Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC 4 practical limits
Dear Ray: I am happy to report that Backuppc is happy over here with a very large drive: I have a 22TB RAID 6 going (a lot of overkill) and it's 31% full. Backuppc reports the pool would be 66.64 T if not for pooling and has reduced that to 8 TB. I'm a happy camper. I'm using an SAS backplane with (8) 4 TB SATA drives in RAID 6. Hope this helps, Bob On Tue, 2017-07-18 at 16:29 -0600, Ray Frush wrote: > Our BackupPC 4.1.3 pool hit >80% utilization, and I'm contemplating > extending it past 4TiB as we continue to add systems to our backups. > Pool is 3237.37GiB comprising 12776990 files and 16512 directories > (as of 7/18 01:44), > In a previous $JOB, I never had a pool get much larger than about > 2.5TiB, so I'm not entirely certain what the limits of BackupPC are. > > Are there reliable reports available of people who have a BackupPC > file system >4TiB? Are there any gotcha's that the developers are > aware of as a pool starts to get into this size range? What is a > practical upper end for BackupPC to manage? > > Thanks > > > --- > --- > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > ___ > BackupPC-users mailing list > BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net > List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users > Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net > Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot ___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
Re: [BackupPC-users] Backing up the server computer
On Sat, 2017-07-15 at 01:16 +0200, B wrote: > On Fri, 14 Jul 2017 18:56:19 -0400 > Paul Fox wrote: > > Just a precision for B.Katz: I also have a script that creates an > _INSTALLED_PKGS.txt file from the usual command (debian), > launched as a pre-backup command to be able to easily reconstruct > the full exact working system from a minimal install. > > JY I appreciate that. Well, if I have to do a bare metal restore I would use a clone, it's safer, if it's recent. My object of backing up the server is that hopefully I could get myself out of a disaster by digging through incrementals. BK -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot ___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
Re: [BackupPC-users] Backing up the server computer
Dear Stefan, you are so kind! This helps a lot. Yes, I'm plodding my way through. You wrote: [Backup-Data-Folder] ## Next, set the path you want backed up. Be sure to use a trailing slash path= / Please don't do that: o a Linux system has virtual file systems mounted (/proc, /temp, /sys/ ...) that will either not be readable, change during access or may lead to endless loops. o this includes your /var/lib/backuppc directory. That's where your backup goes, so you backup your backup. It won't take long until the backup of backups of backups (...) will fill up your drive. I'd go for /etc at this point and add additional paths later, when this works. Oh boy I get it!!! I can't believe how stupid I was about that. Well, doesn't this mean I have to establish a whole bunch of modules with a different path for each module, in order to back up everything EXCEPT the backup location? Maybe I should try a different method than rsyncd Most probably, BackupPC will try to connect as user backuppc, not root. At least, that's the default. I have root as the user for backuppc for all my other hosts and it works. And it's also currently set up as root for backing up the server. I did try "backuppc" as the user before and it failed, maybe for different reasons. Anyway, I'm not sure how confused the app backuppc would be in the case of trying to back up itself. The server app backuppc is running as the user "backuppc", but I do know that it can call through port 873 as the user "root" when it is backing up all the other clients. Yeah, I'm confused :-) From your description of how the secrets file works, it would seem to me that I've got that covered right now with my secrets file having one line describing a user called "root" with its password and in the config, auth users is root. Not the most elegant but I don't see a conflict there. Best wishes, Bob -- If you want good sound on your album, come to Bob Katz 407-831-0233 DIGITAL DOMAIN MASTERING STUDIO Author: *Mastering Audio *Digital Domain Website <http://www.digido.com/> No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
Re: [BackupPC-users] Backing up the server computer
Still not much progress but I've simplified things. In Fedora, rsync daemon is supposed to be run by systemctl. But I am pretty sure my attempt to create a service for rsync as a daemon has failed somewhere. So I'm debuggin by using the simple command line: sudo rsync ---daemon By the way, rsync does not accept the --foreground command as a daemon Furthermore, the ps x | grep rsync does NOT show me the fact that the daemon is running, but I have every clue that it is, or at least seems to be as hope you will agree. I can inspect the rsync daemon log, showing a sequence of testing that I performed: a) 2017/07/14 15:04:52 [3129] rsync: failed to create pid file /var/run/rsyncd.pid: File exists (17) that was me trying to run the daemon a second time as part of a test. Anyway, at that point I killed the process shown in the pid file and then I deleted the pid file. b) Then I tested rsync localhost.localdomain:: to prove that the daemon is NOT running: 2017/07/14 15:04:52 [3129] rsync error: error in file IO (code 11) at clientserver.c(1113) [Receiver=3.1.2] c) Then I launched the daemon again: 2017/07/14 15:05:43 [3233] rsyncd version 3.1.2 starting, listening on port 873 d) Then I ran rsync localhost.localdomain:: which displayed the module name in the terminal and this log entry resulted: 2017/07/14 15:05:54 [3241] connect from localhost (::1) 2017/07/14 15:05:54 [3241] module-list request from localhost (::1) e) Lastly, I commanded backuppc to run a full backup of this "client" (it's actually the server itself). Backuppc went into idle with an immediate backup failure. The rsync daemon log shows: 2017/07/14 15:06:17 [3292] connect from localhost (::1) 2017/07/14 15:06:17 [3292] rsync denied on module Backup-Data-Folder from localhost (::1) So I have to find out why the rsync daemon is denying access to backuppc. Is it the backuppc configuration? Backuppc is configured as rsyncd, connected as root with the root password. Just in case, I put root and root password into the secrets file. This is a lot of overkill! Here is my rsyncd.conf file. I allow the host's ip and the domain name just in case. There are a few remant lines from other attempts that I hope are not hurting the config. I think The motd line is a remnant of my attempts to run rsync daemon using a service. I hope it is not interfering with this simpler approach launching the daemon from the command line: ### ## ## RSYNCD config file for the backuppc server ## ### transfer logging = false lock file = /var/run/rsync.lock log file = /var/log/rsyncd.log pid file = /var/run/rsyncd.pid port=873 address=localhost.localdomain uid=root gid=root use chroot=yes read only = no ## host allow: this is important. ## In my case leaving the subnet-mask leads to a failure, ## so I only provide the IP. hosts allow = 192.168.0.217, localhost.localdomain motd file=/etc/rsyncd/rsyncd.motd ## Now you have to declare, in brackets, the RSYNC 'module', or "share name" as it is called within backuppc [Backup-Data-Folder] ## Next, set the path you want backed up. Be sure to use a trailing slash path= / read only = no list= yes auth users = root hosts allow = 192.168.0.217, localhost.localdomain secrets file = /etc/rsyncd.secrets ## the easiest way is to use the root user ## This user has "ROOT"-privileges, so he can save files. uid = root gid = nogroup # uid = backuppc # gid = backuppc ###### Bob Katz, hope someone can catch my error. Very sorry for the bandwidth. -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot ___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
Re: [BackupPC-users] Backing up the server computer
Thanks. Well, first I have to ensure that inetd and no other mechanism I foolishly initiated in my efforts is running. I'm working on that now. But is there a point to running sudo rsync if the object is to use systemctl to run the daemon? Is that for a test or permanent? Yes, I'm confused :-) And systemctl has already been initiated. Bob On 7/14/17 6:02 AM, Kenneth Porter wrote: --On Thursday, July 13, 2017 4:37 PM + Michael Stowe wrote: At this point, I'd recommend sudo rsync --daemon --foreground --verbose So you can actually tell what's happening. According to the man page, --foreground should be --no-detach. That keeps the daemon from disappearing and causes its output to appear on the terminal. So the command would be: sudo rsync --daemon --no-detach --verbose --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot ___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ -- If you want good sound on your album, come to Bob Katz 407-831-0233 DIGITAL DOMAIN MASTERING STUDIO Author: *Mastering Audio *Digital Domain Website <http://www.digido.com/> No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
Re: [BackupPC-users] Backing up the server computer
This is for Fedora 26. Backuppc is working fine backing up all sorts of client computers But conquering backing up itself seems to be very complex. I set up a service rsyncd using instructions at https://lists.fedorapro ject.org/pipermail/users/2011-November/408706.html This seems to work, but things have gotten worse instead of better :-( Because When I run: [bobkatz@localhost ~]$ rsync localhost.localdomain:: rsync: failed to connect to localhost.localdomain (::1): Connection refused (111) rsync: failed to connect to localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1): Connection refused (111) rsync error: error in socket IO (code 10) at clientserver.c(125) [Receiver=3.1.2] [bobkatz@localhost ~]$ Whereas previously when I was trying to run an rsync daemon using simply sudo rsync --daemon, I was able to get the rsync localhost.localdomain to respond with the name of the rsync module It's a mess and I wish I could back out of it and start from scratch. Also in the process I tried to create a xinet.d method of initiating rsync and I fear a conflict. All I did was install xinetd and create some config files but I can try to back out of that if you think it's creating a conflict. I repeat, it's a mess I don't know where to start debugging at this point. I'm so sorry, Bob -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot ___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
