Re: [BackupPC-users] Getting backuppc to wol a client
I am, please post your details. Robert Wooden Nashville, TN. USA Computer Freedom? . . . Linux On 09/06/2011 12:17 AM, Michael Stowe wrote: The latter part is a fairly trivial addition to the scripts I use to invoke shadow copies ... I'll provide details (and scripts) if anybody's interested. -- Special Offer -- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! And you'll get a free Love Thy Logs t-shirt when you download Logger. Secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsisghtdev2dev ___ 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] Getting backuppc to wol a client
Hi guys, thanks for posting the small guide, unfortunettly it does not work for me, the message that i get is 2011-09-06 11:06:31 no ping response what i did exacly is create /etc/backuppc/wolping.bsh with the code in the guide, added owner backuppc and group www-data , 777 rights just to be sure set PingPath to /etc/backuppc deleted content for NmbLookupFindHostCmd (blank) added to /etc/ethers a clinet pc's mac and hostname what i haven't understood is who will execute wolping.bsh? how backuppc knows to execute that specific file? Am i missing anythig? thanks +-- |This was sent by egrim...@yahoo.com via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +-- -- Special Offer -- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! And you'll get a free Love Thy Logs t-shirt when you download Logger. Secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsisghtdev2dev ___ 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] Getting backuppc to wol a client
Hi guys, thanks for posting the small guide, unfortunettly it does not work for me, the message that i get is 2011-09-06 11:06:31 no ping response what i did exacly is create /etc/backuppc/wolping.bsh with the code in the guide, added owner backuppc and group www-data , 777 rights just to be sure set PingPath to /etc/backuppc deleted content for NmbLookupFindHostCmd (blank) added to /etc/ethers a clinet pc's mac and hostname what i haven't understood is who will execute wolping.bsh? how backuppc knows to execute that specific file? Am i missing anythig? thanks +-- |This was sent by egrim...@yahoo.com via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +-- -- Special Offer -- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! And you'll get a free Love Thy Logs t-shirt when you download Logger. Secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsisghtdev2dev ___ 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] Getting backuppc to wol a client
Hi guys, thanks for posting the small guide, unfortunettly it does not work for me, the message that i get is 2011-09-06 11:06:31 no ping response what i did exacly is create /etc/backuppc/wolping.bsh with the code in the guide, added owner backuppc and group www-data , 777 rights just to be sure set PingPath to /etc/backuppc deleted content for NmbLookupFindHostCmd (blank) added to /etc/ethers a clinet pc's mac and hostname what i haven't understood is who will execute wolping.bsh? how backuppc knows to execute that specific file? Am i missing anythig? thanks +-- |This was sent by egrim...@yahoo.com via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +-- -- Special Offer -- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! And you'll get a free Love Thy Logs t-shirt when you download Logger. Secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsisghtdev2dev ___ 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] Getting backuppc to wol a client
I am, please post your details.
Robert Wooden
Nashville, TN. USA
These are my changes to Salik Rafiq's original script:
- Added args 3 and 4 to ping (bit of a hack)
- Replaced ethwake with wakeonlan
- Look up individual hardware addresses from files created with arp -a
machine machine.wol for simplicity
- Save state of machine
- Directory is hardcoded to /usr/tools/wol for no particular reason
==
#!/bin/bash
#this script is totally designed for the backuppc ping command
#which is the first thing it does before it starts a backup
#this is a substitute which pings the machine, if it is not
#awake then it wakes it using a magic packet - using the wol.bsh script
#then pings again to make sure
PING=/bin/ping
ARG1=$1
ARG2=$2
ARG3=$3
ARG4=$4
WAKEHOST=$5
ETHWAKE=/usr/bin/wakeonlan
SLEEPTIME=3m
logger Backuppc pinging $1 $2 $3 $4 $5
function getwol {
if [ -f /usr/tools/wol/$1.wol ]; then
$hwaddr = $(cat /usr/tools/wol/$1.wol | cut -d -f4)
else
logger No MAC address for $1
exit -1
fi
}
function fwol {
TO_WAKEUP=$1
getwol $1
sudo $ETHWAKE $hwaddr
}
$PING $ARG1 $ARG2 $ARG3 $ARG4 $WAKEHOST /dev/null 21
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
fwol $WAKEHOST
if [ $WOL_RES = FAIL ]; then
exit 1
fi
echo OFF /usr/tools/wol/$WAKEHOST.state
sleep $SLEEPTIME
$PING $ARG1 $ARG2 $WAKEHOST
if [ $? -eq 0 ]
then
logger success waking $WAKEHOST.
else
logger unable to wake $WAKEHOST.
exit 1
fi
else
$PING $ARG1 $ARG2 $ARG3 $ARG4 $WAKEHOST
echo ON /usr/tools/wol/$WAKEHOST.state
fi
exit 0
===
This is the postusercmd.sh I use for every windows box:
#!/bin/bash
WINEXE=/usr/bin/winexe
UNAME=Username
PWD=Password
WRKGRP=WORKGROUP
BOX=$1
PID=$($WINEXE -U $UNAME -W $WRKGRP --password=$PWD //$BOX 'cmd /c echo '1'
c:\backuppc\wake.up')
echo Rsync and shadow copy unloaded
if [ -f /usr/tools/wol/$BOX.state ]; then
read wasoff /usr/tools/wol/$BOX.state
if [ $wasoff -eq OFF ]; then
$WINEXE -U $UNAME --password=$PWD //$BOX 'shutdown -f -s -c Backup
Complete'
fi
fi
==
The original is from http://www.goodjobsucking.com/?p=62 -- only the last
bit that reads the machine state and shuts it down cleanly has been added.
