[BackupPC-users] syntax in config.pl

2005-08-26 Thread Lachlan Simpson
I'm getting some weird errors that are making the client (cygwin/rsyncd) end the connection after a few seconds. But the reason I write is because I've got this line in the config.pl: '--exclude="/System Volume Information"' under $Conf{RsyncArgs} = [ yet it's still trying to back these fi

Re: [BackupPC-users] Backing up unsharable windoze directories

2005-08-26 Thread Rainer Zocholl
[EMAIL PROTECTED](Les Mikesell) 26.08.05 11:07 >On Fri, 2005-08-26 at 10:44, Rainer Zocholl wrote: >>>One possible solution I considered is "Hidden Administrative >>>Shares," e.g. C$ for a C drive. I've never gotten C$ to work, >> >> You must use an admintrative account. That account must have

Re: [BackupPC-users] $Conf{FullKeepCnt} with $Conf{FullPeriod} set to -1

2005-08-26 Thread Ralf Gross
Craig Barratt schrieb: > "Ralf Gross" writes: > > > I schedule backups exclusively with cron with this option and > > crontab > > entries. > > > > $Conf{FullPeriod} = -1; > > > > 5 20 * * 5 /usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_serverMesg backup zorg > > zorg > > root 1 >/dev/null 2>&1 > > > > 5 20 * *

Re: [BackupPC-users] Backing up unsharable windoze directories

2005-08-26 Thread Les Mikesell
On Fri, 2005-08-26 at 10:40, Rainer Zocholl wrote: > OTOH: > Share a folder called "backup". > Do on some "anachron" base "ntbackup" to that folder. > ntbackup can be runeasily in batches/scheulers. > save the folder were you want. (I am waiting for notebooks with 2 disks > or real big PCMCIA/PCI-

Re: [BackupPC-users] Backing up unsharable windoze directories

2005-08-26 Thread Marty
Rainer Zocholl wrote: OTOH: Share a folder called "backup". Do on some "anachron" base "ntbackup" to that folder. ntbackup can be runeasily in batches/scheulers. save the folder were you want. (I am waiting for notebooks with 2 disks or real big PCMCIA/PCI-Express Harddisks...) ntbackup comes wi

Re: [BackupPC-users] Backing up unsharable windoze directories

2005-08-26 Thread Rainer Zocholl
[EMAIL PROTECTED](Marty) 25.08.05 22:34 >Les Stott wrote: >> >> Marty wrote: >> >>> I'm looking for a way to back up the "Documents and Settings" >>> directories on a Windows XP box on my network, and rsyncd is not >>> currently an option. I tried without success manually enabling >>> sharing. >

Re: [BackupPC-users] Backing up unsharable windoze directories

2005-08-26 Thread Marty
Les Stott wrote: with the rsyncd that you download from the backuppc sourceforge download page you just extrat to c:\rsyncd, configure the rsyncd.conf and double click service.bat to start and run it as a service. Thats it! Thanks, that sounds a lot simpler than the Cygwin-based approach I ha

Re: [BackupPC-users] Backing up unsharable windoze directories

2005-08-26 Thread Les Mikesell
On Fri, 2005-08-26 at 10:44, Rainer Zocholl wrote: > >One possible solution I considered is "Hidden Administrative Shares," > >e.g. C$ for a C drive. I've never gotten C$ to work, > > You must use an admintrative account. That account must have the > right to log on remotely. Yepp. Windows per

Re: [BackupPC-users] Backing up unsharable windoze directories

2005-08-26 Thread Rainer Zocholl
[EMAIL PROTECTED](Marty) 25.08.05 19:22 >I'm looking for a way to back up the "Documents and Settings" >directories on a Windows XP box on my network, and rsyncd is not >currently an option. I tried without success manually enabling >sharing. The user must have the right to enable sharing. I wou

[BackupPC-users] backuppc question

2005-08-26 Thread Sam Gomaa
  Hello   I installed backup pc version “Version 2.1.1” on fedora core 4, I m using an external hard drive  (Maxtor on touch) And backuppc run as root   So my problem is:   every time I try to start the backup service buy "service backuppc start" or "/etc/init.d/backuppc status

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC and removable drives

2005-08-26 Thread tmassey
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 08/25/2005 10:27:33 AM: > Hi all, > >I am wondering if any one know if backuppc will work with removable > drives that I can swap out every so often. I want to be able to do my > backups on these drives and be able to take these drives off site so > that in case o

Re: [BackupPC-users] Backing up unsharable windoze directories

2005-08-26 Thread Les Stott
Marty wrote: Les Stott wrote: Marty wrote: I'm looking for a way to back up the "Documents and Settings" directories on a Windows XP box on my network, and rsyncd is not currently an option. I tried without success manually enabling sharing. Why is rsyn

Re: [BackupPC-users] $Conf{FullKeepCnt} with $Conf{FullPeriod} set to -1

2005-08-26 Thread Craig Barratt
"Ralf Gross" writes: > I schedule backups exclusively with cron with this option and crontab > entries. > > $Conf{FullPeriod} = -1; > > 5 20 * * 5 /usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_serverMesg backup zorg zorg > root 1 >/dev/null 2>&1 > > 5 20 * * 1-4 /usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_serverMesg