Re: [BackupPC-users] Backing up the server computer
Guys: Since it appears the correct way to launch rsync on fedora is: systemctl start rsyncd How would I do this in verbose mode? I'm hoping the log file will do the job anyway. I think I'll restart the computer to ensure rsync is NOT running and start debugging again. Crossing fingers and thanks for the help, Bob Michael Stowe wrote: At this point, I'd recommend sudo rsync --daemon --foreground --verbose So you can actually tell what's happening. -- If you want good sound on your album, come to Bob Katz 407-831-0233 DIGITAL DOMAIN MASTERING STUDIO Author: *Mastering Audio *Digital Domain Website <http://www.digido.com/> No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
Re: [BackupPC-users] Could Not Open Password File
vice file. b) In terminal # sudo systemctl enable httpd # sudo systemctl enable backuppc # sudo systemctl start backuppc If all goes well pointing your browser to the gui at http://localhost/BackupPC should show the interface. Keep in mind that the default apache configuration only allows access from localhost, if you want to access it from another machine you'll have to edit the configuration in /etc/httpd/conf.d/BackupPC.conf. Then reboot the machine (this is important), then test the link to the gui. If all goes well, then start the fun! If you still don’t connect, perhaps it’a an apache-related error, which you may be able to debug in the apache log in /var/log/httpd Enjoy, Bob Katz On 7/12/17 11:21 PM, Akibu Flash wrote: I did a package install of BackupPC 4.1.3 on a Fedora 26 server. BackupPC appears to be running, though I cannot access it via the CGI interface. When I check the httpd error log, it states: “Permission denied: Could not open password file: /etc/BackupPC/apache.users”. I changed the permissions on /etc/BackupPC/apache.users to rwx for everyone, but this did not solve the problem. My /etc/httpd/conf.d/BackupPC.conf file contents is below. # BackupPC requires valid authentication in order for the web interface to # function properly. One can view the web interface without authentication # though all functionality is disabled. # # htpasswd -c /etc/BackupPC/apache.users yourusername AuthType Basic AuthUserFile /etc/BackupPC/apache.users AuthName "BackupPC" # Apache 2.4 Require valid-user Require local Require ip 10.10.10 # Apache 2.2 order deny,allow deny from all allow from 127.0.0.1 allow from ::1 allow from 10.10.10 require valid-user Alias /BackupPC/images /usr/share/BackupPC/html/ ScriptAlias /BackupPC /usr/libexec/BackupPC/BackupPC_Admin ScriptAlias /backuppc /usr/libexec/BackupPC/BackupPC_Admin Any ideas on how to resolve this? Thanks in advance. Akibu -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ -- If you want good sound on your album, come to Bob Katz 407-831-0233 DIGITAL DOMAIN MASTERING STUDIO Author: *Mastering Audio *Digital Domain Website <http://www.digido.com/> No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
Re: [BackupPC-users] Backing up the server computer
On 7/12/17 11:08 AM, Les Mikesell wrote: I noticed in your rsyncd.conf that you are running it as user backuppc. That probably will prevent it from accessing ports below 1024 unless it starts as root. Also, you won't be able to back up all of the files on the machine. Thanks, Les. You can also see by the commented lines in my rsyncd.conf that I had tried user "root" in the past with no success so in desperation I tried user backuppc. At this moment to get things started, I have been manually launching sudo rsync --daemon so it is launching with root privileges. And at some point in my iteration it made the PID successfully but not anymore so maybe the daemon is already running BUT I'm having no success finding a command to stop the daemon from running on fedora. There is a "cat" command I've seen but it fails. There must be a foolproof way of displaying running daemons, finding out the PID and killing it. The PS command that everyone is fond of does not show the daemon is runnning, I don't believe. For secrets to work is it sufficient to have a secrets line in the conf file and a secrets file with the user name and password? I never use secrets on any of my other hosts and added the secrets line on the server conf in desperation. In the conf file would you agree that it would be ok to change the uid back to root? Then when it still fails I'm flailing in the dark. I'm stretching the limits of my linux knowledge also, as you can see. Sorry, Bob -- If you want good sound on your album, come to Bob Katz 407-831-0233 DIGITAL DOMAIN MASTERING STUDIO Author: *Mastering Audio *Digital Domain Website <http://www.digido.com/> No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
Re: [BackupPC-users] Backing up the server computer
Hi, guys. To review: I'm Trying to back up the server computer using method rsyncd. The backup fails. I'm on Fedora 26. Yes, I know it's in beta. Maybe this rsyncd log entry will help: 2017/07/12 05:08:52 [13623] rsyncd version 3.1.2 starting, listening on port 873 2017/07/12 05:08:52 [13623] bind() failed: Permission denied (address- family 2) 2017/07/12 05:08:52 [13623] bind() failed: Permission denied (address- family 10) 2017/07/12 05:08:52 [13623] unable to bind any inbound sockets on port 873 2017/07/12 05:08:52 [13623] rsync error: error in socket IO (code 10) at socket. c(555) [Receiver=3.1.2] 2017/07/12 05:09:42 [13652] connect from localhost (::1) 2017/07/12 05:09:42 [13652] rsync denied on module Backup-Data-Folder from local host (::1) [bobkatz@localhost log]$ Backuppc is configured to use user backuppc with password "password" secrets file has just this entry: backuppc:password I manually run sudo rsync --daemon and there is no "response" in terminal. I take it to mean the daemon launched with no problem. Making the PID has been problematic. There is no PID file being created and I haven't conquered the issue. Not sure if this is the cause of the problem but anyway I don't even know how to stop the daemon as the only command I've found to stop the daemon incorporates the nonexistent PID file. Any thoughts, please? Thanks! -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot ___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
Re: [BackupPC-users] Backing up the server computer
It's still a struggle, and I thank everyone who has tried to help. Here's what I've done so far. I've succeeded in getting this command to work: [bobkatz@localhost etc]$ rsync localhost.localdomain:: Backup-Data-Folder "Backup-Data-Folder" is the rsync task (module) named in rsyncd.conf However, this command does not work: [bobkatz@localhost etc]$ rsync host:: rsync: getaddrinfo: host 873: Name or service not known rsync error: error in socket IO (code 10) at clientserver.c(125) [Receiver=3.1.2] AND, backuppc gui reports: Host localhost.localdomain Backup Summary This PC has never been backed up!! This PC is used by root. Last email sent to root was at 7/7 01:01, subject "Backuppc has not backed up". Last status is state "idle" (backup failed) as of 7/11 13:47. Last error is "No files dumped for share Backup-Data-Folder". Pings to localhost.localdomain have succeeded 184 consecutive times. ~ I have tried several UID/GID settings with no luck. My current rsyncd.conf file is as follows: ### ## ## RSYNCD config file for the backuppc server ## ### gid = users read only = false # false will allow backuppc to restore files to the server transfer logging = false lock file = /var/run/rsync.lock log file = /var/log/rsyncd.log #pid file = /var/run/rsyncd.pid ## host allow: this is important. ## In my case leaving the subnet-mask leads to a failure, ## so I only provide the IP. ## Now you have to declare, in brackets, the RSYNC 'module', or "share name" as it is called within backuppc [Backup-Data-Folder] ## Next, set the path you want backed up. Be sure to use a trailing slash path= / read only = no list= yes # auth users = user1 hosts allow = 192.168.0.217 #secrets file = /etc/rsyncd.secrets ## the easiest way is to use the root user ## This user has "ROOT"-privileges, so he can save files. # uid = root # gid = nogroup uid = backuppc gid = root -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot ___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC 4.1.x vs. MacOS rsyncd
On 7/10/17 9:47 AM, Josh Malone wrote: Thanks, but I'm trying to figure out why BPC 3.x worked with the stock OSX rsync and now 4.x doesn't. I really can't install homebrew and a second rsync on all my OSX machines just for backuppc. Dear Josh: I don't see any harm in installing Homebrew (which you can uninstall if you wish) in order to install rsync. It's not a big bother. I've given full instructions on how to handle this. The rsync in osx is so moldy old that any apps that want to use it incorporate rsync in their packages. For example, Carbon Copy Cloner incorporates a new version of rsync in its own app contents. This is because people (rightly) don't trust the version of rsync which apple continues to bundle with their machines. Apple really isn't that interested in making their linux fully functional, as long as the BSD undercarriage works well with their GUI, they are satisfied. Bob -- If you want good sound on your album, come to Bob Katz 407-831-0233 DIGITAL DOMAIN MASTERING STUDIO Author: *Mastering Audio *Digital Domain Website <http://www.digido.com/> No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC 4.1.x vs. MacOS rsyncd
nds it, then type:
rsync --version
to confirm you have the right one, which should be version 3+. However,
OSX may take time to find the new one. I believe I kept on hammering
'which rsync' in terminal until it found it.