(Works on XP and Windows 7.)
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Re: [BackupPC-users] Getting backuppc to wol a client
Hi guys, thanks for posting the small guide, unfortunettly it does not work for me, the message that i get is 2011-09-06 11:06:31 no ping response what i did exacly is create /etc/backuppc/wolping.bsh with the code in the guide, added owner backuppc and group www-data , 777 rights just to be sure set PingPath to /etc/backuppc No. PathPath is the path to the ping command, so in this case, it would be /etc/backuppc/wolping.bsh -- not just the directory, which cannot be executed. This gets called by PingCmd, which in my case, is set to: $pingPath -c 1 -w 3 $host I note that Salik's script assumes that the host name is the third argument, so I just altered the script. You may want to alter the PingCmd to suit the script you're using, or vice versa. deleted content for NmbLookupFindHostCmd (blank) added to /etc/ethers a clinet pc's mac and hostname what i haven't understood is who will execute wolping.bsh? how backuppc knows to execute that specific file? Am i missing anythig? thanks -- Special Offer -- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! And you'll get a free Love Thy Logs t-shirt when you download Logger. Secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsisghtdev2dev ___ 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] Getting backuppc to wol a client
Hi, egrimisu wrote on 2011-09-06 01:26:54 -0700 [[BackupPC-users] Getting backuppc to wol a client]: Hi guys, thanks for posting the small guide, I suppose this is meant to reference the other thread of the same name from today. Will users of the braindead forum ever learn to press the correct reply button? Will they ever learn that you cannot edit email messages? The forum certainly won't learn. unfortunettly it does not work for me, Unfortunate for *us*. 777 rights just to be sure This is just plain stupid. If you are *lucky*, this will simply prevent it from working. There's no substitute for thinking. If there was, sticking a kick me sign on your back wouldn't be it. I would have simply ignored this thread, but I'm not going to leave this sort of nonsense around uncommented. Am i missing anythig? Yes. An 'n' for starters ... Regards, Holger P.S.: If you ended up here through a web search and are wondering: 777 is probably *never* a sensible file mode. If *anyone* can think of a *single* legitimate usage, please let me know. Thank you. If you don't understand permissions, start with symbolic modes (see chmod(1)). They're both more powerful and intuitive. Actually, unless you are a computer, you shouldn't be using octal modes. If you understand what you are doing, your opinion may vary. -- Special Offer -- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! And you'll get a free Love Thy Logs t-shirt when you download Logger. Secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsisghtdev2dev ___ 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] Getting backuppc to wol a client
First, I created wolping.sh (notice change from .bsh to .sh) and put it into /etc/backuppc. Changed it permissions to allow execution (chmod 750 [filename].) Changed owner to backuppc:www-data. Found NmbLookupFindHostCmd and made it blank. Then set server pingpath to /etc/backuppc/wolping.sh. Created /etc/ethers containing my client mac addresses (because I had manually tested etherwake from server and it was working already so why change to wakeonlan.) And it worked for me. Robert Wooden Nashville, TN. USA Computer Freedom? . . . Linux On 09/06/2011 03:26 AM, egrimisu wrote: Hi guys, thanks for posting the small guide, unfortunettly it does not work for me, the message that i get is 2011-09-06 11:06:31 no ping response what i did exacly is create /etc/backuppc/wolping.bsh with the code in the guide, added owner backuppc and group www-data , 777 rights just to be sure set PingPath to /etc/backuppc deleted content for NmbLookupFindHostCmd (blank) added to /etc/ethers a clinet pc's mac and hostname what i haven't understood is who will execute wolping.bsh? how backuppc knows to execute that specific file? Am i missing anythig? thanks +-- |This was sent by egrim...@yahoo.com via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +-- -- Special Offer -- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! And you'll get a free Love Thy Logs t-shirt when you download Logger. Secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsisghtdev2dev ___ 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/ -- Special Offer -- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! And you'll get a free Love Thy Logs t-shirt when you download Logger. Secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsisghtdev2dev ___ 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] Getting backuppc to wol a client
First, I created wolping.sh (notice change from .bsh to .sh) and put it into /etc/backuppc. I also prefer .sh for shell extensions, but it's only a preference, there's no inherent meaning to the extension in *nixes, which I'm mentioning in case anybody misunderstands that this fixed something. On a vaguely related note, the FHS restricts /etc to static configuration files, so this properly belongs in the /usr hierarchy, for example, under /usr/local/bin. Like extensions, the FHS is just a set of guidelines, and failure to adhere to it doesn't result in any functional problems, of course. Changed it permissions to allow execution (chmod 750 [filename].) Changed owner to backuppc:www-data. Found NmbLookupFindHostCmd and made it blank. Then set server pingpath to /etc/backuppc/wolping.sh. Created /etc/ethers containing my client mac addresses (because I had manually tested etherwake from server and it was working already so why change to wakeonlan.) For the record, pingpath can appear in local machine settings as well, though the script doesn't cause any harm to run globally. My choice of wakeonlan was partly arbitrary, since it happened to be handy for my distro, but I don't really like the idea of maintaining /etc/ethers. And it worked for me. Robert Wooden Nashville, TN. USA -- Special Offer -- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! And you'll get a free Love Thy Logs t-shirt when you download Logger. Secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsisghtdev2dev ___ 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] Getting backuppc to wol a client
