequential writes on small files and deleting 400 > > hardlinks? > > > > I say switch back to ext3. > > Creating or resizing (you do a proper fsck before and after resizing, > don't you?) an ext3 filesystem greater than about 50GB is painful. The > larger the filesystem, the more painful it gets. Having to guess the > number of inodes you are going to need at filesystem creation is a nice > bonus. > > EXT4, btrfs, or Tux3 can't get here (and stable!) fast enough. > Has anyone tried JFS ? I have been using JFS in production for over a year now with several volumes of 2T+. I have found the performance satisfactory atleast for my needs. Besides once in a while when someone pulls the plug of a switch (the volumes serve iscsi volumes), we have to run fsck, which again is very fast and recovers without any problems. Just a thought. Thanks and Regards, Anand -- ___ 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] new to backuppc
Hi Cody, On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 4:16 AM, Cody Dunne wrote: > Hi Anand, > > Anand Gupta wrote: > > Now i need to setup a windows host. I do have a question on that though, > > the cygwin-rsync package from sf states it doesn't have ssh on it, > > however from the howto it looks to me ssh would be required. Any ideas > > on that ? > > If you want ssh, just install the regular cygwin package and add ssh, > rsyncd, etc to it as in the guide. Alternatively, you could get your ssh > tunnels set up with Putty, possibly combined with MyEnTunnel > (http://nemesis2.qx.net/software-myentunnel.php) to keep them alive. Is there any way to add ssh to the cygwin-rsync package from backuppc itself ? I noticed that the rsync packaged from backuppc is much smaller than the one if we directly install cygwin and setup the packages ourselves. -- Thanks and Regards, Anand -- ___ 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] Automatically start of Backuppc on Boot
Looks like you are on debian/ubuntu ? You need to use update-rc command to setup backuppc to startup automatically on each bootup. On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 4:02 AM, Glassfox wrote: > > Hi folks, > > I don't know why, but after several reinstallations of BackupPC id does not > start automatically now. Explecitely "sudo /etc/init.d/backuppc start" > command works. This are my contents of the start script folders: > > -- Thanks and Regards, Anand Gupta -- ___ 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] new to backuppc
Hi Les,
On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 3:50 AM, Les Mikesell wrote:
> Anand Gupta wrote:
> > Here is a screenshot of what i see.
> >
>
> Have you set the web interface up to require authentication? You aren't
> logged in as someone in $Conf{CgiAdminUsers}.
>
You are the man ;)
I had one mistake in the config file which and that is what you pointed out.
Fixing it, i now see the options. I tried to setup localhost itself for
backing up, and it sure looks nice.
Now i need to setup a windows host. I do have a question on that though, the
cygwin-rsync package from sf states it doesn't have ssh on it, however from
the howto it looks to me ssh would be required. Any ideas on that ?
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Thanks and Regards,
Anand
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