*6) But in case it doesn't find the new rsync,* find out the paths:
echo $PATH
If the new rsync installer put it into one of these paths it should run,
but it took a few tries of my running
rsync --version for the system to find the newly-installed rsync. The
top path was actually the one where the new rsync was installed so it
makes little sense why the system didn't find it at first, but
eventually it did.
Then, finally, run:
sudo rsync --daemon
*7) Now you can go to backuppc, *configure the new client and start a
backup.
*8) Once you are happy, you need to configure the daemon to run each
time at startup.* OSX does NOT use cron or inet.d so you have to make a
plist file. You can try changing the locations in the following plist to
the standard locations for rsync, but I followed the lead of this new
rsync install and where it wanted to put things. The new rsync install
used some symlinks so I advise checking that each of your elements
corresponds with or links to the locations in the plist. This did work
for me:
To launch/rsyncd/, The following/plist/(property list) file is installed
as owner root into//Library/LaunchDaemons/org.samba.rsync.plist.
/
/sudo touch org.samba.rsync.plist
/
/-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 0 May 30 20:50 org.samba.rsync.plist
/
I gave it 644 permissions. /On OSX it's easiest to edit with the free
'textwrangler'.
/
http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd";>
Disabled
Label
org.samba.rsync
Program
/usr/bin/rsync
ProgramArguments
/usr/local/bin/rsync
--daemon
--config=/usr/local/etc/rsyncd.conf
inetdCompatibility
Wait
Sockets
Listeners
SockServiceName
rsync
SockType
stream
Then restart the Mac and ensure you can back it up.
Regards,
Bob
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Re: [BackupPC-users] Backing up the server computer
Dear Les and group: The rsync command you gave me for testing makes rsync think it's pushing a file, not connecting with the remote server. Here's a different test command I worked out, just to see if rsync can communicate with the daemon on its own computer. There is an rsync task mentioned in rsyncd.conf called [Backup-Data-Folder] [bobkatz@localhost Documents]$ rsync --dry-run -v 'Bobby/test' localhost.localdomain::Backup-Data-Folder rsync: failed to connect to localhost.localdomain (::1): Connection refused (111) rsync error: error in socket IO (code 10) at clientserver.c(125) [sender=3.1.2] So it seems the daemon is not running on the port? This ps command seems to say the daemon is running: [bobkatz@localhost Documents]$ ps x | grep rsync 17690 pts/1S+ 0:00 grep --color=auto rsync Not sure where to go to further debug this :-( Sorry, Bob -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot ___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
Re: [BackupPC-users] Backing up the server computer
Thanks, Ken. localhost.localdomain is definitely the 127... address we would expect ps command tells me that the daemon is running I haven't run lsof but I do know the daemon is running So I'm still stuck :-( Best, Bob On 7/3/17 5:47 PM, Kenneth Porter wrote: On 7/3/2017 1:16 PM, Bob Katz wrote: But I get this error. I suppose I'm doing something fundamentally not permitted (can't use rsync daemon to connect to the same computer???): rsync_bpc: failed to connect to localhost.localdomain (::1): Connection refused (111) rsync_bpc: failed to connect to localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1): Connection refused (111) Test the connection with the regular command line rsync client. Just run "rsync localhost.localdomain::" and see what happens. (It should list the modules available to back up.) You can also use "lsof -i" to see if anything is listening on the rsyncd port. Maybe rsyncd isn't running? Could you have a firewall rule blocking that port on the loopback interface? Also try "ping localhost.localdomain" to see what address is being used. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot ___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ -- If you want good sound on your album, come to Bob Katz 407-831-0233 DIGITAL DOMAIN MASTERING STUDIO Author: *Mastering Audio *Digital Domain Website <http://www.digido.com/> No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
[BackupPC-users] Backing up the server computer
Hi guys. All of my hosts are connected by rsyncd so I decided to try backing up the server computer via rsyncd. It's "localhost.localdomain" of course. I am not using any secrets file, I've always just connected as root. Secrets is not mentioned in rsyncd.conf, and there are no keys used: But I get this error. I suppose I'm doing something fundamentally not permitted (can't use rsync daemon to connect to the same computer???): File /var/lib/BackupPC//pc/localhost.localdomain/XferLOG.bad.z Contents of file /var/lib/BackupPC//pc/localhost.localdomain/XferLOG.bad.z, modified 2017-07-03 16:00:06 XferLOG file /var/lib/BackupPC//pc/localhost.localdomain/XferLOG.0.z created 2017-07-03 16:00:00 Backup prep: type = full, case = 1, inPlace = 1, doDuplicate = 0, newBkupNum = 0, newBkupIdx = 0, lastBkupNum = , lastBkupIdx = (FillCycle = 7, noFillCnt = ) Running: /usr/bin/rsync_bpc --bpc-top-dir /var/lib/BackupPC/ --bpc- host-name localhost.localdomain --bpc-share-name Backup-Data-Folder -- bpc-bkup-num 0 --bpc-bkup-comp 3 --bpc-bkup-prevnum -1 --bpc-bkup- prevcomp -1 --bpc-bkup-inode0 1 --bpc-attrib-new --bpc-log-level 1 -- super --recursive --protect-args --numeric-ids --perms --owner --group -D --times --links --hard-links --delete --delete-excluded --one-file- system --partial --log-format=log:\ %o\ %i\ %B\ %8U,%8G\ %9l\ %f%L -- stats --checksum --timeout=72000 --password- file=/var/lib/BackupPC//pc/localhost.localdomain/.rsyncdpw2827 root@loc alhost.localdomain::Backup-Data-Folder / full backup started for directory Backup-Data-Folder Xfer PIDs are now 2834 This is the rsync child about to exec /usr/bin/rsync_bpc rsync_bpc: failed to connect to localhost.localdomain (::1): Connection refused (111) rsync_bpc: failed to connect to localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1): Connection refused (111) Done: 0 errors, 0 filesExist, 0 sizeExist, 0 sizeExistComp, 0 filesTotal, 0 sizeTotal, 0 filesNew, 0 sizeNew, 0 sizeNewComp, 1 inode rsync error: error in socket IO (code 10) at clientserver.c(122) [Receiver=3.0.9.8] rsync_bpc exited with fatal status 10 (2560) (rsync error: error in socket IO (code 10) at clientserver.c(122) [Receiver=3.0.9.8]) Xfer PIDs are now Got fatal error during xfer (No files dumped for share Backup-Data- Folder) Backup aborted (No files dumped for share Backup-Data-Folder) BackupFailCleanup: nFilesTotal = 0, type = full, BackupCase = 1, inPlace = 1, lastBkupNum = Removing empty backup #0 Xfer PIDs are now 2856 BackupPC_backupDelete: removing #0 BackupPC_backupDelete: No prior backup for merge Xfer PIDs are now 2856,2857 BackupPC_refCountUpdate: host localhost.localdomain got 0 errors (took 0 secs) Xfer PIDs are now 2856 Xfer PIDs are now Finished BackupPC_backupDelete, status = 0 (running time: 0 sec) Xfer PIDs are now Running BackupPC_refCountUpdate -h localhost.localdomain -f on localhost.localdomain Xfer PIDs are now 2858 BackupPC_refCountUpdate: host localhost.localdomain got 0 errors (took 0 secs) Xfer PIDs are now Finished BackupPC_refCountUpdate (running time: 0 sec) Xfer PIDs are now -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot ___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
Re: [BackupPC-users] Feature request: Restore Search across all shares/backups