You are absolutely correct. I never considered the FHS and by your suggestion may, and most likely will, move to correct location in future. Thank you for your help. Your polite suggestions are appreciated. Robert Wooden Nashville, TN. USA Computer Freedom? . . . Linux On 09/06/2011 11:24 AM, Michael Stowe wrote: On a vaguely related note, the FHS restricts /etc to static configuration files, so this properly belongs in the /usr hierarchy, for example, under /usr/local/bin. Like extensions, the FHS is just a set of guidelines, and failure to adhere to it doesn't result in any functional problems, of course. -- Malware Security Report: Protecting Your Business, Customers, and the Bottom Line. Protect your business and customers by understanding the threat from malware and how it can impact your online business. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51427462/ ___ 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] Getting backuppc to wol a client
Answer to No. 1 question:Yes. Answer to No. 2 question:Part 1: Because ten hours is, in my case, sufficient time for it to have safely completed it's tasks.Part 2: Been backing up my four computers like this since January, 2011. Had a completed backup everyday for each computer. I have a small system. If I had, for example, 10 computers to backup, I would let backuppc server run all the time, backup during the night (like I do now) and all would be great. But, like I said, I'm small, so . . . . Now I just need to get my clients to shutdown when they have completed their backup, hum . . . . next project! Robert Wooden Nashville, TN. USA Computer Freedom? . . . Linux On 09/04/2011 08:43 PM, Holger Parplies wrote: 1. Is BackupPC_nightly getting a chance to run (regularly)? 2. Supposing you are automatically shutting down your BackupPC server, how do you make sure you are doing that when everything is idle? In particular, if the first backup attempt ever fails, will BackupPC get a chance to retry, or will you miss a backup that day? -- Special Offer -- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! And you'll get a free Love Thy Logs t-shirt when you download Logger. Secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsisghtdev2dev ___ 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] Getting backuppc to wol a client
Answer to No. 1 question:Yes. Answer to No. 2 question:Part 1: Because ten hours is, in my case, sufficient time for it to have safely completed it's tasks.Part 2: Been backing up my four computers like this since January, 2011. Had a completed backup everyday for each computer. I have a small system. If I had, for example, 10 computers to backup, I would let backuppc server run all the time, backup during the night (like I do now) and all would be great. But, like I said, I'm small, so . . . . Now I just need to get my clients to shutdown when they have completed their backup, hum . . . . next project! Robert Wooden Nashville, TN. USA Funnily enough, I put something like this together just tonight -- I altered the original script to save the state of the machine (i.e., already on or off before the backup started) and then return it to that state in a postcmd. The latter part is a fairly trivial addition to the scripts I use to invoke shadow copies ... I'll provide details (and scripts) if anybody's interested. -- Special Offer -- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! And you'll get a free Love Thy Logs t-shirt when you download Logger. Secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsisghtdev2dev ___ 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] Getting backuppc to wol a client
I have occasionally tried to get BackupPC to wol my clients. This weekend I got serious thanks to some activity on this forum. Here is what I have got working this weekend. I discovered this post: /http://blog.chameeya.com/2011/08/backuppc-and-waking-machines.html / I read through this article and it is so simple I had to try it. And, it just works so now, I am saving energy and my family (specifically my wife) is happier. To further save energy, I set up my router (dd-wrt) to wake the BackupPC machine. What can I say, it just feels good, too!! -- Robert Wooden Nashville, TN. USA Computer Freedom? . . . Linux -- Special Offer -- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! And you'll get a free Love Thy Logs t-shirt when you download Logger. Secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsisghtdev2dev___ 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] Getting backuppc to wol a client
Hi, Robert E. Wooden wrote on 2011-09-04 15:41:44 -0500 [[BackupPC-users] Getting backuppc to wol a client]: I have occasionally tried to get BackupPC to wol my clients. [...] To further save energy, I set up my router (dd-wrt) to wake the BackupPC machine. saving energy is a fine thing, and I don't want to discourage that in any way, but there are two questions that spring to my mind: 1. Is BackupPC_nightly getting a chance to run (regularly)? 2. Supposing you are automatically shutting down your BackupPC server, how do you make sure you are doing that when everything is idle? In particular, if the first backup attempt ever fails, will BackupPC get a chance to retry, or will you miss a backup that day? Regards, Holger -- Special Offer -- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! And you'll get a free Love Thy Logs t-shirt when you download Logger. Secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsisghtdev2dev ___ 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/