On Wed, 2017-06-14 at 21:27 -0700, Craig Barratt wrote: > Les is right for 3.x. > > For 4.x the files are not stored in the backup tree. So you'll need > to use BackupPC_ls -R, or you could also grep the XferLOG.nnn.z files > (although the format and what appears or not depends on the > XferMethod). > > Examples: > > BackupPC_ls -R -h HOST -n NUM -s SHARE / | egrep FILENAME > BackupPC_zcat TOPDIR/pc/HOST/XferLOG.NUM.z | egrep FILENAME > > For BackupPC_ls you'll need to write a script to iterate over every > HOST, backup NUM and SHARE. Or you could use wildcards with > BackupPC_zcat for HOST and/or NUM. > > I'd rather not build this into the CGI interface, since the running > times could be very long. > Thanks, Craig for the syntax. I would not have been able to come up with that command line on my own without your example! So I'm experimenting with zcat and grep search as I think this search mechanism is very important to ensure restore success. Here was my first search, for the occurrence of the word "headphone" in any file from any backup from any host: [backuppc@localhost bin]$ ./BackupPC_zcat /Bobby/pc/*/XferLOG.*.z | egrep *headphone* The output of this command is instantaneous! So the search from the CLI is very powerful and VERY fast. The problem is that the results do not tell which backup has the resulting file, the backup number or the modification date. Here is some of the output result: newrecv >f+ rw-r--r-- 400, 401165508 Program Files (x86)/Common Files/Digidesign/DAE/Plug-In Settings/Speakerphone/- top 5 tiny speakers/leaking headphone.tfx newrecv >f+ rw-r--r-- 400, 401166501 Program Files (x86)/Common Files/Digidesign/DAE/Plug-In Settings/Speakerphone/tiny stuff/occasional headphone leak.tfx newrecv >f+ rwxr-xr-x 400, 401 29632 Program Files (x86)/VideoLAN/VLC/plugins/audio_filter/libheadphone_channel_mixer_plug in.dll newrecv >f+ rw-r--r-- 400, 401 5263 Program Files/Flux/FluxTAnalyzer.app/Contents/Resources/GEngine/256/headphones. png newrecv >f+ rw-r--r-- 400, 401 57931 ProgramData/Audio Ease/Speakerphone/Main Presets/-top 5 tiny speakers/leaking headphone.spp Do you think you or anyone could come up with a command line or script that tells us which host the file came from and possibly which backup number if that is necessary? As well as the last modified date? I know I may be asking for too much, but backuppc is so powerful I dream of a comprehensive search facility to make restoration easier considering years and years of backups and many hosts, if you get my drift. I am puzzled how the master command could be concatenated with "zcat"? Is that a feature of perl? Forgive my programming ignorance! I think we could live with a command line result as we could then go to the gui to do the restore. Thanks, Bob -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot ___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
[BackupPC-users] Feature request: Restore Search across all shares/backups
Is it possible to design a search tool that will look for the occurrence of a string in the file name across all shares/backups? It should come up with any versions of the file, last modified date, etc. and what backup it is stored in. Ideally it should allow the user to navigate to the file in the backup and then use the normal restore choices to restore it. Wouldn't that be nice? Sometimes we don't know which computer/host might have had the file we're looking for and/or we want to go back to an old version of that file. Thanks, Bob -- If you want good sound on your album, come to Bob Katz 407-831-0233 DIGITAL DOMAIN MASTERING STUDIO Author: *Mastering Audio *Digital Domain Website <http://www.digido.com/> No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
[BackupPC-users] Proper syntax to delete a particular directory within a share
I'm trying to delete an entire directory that should have been excluded from all backups. (Ironically, this directory contains all OSX time machine backups on the network so you can see why I need to exclude it). I think (I hope) I've got the exclude syntax working but I want to delete this extensive backup that's wasting space on the backup volume. The host name is "n6850.local" The rsync share name is "Backup-Data-Folder" Method of backups is rsyncd if that's important. It contains a directory called "Time Machine". In the CGI this shows up as: "Backup-Data-Folder/Time Machine" I've run the following command chasing it down from the highest numbered backup down, but the CGI gui still shows "Time Machine" as containing data after I run it several times each time decrementing the backup #. I ran it several times because each time the delete command merges the backup into the next lower backup so I figured I need to run the delete command once for each valid backup number. I don't fully understand the progress indications that come up after I run the delete command. Here's an example trying to delete the particular folder within backup #4: ./BackupPC_backupDelete -h n6850.local -n 4 -s Backup-Data-Folder/Time Machine Any ideas? Thanks for the help! -- P.S. backuppc is a killer app! (meaning "I love it"). Status shows current CPool V4 is 7.78 T. Prior to pooling and compression it would have taken up 63.37 T! I "only" have 22 T capacity storage so it's a damn good thing we have excellent de- duplication! Best wishes, Bob -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot ___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
[BackupPC-users] Solved: Backup is stalled
I ran iotop and found rsync-bpc appears to be occupied with an exclude that belongs to a different share. So I stopped the backup and remade the config to exclude items on a per share basis instead of globally. Then restarted the backup and there was instant improvement. Bob -- If you want good sound on your album, come to Bob Katz 407-831-0233 DIGITAL DOMAIN MASTERING STUDIO Author: *Mastering Audio *Digital Domain Website <http://www.digido.com/> No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
[BackupPC-users] Solved: Backup is stalled
I ran iotop and found rsync-bpc appears to be occupied with an exclude that belongs to a different share. So I stopped the backup and remade the config to exclude items on a per share basis instead of globally. Then restarted the backup and there was instant improvement. Bob -- If you want good sound on your album, come to Bob Katz 407-831-0233 DIGITAL DOMAIN MASTERING STUDIO Author: *Mastering Audio *Digital Domain Website <http://www.digido.com/> No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
Re: [BackupPC-users] Backup is stalled
Well, finally the backup got "unstalled", without any human intervention. It filled in only about 3 more folders. Keeping in mind that there are a tremendous amount of very big files in this photographer's backup. But it surprises me that it took about 36 hours to gain three more folders worth of backup. What was backuppc doing for the past 36 hours? This was not a case of blackout period because it's the very first full backup for this share. Thanks, Doug, for cluing me into "iotop". It shows me that rsync_bpc is at work. I think that I need to get a lot more excludes going because there's a tremendous amount of time wasted backing up useless photo previews in the lightroom database. Maybe that will speed up a full backup. It will be interesting to see how long it takes to do an incremental once this 7 Terabyte full back up is complete. BK On 6/5/17 11:52 AM, Doug Lytle wrote: Is there any way I can examine what backuppc is doing or attempting to do "now"? To try and figure out why it is stalled. Install iotop to view what's being written to the file system Doug -- If you want good sound on your album, come to Bob Katz 407-831-0233 DIGITAL DOMAIN MASTERING STUDIO Author: *Mastering Audio *Digital Domain Website <http://www.digido.com/> No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
Re: [BackupPC-users] Debugging excludes and....
Hi, guys. I want to exclude any file that contains "Previews.lrdata".
For example:
Lightroom Catalog/Lightroom 5/Lightroom 5
Catalog/Old/original1.Lightroom 5 Catalog-2 Previews.lrdata/9/9965
Another challenging exclude needs to contain "PreviewsDefective.lrdata"
Lightroom Catalog/Lightroom 5/Lightroom 5 Catalog/original1.Lightroom 5
Catalog-4 Smart PreviewsDefective.lrdata/9/9E74
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Would it be as simple as using *Previews.lrdata*, for example:
$Conf{BackupFilesExclude} = {
'*' => [
'*Previews.lrdata*',
'Lightroom ACR cache/',
'Library/Caches/',
'*.lrprev',
'Lightroom Catalog/Backups/',
'Library/Logs/CrashReporter/',
'Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/'
]
Thanks for any advice,
Bob
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[BackupPC-users] Backup is stalled
I currently have three hosts going. The first two are "behaving" ok and are on backup # 6 or 7 already. Method is all rsyncd. The third host, "Mary's iMac" (OSX) is stalled in backup #0. It has three shares. The first share, her home directory, proceeded fine. Everything backed up. The second share, a backup of a very large photo storage, is stalled about midway through. rsync has produced all the folders and has gone through part of letter O successfully, but the rest of the folders are empty from "Orlando" through to folder 'z.". It's been about 22 hours in this exact condition: Host marys-imac.local Backup Summary This PC is used by root.Host marys-imac.local is queued on the user queue (will be backed up soon).Last status is state "backup in progress" as of 6/4 12:22.Pings to marys-imac.local have succeeded 8 consecutive times. The server host summary also says "backup in progress". Is there any way I can examine what backuppc is doing or attempting to do "now"? To try and figure out why it is stalled. - I had the same problem with this same client four days ago, after it had been stalled for 48 hours, when it was stalled around letter "k". I became concerned that maybe my having added some excludes while the backup was going, so I decided to wipe the storage (using the command "BackupPC_backupDelete" and start over and watch it like a hawk, not changing any settings. The delete wiped 168320 directories. Then I started a full backup from the GUI and at first the GUI reported that the backup was missing but that soon cleared up. I'm not sure if it stalled exactly at the same place but it was a similar place about midway through the backup. Any ideas? Bob -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
[BackupPC-users] Has anyone had an issue with "open files"?
I'm just asking to be thorough. I don't think the documentation mentions "open files". Over the years I've used different backup systems with mechanisms that ensured open files would be copied correctly, both on Mac and PC. My main concern is a Lightroom database, which is always open if Lightroom is open. And in fact, before you back up the database, the application first quits. I suppose I could force Lightroom to quit during the overnight periods when backuppc is backing up. BK -- If you want good sound on your album, come to Bob Katz 407-831-0233 DIGITAL DOMAIN MASTERING STUDIO Author: *Mastering Audio *Digital Domain Website <http://www.digido.com/> No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
Re: [BackupPC-users] Consequence of "always incremental" after first full backup
Fabulous, Michael. Thanks for that assurance,
Bob
On 6/4/17 12:51 AM, Michael Huntley wrote:
Hi Bob -
I regularly backup older multi-gigabyte PST files. I use a 7 day Fill
schedule. BackupPC doesn't actually backup the file if it is
unchanged, but it will appear in the backup # of the Filled backup.
I've messed with full backups and filled schedules. It's all a wash
- any pre-existing unchanged file isn't backed up - it simply appears
in the backup #.
Craig stated the fulls and filled backups are de-coupled and it
appears to be so.
*$Conf{FullPeriod} --- which we want large enough to ensure we NEVER
do another full backup*
Why?
As you pointed out, it's not an issue, thanks to de-duplication. I just
got the impression from the documentation that the user could/should
choose never doing another full backup. The documentation discusses the
option of setting a very long Full period.
*$Conf{FillCycle}--- if we set this >0 would it slow down the
day-to-day backup operation?
*
With these very large files is there any issue with
setting*$Conf{FullKeepCnt} >1 ?*
*Full keep count *seems* to correspond to the number of Filled backups
kept around...*
I'm not seeing any negative results with keeping FullPeriod at 6.97
and FillCycle at 7.
Excellent. I'll just leave these defaults.
BK
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[BackupPC-users] Adding excludes after a backup has begun.... Restarting a backup that had been manually stopped.
1) While examining the contents of a backup I discover it's wasting a lot of time backing up 'Library/Caches/' so I add that to the exclude list. I then "stop/dequeue backup" from the GUI in hopes it will read and obey the new exclude list. I then restarted the backup from the GUI and I chose "Start Incremental backup" because I was afraid that "start full backup" would be a bad choice. Apparently it continued with the full backup that was underway, which was what I was hoping for. 2) What about the new exclude? Will it exclude the new items from this moment forward? It's hard to tell from the Xfer log since rsync seems to list every file it sees, even the items it's going to exclude. That's one of the most disconcerting features of rsync, it leaves you guessing. Your thoughts, please. Bob -- If you want good sound on your album, come to Bob Katz 407-831-0233 DIGITAL DOMAIN MASTERING STUDIO Author: *Mastering Audio *Digital Domain Website <http://www.digido.com/> No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
[BackupPC-users] Consequence of "always incremental" after first full backup
*O*ne of the hosts being backed up is a photographer's computer with a
huge 7 TB store of photos. Many of the photos are multi-layer photoshop
files some larger than a GB each. The vast majority of this storage is
archival. Only a small percentage of photos are changing or being added
to at any moment in time.
What would be the consequences of setting the backuppc parameters so
this host never gets another full backup? The documentation speaks of an
ever-increasing number of deltas and a tradeoff in speed.
For such a host with many very large files and a very large file
storage, what would be the optimum suggested settings for:
*
$Conf{FullPeriod} --- which we want large enough to ensure we NEVER
do another full backup
*
*
$Conf{FillCycle}--- if we set this >0 would it slow down the
day-to-day backup operation?
*
With these very large files is there any issue with setting*
$Conf{FullKeepCnt} >1 ?
*
*
I must admit I'm confused by the documentation for *$Conf{FullKeepCnt}:***
*
"In the steady state, each time a full backup completes successfully the
oldest one is removed. If this number is decreased, the extra old
backups will be removed."
Does this still apply since "fullkeepcnt" in v4+ means "filledkeepcount"?
Thanks for any advice,
Bob Katz
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Re: [BackupPC-users] Excluding all files containing the word 'cache' regardless of their path....
On Fri, 2017-06-02 at 00:10 -0500, Michael Stowe wrote:
>
> No.
>
> At best, this might exclude all shares that happen to have some
> variation of “cache” in the name, but I'm not even sure it would do
> that, depending on the xfer method.
>
> What you're probably looking for is something along these lines:
>
> $Conf{BackupFilesExclude} = {
>
> '*' => [
> '*cache*'
> ]
> };
>
> I note that this will exclude all files containing the word cache as
> well as all files in all directories containing the word cache, which
> seems like a very poor idea, should somebody named “musicache” have a
> user directory or one tries to store their research files on
> cachexias.
Would backuppc be able to use any standard regex?
Here are is a cache file. Similar files would be great to exclude:
Cache020507.dat
In this case there is a folder that contains all these caches which I
could exclude, but I think regex could help in difficult cases.
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[BackupPC-users] Excluding all files containing the word 'cache' regardless of their path....
Would this work?
$Conf{BackupFilesExclude} = {
'*cache*' => [
''
]
};
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[BackupPC-users] Success: OSX backup without "secrets" and notes:
ocations in the following plist to
the standard locations for rsync, but I followed the lead of this new
rsync install and where it wanted to put things. The new rsync install
used some symlinks so I advise checking that each of your elements
corresponds with or links to the locations in the plist. This did work
for me:
To launch/rsyncd/, The following/plist/(property list) file is installed
as owner root into//Library/LaunchDaemons/org.samba.rsync.plist.
/
/sudo touch org.samba.rsync.plist
/
/-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 0 May 30 20:50 org.samba.rsync.plist
/
I gave it 644 permissions. /On OSX it's easiest to edit with the free
'textwrangler'.
/
http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd";>
Disabled
Label
org.samba.rsync
Program
/usr/bin/rsync
ProgramArguments
/usr/local/bin/rsync
--daemon
--config=/usr/local/etc/rsyncd.conf
inetdCompatibility
Wait
Sockets
Listeners
SockServiceName
rsync
SockType
stream
Then restart the Mac and ensure you can back it up.
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[BackupPC-users] error log for new host
I think I've conquered the Thecus as a client and now for the next challenging client: a macbook pro. Also via rsyncd. I have the daemon running and what looks like a good rsyncd.conf file for the macbook pro. I'm not using "secrets" and that seems to work as a philosophy for the Thecus. However, the backup starts and immediately ends with this error: Can't open log file /var/lib/BackupPC//pc/bobs-macbook- pro.local/XferLOG.0 The thing is there are two forward slashes in this error note which doesn't make sense. I believe the correct route should be:/var/lib/BackupPC/pc/bobs-macbook-pro.local/XferLOG.0 What do you think went wrong? Thanks for any help, Bob -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
[BackupPC-users] Debugging Excludes
Richard's suggestion for excludes did not work for me:
backuppc was not excluding my files. Dieter's suggestion for excludes
is working for me. I'm getting excludes and includes and not getting a
bunch of empty folders in the backup. My host config looks like this:
$Conf{BackupFilesExclude} = { '*' =>[ '**/Thecus Audio',
'**/incremental-backup', '**/Wordpress_Backup',
'**/NAS_Module_Source_', '**/FM_and_Computer_Backups', '**/USBCopy',
'**/_Module_Folder_', '**/eSATAHDD', '**/USBHDD', '**/NAS_Public',
'**/Time%20Machine', '**/_NAS_Picture', '**/iTunes_music' ]};
However, based on googling rsync discussions, I'm betting that it will
work without the ** in front of the / For example, from the web:
A user running rsync had his entire source directory in an exclude.txt
file:
rsync -Paz --exclude-from 'rsync-exclude.txt' /home/chris/ admin@192.16
8.1.65:LinuxHome
where rsync-exclude.txt has this
content:
/home/chris/Downloads/*
/home/chris/Downloads/
/home/chris/Downloads/*.*
The response was:59down
voteaccepted
The problem is
that you are specifying complete
directory
paths.
With rsync, all
exclude (or include) paths beginning
with / are
are anchored to the root of
transfer. The root of transfer in
this case is /home/chris.
But since you're
just trying to sync your home directory,
and there is no subDdirectory
of /home/chris named home/chris/Downloads,
it ignores your exclusion.
Try removing the /home/chris parts
from your rsync-exclude.txt file.
Similarly, I'm amazed that Dieter's suggestion of **/ is working.
But I don't want to rock the boat and will try differently on the next
machine I set up to back up.
Best wishes,
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[BackupPC-users] Debugging excludes and....
Thanks to everyone for the help so far! Don't want to clog the list with too many thank you notes! I'm just getting my first backup of one computer sorted out. Method is rsyncd. 1. One of the excludes is not working. Its contents are showing up in the backup. It's being done with an override for this host: Include/ExcludeBackupFilesOnly OverrideNew ShareName or '*': BackupFilesExclude Override/raid/FM_and_Computer_Backups (Yes, I'm backing up a raid, but this is an essential machine and it needs its own backup) However, 'browse backups' is showing all the content of the excluded directory FM_and_Computer_Backups. Here's an excerpt of 'browse backups': FM_and_Computer_Backups .AppleDB .AppleDesktop .AppleDouble .Temporary Items Computer_Disk_Images and so on, all the way through every file that should have been excluded. Any ideas? 2) xfer log shows that backuppc is "wasting time" listing each file in a very large directory that is being excluded. Is that avoidable? I'm pretty sure this directory is really excluded because there is nothing showing in its contents in browse backups. But I also fear that the system froze as the xfer log stopped about 2/3 of the way through displaying this directory, which should have been excluded anyway. I have seen rsync list excludes in a verbose list, so this behavior may be an artifact of rsync. 3) Is it acceptable to use the shortcut %20 for a space in a file name in an exclude? For example: /raid/Thecus%20Audio For the directory 'Thecus Audio". I wonder if this is why the xfer log is showing the system going through this directory, yet it is supposed to be excluded? 3) Can I Override the blackout period for testing? I want to manually continue this backup and watch its progress. In the CGI, will one of these buttons "continue" the full backup which is active into the blackout period? Is that possible?: "Start Incr Backup" "Start Full Backup" 4) Browse Backups. I can't always get it to shrink a list. The '-" button on some directories is not working. But the master '-' button at the top is working Thanks for any help, -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
[BackupPC-users] What is the difference between host-specific configuration (override) and a config.pl for that host....
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[BackupPC-users] What is the difference between host-specific configuration (override) and a config.pl for that host....
Never mind! I'm re-reading the documentation and see that in version 4, the location for user-specific config files has changed from topdir to /etc/BackupPC Good idea! Thanks, sorry for the extra bandwidth, Bob-- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
[BackupPC-users] running the BackupPC_backupDelete command
My question is very basic: In order to run the BackupPC_backupDelete command I have to preface it with ./ Why is that necessary when all the examples and Craig's transcript here on the list show the delete command being run without any preface? Thanks, Bob P.S. Thank you for the browser-based GUI! Very nice job on the gui, Craig! It simplifies a lot of setup. I tried doing excludes from within config.pl and the syntax was thwarting me. -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
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Re: [BackupPC-users] Recommend add to manual
On Sun, May 14, 2017 at 9:37 PM, Kenneth Porter wrote: > > What if you have TWO drives you want to mount to /var/lib/backuppc? With > BackupPC 4, it's not unreasonable to swap your backup media every week > to an offsite location. > Is there a way to configure alternation between the two backup drives within a single instance of backuppc? Bob -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
Re: [BackupPC-users] Exchanging keys
Les wrote:
"Normally the key goes in root's home directory under
.ssh/authorized_keys. That 'ssh-copy-id' command is a shell script
if you want to see what it does. Maybe you find wherever root's home
directory is in the sandbox environment and make a copy there."
I see that script does something with *.pub" and perhaps it puts it into
the text file authorized_keys. That's the file that ends up on the Thecus
inside /root/.ssh. I've kind of verified that ssh is running as a process
on the Thecus.
So I'm (potentially) giving up... it could be the Thecus or it could be me.
I implemented the Thecus basic ssh daemon (which deals with root ssh
access) and disabled the module's special ssh daemon. I used Richard's
advice and dis ssh-copy-id
Well, I've tried and tried, deleting files on both server and client, and I
keep on dealing with this error: sign_and_send_pubkey: signing failed:
agent refused operation
So basically I'm giving up.
Les also wrote:
"If not, and you end up using rsyncd instead, just change the
$Conf{XferMethod} to rsyncd instead of rsync."
Looks like rsyncd is my option for the Thecus. I'm so sorry, too. I feel
I'm close to conquering the key issue, but so far :-(.
On Sun, May 14, 2017 at 6:05 PM, Les Mikesell wrote:
> On Sun, May 14, 2017 at 4:43 PM, Bob Katz wrote:
> >
> > Again, you're a godsend. I can root ssh to the Thecus!
> >
> > But I wish exchanging keys were that simple with the Thecus NAS. The
> Thecus
> > has a sandboxed operating system. Anything below /raid will be eaten up
> on
> > reboot. To do keys you have to use a module called FajoSSHD that's
> located
> > here on the Thecus:
> >
> > Office-MacBook-Pro:~ bobkatz$ ssh root@192.168.0.213
> >
> > N6850:~# cd /raid/data/module/FaJoSSHD
> > # ls
> > cgi-bin/ log.txt Shell/ system/ www/
> > COPY shell@ sys/ VERSION
> > N6850:/raid/data/module/FaJoSSHD#
> >
> > I know that FajoSSHD keeps authorized keys in here:
> >
> > N6850:/raid/data/module/FaJoSSHD/system/etc/ssh/users/root# ls
> > authorized_keys
> >
> > But I cannot figure out where the public key you want me to transfer
> should
> > go. Would it go into that same directory? If not, I can explore any other
> > directories. Somewhere in this hierarchy I need to put the key which I
> > generated on my Fedora server.
> >
> > I'm going to try your code and see if I can get it to work using the
> above
> > url. Stand by.
> >
>
> Normally the key goes in root's home directory under
> .ssh/authorized_keys. That 'ssh-copy-id' command is a shell script
> if you want to see what it does. Maybe you find wherever root's home
> directory is in the sandbox environment and make a copy there.
>
> If not, and you end up using rsyncd instead, just change the
> $Conf{XferMethod} to rsyncd instead of rsync.
>
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[BackupPC-users] Exchanging keys
Dear Richard: Again, you're a godsend. I can root ssh to the Thecus! But I wish exchanging keys were that simple with the Thecus NAS. The Thecus has a sandboxed operating system. Anything below /raid will be eaten up on reboot. To do keys you have to use a module called FajoSSHD that's located here on the Thecus: Office-MacBook-Pro:~ bobkatz$ ssh root@192.168.0.213 N6850:~# cd /raid/data/module/FaJoSSHD # ls cgi-bin/ log.txt Shell/ system/ www/ COPY shell@ sys/ VERSION N6850:/raid/data/module/FaJoSSHD# I know that FajoSSHD keeps authorized keys in here: N6850:/raid/data/module/FaJoSSHD/system/etc/ssh/users/root# ls authorized_keys But I cannot figure out where the public key you want me to transfer should go. Would it go into that same directory? If not, I can explore any other directories. Somewhere in this hierarchy I need to put the key which I generated on my Fedora server. I'm going to try your code and see if I can get it to work using the above url. Stand by. Thanks, Bob On 5/10/17 6:46 PM, Richard Shaw wrote: The easy way to exchange keys on Fedora to use rsync over ssh assuming you're using root to do the backup on the clien: (as root) # su -s /bin/bash -l backuppc # ssh-keygen (don't add a passphrase, it would defeat the purpose) # ssh-copy-id root@ After that you should be able to "ssh root@" and it login without prompting for a password. Thanks, Richard -- If you want good sound on your album, come to Bob Katz 407-831-0233 DIGITAL DOMAIN MASTERING STUDIO Author: *Mastering Audio *Digital Domain Website <http://www.digido.com/> No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
Re: [BackupPC-users] Fedora 26 backup pc package missing configure.pl?
Thanks, Richard. OK, got it. Don't want to futz with symbolic links. I'll change fstab to mount the RAID in the approved directory. Why wouldn't this be fixed, though, if we run the configure script with a new topdir? Bib On 5/13/17 8:21 PM, Richard Shaw wrote: On Sat, May 13, 2017 at 5:56 PM, Robert Katz <mailto:bobk...@digido.com>> wrote: Guys I installed backuppc into my Fedora 26 using, simply "dnf install BackupPC" I found that the main files have been placed in /etc/BackupPC/ So I started working my way through editing config.pl <http://config.pl> (after making a backup, of course). At some point I learned that it is not a good idea to change the topdir location without adding some kind of symbolic link (which I did not want to do) or re-running configure.pl <http://configure.pl> (the install script). You can use a symbolic link or bind in /etc/fstab. It's not a good idea to change it because Fedora runs with SELinux enabled by default and there are specific policies applied for the package to allow BackupPC to work. If you really can't use /var/lib/backuppc as the backup directory you'll have to disable SELinux. So I searched for configure.pl <http://configure.pl> and could not find it anywhere on my system. Maybe it's no longer necessary? But rerunning the install says "nothing to do" so I guess configure.pl <http://configure.pl> is still necessary. configure.pl <http://configure.pl> will not be available because the package comes pre-configured, configure.pl <http://configure.pl> will not run outside of the full source archive. Richard -- If you want good sound on your album, come to Bob Katz 407-831-0233 DIGITAL DOMAIN MASTERING STUDIO Author: *Mastering Audio *Digital Domain Website <http://www.digido.com/> No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC v4 for Fedora / EPEL Update
Thanks, Richard. I just bit the bullet and did a new install of Fedora 25, copied my scripts over, configured the machine, cloned it, tested the clone, and upgraded to 26! Now I'm working on installing backup pc Thanks for your fantastic help, Bob My iPhone made me write this. Quotes only below this line. Nothing more to see here. > On May 12, 2017, at 2:40 PM, Richard Shaw wrote: > >> On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 9:59 AM, Bob Katz wrote: >> Those were VERY old packages that I attempted to install in a very new >> system. The 3DM2 software is long into End of Life. There is no support, >> though some of the old 3DM2 people are working at Broadcom I might be able >> to get an answer. I can't even find the uninstaller :-(. So do you have >> any advice on how I can disconnect these old packages from Fedora? :-( >> > > You'll have to do your best with dnf and see if you can get them to > uninstall... Something like (as root): > > # dnf erase 3dm2 3ware-status > > If it balks at that you can add "--allow-erasing" to see if it can come up > with a complete transaction. > > Thanks, > Richard -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC v4 for Fedora / EPEL Update
Dear Richard. You are a godsend! Of course I'd like to upgrade to Fedora 26 as it would simplify how much I have to maintain. You wrote: Those conflicts are with the 3ware 3dm2 software and the 3ware status, which aren't working anyway. I couldn't get them to work. Those are the GUIs for the 3ware raid card (3ware was bought by Broadcom). I've tried all the standard and nonstandard methods for removing those packages and could not remove them. Any ideas how to remove these packages? So I'm using the CLI for the card and it works, ok. This is basically because the 3ware packages are apparently *very poorly* packaged. They should not be trying to claim ownership of the root "/", /usr/sbin, or /etc/init.d directories. If they have an upstream you should let them know that. Those were VERY old packages that I attempted to install in a very new system. The 3DM2 software is long into End of Life. There is no support, though some of the old 3DM2 people are working at Broadcom I might be able to get an answer. I can't even find the uninstaller :-(. So do you have any advice on how I can disconnect these old packages from Fedora? :-( Best wishes, Bob -- If you want good sound on your album, come to Bob Katz 407-831-0233 DIGITAL DOMAIN MASTERING STUDIO Author: *Mastering Audio *Digital Domain Website <http://www.digido.com/> No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC v4 for Fedora / EPEL Update
Hi, guys. Still working towards install of Backuppc on my Fedora. I apologize that I got Fedora and Redhat mixed up. I definitely am using Fedora! At the end of the day today I somehow got it in my head that the COPR/EPEL installers required Fedora 26. It's all new to me so please excuse. But I got this conflict during the upgrade process, which did not complete: [SKIPPED] js-jquery-3.2.1-1.fc26.noarch.rpm: Already downloaded Running transaction check Transaction check succeeded. Running transaction test The downloaded packages were saved in cache until the next successful transaction. You can remove cached packages by executing 'dnf clean packages'. Error: Transaction check error: file / from install of filesystem-3.2-40.fc26.x86_64 conflicts with file from package 3dm2-2.11.00.019+10.2.1+KB16625-2.x86_64 file /usr/sbin from install of filesystem-3.2-40.fc26.x86_64 conflicts with file from package 3dm2-2.11.00.019+10.2.1+KB16625-2.x86_64 file / from install of filesystem-3.2-40.fc26.x86_64 conflicts with file from package 3ware-status-0.5-2.noarch file /usr/sbin from install of filesystem-3.2-40.fc26.x86_64 conflicts with file from package 3ware-status-0.5-2.noarch file /etc/init.d from install of chkconfig-1.10-1.fc26.x86_64 conflicts with file from package 3dm2-2.11.00.019+10.2.1+KB16625-2.x86_64 file /etc/init.d from install of chkconfig-1.10-1.fc26.x86_64 conflicts with file from package 3ware-status-0.5-2.noarch Error Summary Those conflicts are with the 3ware 3dm2 software and the 3ware status, which aren't working anyway. I couldn't get them to work. Those are the GUIs for the 3ware raid card (3ware was bought by Broadcom). I've tried all the standard and nonstandard methods for removing those packages and could not remove them. Any ideas how to remove these packages? So I'm using the CLI for the card and it works, ok. - All right, back to Fedora 25 and backuppc :-) Best wishes, Bob -- If you want good sound on your album, come to Bob Katz 407-831-0233 DIGITAL DOMAIN MASTERING STUDIO Author: *Mastering Audio *Digital Domain Website <http://www.digido.com/> No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
Re: [BackupPC-users] Need script linux-backuppc
On 5/9/17 9:37 AM, Richard Shaw wrote: What version are you running? 5 / 6 / 7? I finally figured out, Richard you are asking me about my Redhat version! Well, it reports as Fedora 25 so I'm not sure which Redhat but maybe that information helps you! Today I'm trying to implement COPR, etc. in order to install backuppc properly on this machine. *I just spent a day yesterday creating and testing a Linux script that runs as a cron job, launches the CLI for my RAID card, gets the status and sends an email to me. So if anyone wants that script, just ask!** * That was fun. ;-) Best wishes, Bob -- If you want good sound on your album, come to Bob Katz 407-831-0233 DIGITAL DOMAIN MASTERING STUDIO Author: *Mastering Audio *Digital Domain Website <http://www.digido.com/> No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
Re: [BackupPC-users] Need script linux-backuppc
On 5/9/17 9:37 AM, Richard Shaw wrote: What version are you running? 5 / 6 / 7? I finally figured out, Richard you are asking me about my Redhat version! Well, it reports as Fedora 25 so I'm not sure which Redhat but maybe that information helps you! Today I'm trying to implement COPR, etc. in order to install backuppc properly on this machine. *I just spent a day yesterday creating and testing a Linux script that runs as a cron job, launches the CLI for my RAID card, gets the status and sends an email to me. So if anyone wants that script, just ask!** * That was fun. ;-) Best wishes, Bob -- If you want good sound on your album, come to Bob Katz 407-831-0233 DIGITAL DOMAIN MASTERING STUDIO Author: *Mastering Audio *Digital Domain Website <http://www.digido.com/> No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC v4 for Fedora / EPEL Update
On 5/10/17 8:29 AM, Richard Shaw wrote: On Tue, May 9, 2017 at 9:49 PM, Bob Katz <mailto:bobk...@digido.com>> wrote: Thanks, Richard and list! Does the EPEL and COPR installer for backuppc recognize that backuppc has already been installed and overwrite it? I don't mind overwriting. I just want to know if the installer covers existing installs. I've already installed the modified rsync, all the Perl dependencies, etc. I've run the Perl install script as well, following along with Yes, it will work like any other upgrade / package update, it's not a parallel installable package. Got it. GOTHAM'S RECOMMENDATIONS HAD ME MAKE A NEW USER "BACKUPPC" AND RUN APACHE IN IT, AND DO A LOT OF STUFF FROM WITHIN ROOT. Should I delete the new user, change the Apache user back to default, and as much as possible undo all of the steps he gave? Any harm in leaving the Perl modules intact and the modified Rsync in the bin folder? I wouldn't know how to uninstall a Perl module anyway off the top of my head. Ordinarily I would wipe this Redhat machine and start from scratch but I spent a whole day installing an old driver for my now-obsolete RAID card. It's not that old a card, it was working fine in Windows. EOL for hardware comes much too soon :-(. and I'm working on a script to send mail when the RAID controller has problems. And in that case if I start from scratch I guess I would switch to Debian. :-) Yes, probably best to wipe anything you've done manually. The readme in the package has basic instructions on what you'll need to do after package install. I'm not sure if you mentioned what version you are running but the package should install a SysV init script on EL 6 and the Systemd service file on EL 7. I'm not running EL yet at all, not fully understanding your syntax above :-) Bob -- If you want good sound on your album, come to Bob Katz 407-831-0233 DIGITAL DOMAIN MASTERING STUDIO Author: *Mastering Audio *Digital Domain Website <http://www.digido.com/> No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
Re: [BackupPC-users] Need script linux-backuppc
Dear Richard. On 5/9/17 9:37 AM, Richard Shaw wrote: On Tue, May 9, 2017 at 8:13 AM, Bob Katz <mailto:bobk...@digido.com>> wrote: Hi guys. I've got too much time invested in Redhat to try Debian ;-( What version are you running? 5 / 6 / 7? Version of what? I've got Redhat based on Fedora 25 is the release number off the top of my head, and I can recheck. So I don't understand the numbers "5 / 6 / 7". I'm currently building for CentOS/RHEL in my COPR[1] but I don't have any testing reports from anything other than 7. -- If you want good sound on your album, come to Bob Katz 407-831-0233 DIGITAL DOMAIN MASTERING STUDIO Author: *Mastering Audio *Digital Domain Website <http://www.digido.com/> No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC v4 for Fedora / EPEL Update
Thanks, Richard and list! Does the EPEL and COPR installer for backuppc recognize that backuppc has already been installed and overwrite it? I don't mind overwriting. I just want to know if the installer covers existing installs. I've already installed the modified rsync, all the Perl dependencies, etc. I've run the Perl install script as well, following along with http://sgowtham.com/journal/backuppc-on-red-hat-enterprise-linux/ It seems most of the stuff is there, though I haven't launched the app yet. Maybe I'm just missing the inet.d script and who knows what else. But installing from a complete Fedora or Redhat repository instead would be much better of course. Should I wipe any stuff from my installation before venturing into a whole new install using EPEL and COPR approach? Thanks, Bob On 5/9/17 1:56 PM, Richard Shaw wrote: That's where the actual packages are stored, you need to start with installing the repository: -- If you want good sound on your album, come to Bob Katz 407-831-0233 DIGITAL DOMAIN MASTERING STUDIO Author: *Mastering Audio *Digital Domain Website <http://www.digido.com/> No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC v4 for Fedora / EPEL Update
Dear Daniel and Richard and group: Sorry, I'm not familiar with all the acronyms. I'm very excited to see a repository for Fedora/Redhat! When I go to the EPEL repository page https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/7/x86_64/ I'm presented with a plethora of possible downloads and I'm completely lost, I don't know what to download. Thanks for any help, Bob Katz On 5/9/17 12:44 PM, Daniel Berteaud wrote: Le 29/04/2017 à 01:08, Richard Shaw a écrit : Been available for a while on my COPR: https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/hobbes1069/BackupPC/ Must have missed the announcement. Requires EXTRAS+EPEL repositories. Hi, and thanks for your packages. Unfortunatly, it cannot be installed on EL6 as there's no par2cmdline for this version. As this is an optional feature, could you relaxe it ? (or enclose in Requires in a conditional > el6) Cheers, Daniel -- Logo FWS *Daniel Berteaud* FIREWALL-SERVICES SAS. Société de Services en Logiciels Libres Tel : 05 56 64 15 32 Visio : http://vroom.im/dani /www.firewall-services.com/ -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot ___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ -- If you want good sound on your album, come to Bob Katz 407-831-0233 DIGITAL DOMAIN MASTERING STUDIO Author: *Mastering Audio *Digital Domain Website <http://www.digido.com/> No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
[BackupPC-users] Need script linux-backuppc
Hi guys. I've got too much time invested in Redhat to try Debian ;-( Currently I'm working my way through the out-of-date tutorial by the excellent Gowtham: http://sgowtham.com/journal/backuppc-on-red-hat-enterprise-linux/ I'm progressing very well using the latest version of Backuppc, but I cannot find the script to self start on boot, which is supposed to go into etc/init.d This script is called linux-backuppcand I cannot find it anywhere. Can someone please point me to it? Thanks Hopefully this will take me further on my journey to getting Backuppc fully working. - -- If you want good sound on your album, come to Bob Katz 407-831-0233 DIGITAL DOMAIN MASTERING STUDIO Author: *Mastering Audio *Digital Domain Website <http://www.digido.com/> No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. -- If you want good sound on your album, come to Bob Katz 407-831-0233 DIGITAL DOMAIN MASTERING STUDIO Author: *Mastering Audio *Digital Domain Website <http://www.digido.com/> No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
