[BackupPC-users] archive to tape problem

2006-05-22 Thread Mark Coetser
Hi Ppl I am having a little trouble getting this running, I have read the docs etc Here is my config.pl for the archive host # Set this client's XferMethod to archive to make it an archive host: $Conf{XferMethod} = 'archive'; # The path on the local file system where archives will be written: #

Re: [BackupPC-users] offsite archives

2006-05-22 Thread Ryan Jewell
Hi Les, Thank you for your feedback. I have a few questions that may help me understand the reasons for your options. I thought one option might be to use an offsite instance of backuppc to rsync copy the file pool or a tar archive. It sounds like you're talking about rsyncing to the original

Re: [BackupPC-users] offsite archives

2006-05-22 Thread Les Mikesell
On Mon, 2006-05-22 at 10:30, Ryan Jewell wrote: > Thank you for your feedback. I have a few questions that may help me > understand the reasons for your options. > > I thought one option might be to use an offsite instance of backuppc > to rsync copy the file pool or a tar archive. It sounds like

Re: [BackupPC-users] FW: localhost backup problems - Sudoers file

2006-05-22 Thread Duane Rinehart
Here is a line from my sudoers file:   backuppc ALL=NOPASSWD: /bin/tar /etc/backuppc/tarCreate   tarCreate is:   #!/bin/sh -f exec /bin/tar -c $*   When I try to run the backup at the command line I still get the 256 error.   Duane Rinehart Senior Consultant Robert Hale and Ass

[BackupPC-users] differential number of backups for different directories (mount points?)

2006-05-22 Thread Yaroslav Halchenko
Thank you for a nice product I have a set of users who copy data (a lot) to the server for temporary usage - to run computation. Usually I keep around 5 full backups (going up to 5 month back) and incrementals each day of the week, but for those guys I need a separate policy -- like only last 3 d

Re: [BackupPC-users] empty BackupPC_admin screen

2006-05-22 Thread Víctor A. Rodríguez
David, > There seems to be a complete disconnect between > BackupPC_admin and the rest of the install. please take a look at the permissions given to the files, because they must be accesible to the backuppc user/group. Hope this helps. -- Víctor A. Rodríguez (http://www.bit-man.com.ar) El bit F

[BackupPC-users] Re: offsite archives

2006-05-22 Thread Andreas Vögele
Ryan Jewell wrote: To benefit from rsync I'm also thinking about just sending the backuppc data in /var/lib/backuppc. Copying /var/lib/backuppc with rsync will probably not work since rsync requires a lot of memory when copying hard links. I use the logical volume manager to create a snapsh

RE: [BackupPC-users] Understanding parameters smbclient

2006-05-22 Thread Justin Best
>> Are you SURE that $Conf{SmbSharePasswd} is set properly? > In fact, I think yes… Sorry, you’ve stumped me then. Anyone else?   Justin Best 503.906.7611 Voice 561.828.0496 Fax

Re: [BackupPC-users] FW: localhost backup problems - Sudoers file

2006-05-22 Thread Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom
On 05/17 08:48 , Duane Rinehart wrote: > tarCreate is: > > #!/bin/sh -f > > exec /bin/tar -c $* what's this script for? -- Carl Soderstrom Systems Administrator Real-Time Enterprises www.real-time.com --- Using Tomcat but need to do more? N

RE: [BackupPC-users] Understanding parameters smbclient

2006-05-22 Thread Les Mikesell
On Mon, 2006-05-22 at 16:08, Justin Best wrote: > >> Are you SURE that $Conf{SmbSharePasswd} is set properly? > > > In fact, I think yes… > > Sorry, you’ve stumped me then. Anyone else? One thing that might not be obvious is that smbclient uses some of the settings from /etc/samba/smb.conf and c

RE: [BackupPC-users] Understanding parameters smbclient

2006-05-22 Thread Ourliac Christophe
Good evening,   Thanks for the help, I have been digging in smb.conf but I can't find any domain password in it. I imagine you are talking about $Conf{SmbClientFullCmd} – but I can’t see how to work it around.   Could you be a little more explicit ?   Christophe Ourliac Matthey s.r.

RE: [BackupPC-users] Understanding parameters smbclient

2006-05-22 Thread Les Mikesell
On Mon, 2006-05-22 at 17:30, Ourliac Christophe wrote: > > > Thanks for the help, I have been digging in smb.conf but I can't find > any domain password in it. I imagine you are talking about > $Conf{SmbClientFullCmd} – but I can’t see how to work it around. > > > > Could you be a little mor

Re: [BackupPC-users] Re: offsite archives

2006-05-22 Thread Dale Sykora
Andreas Vögele wrote: Ryan Jewell wrote: To benefit from rsync I'm also thinking about just sending the backuppc data in /var/lib/backuppc. Copying /var/lib/backuppc with rsync will probably not work since rsync requires a lot of memory when copying hard links. I use the logical volume man

RE: [BackupPC-users] Understanding parameters smbclient

2006-05-22 Thread Ourliac Christophe
In fact when I run manually the smbclient with all parameters given by backuppc like : /usr/bin/smbclient mattheycz-r1-18\\C\$ -U MATTHEYCZ\\Administrator -E -N -d 1 -c tarmode\ full -Tc - I get an error mentioned in the beginning but when I put /usr/bin/smbclient mattheycz-r1-18\\C\$

RE: [BackupPC-users] Understanding parameters smbclient

2006-05-22 Thread Les Mikesell
On Mon, 2006-05-22 at 23:42, Ourliac Christophe wrote: > In fact when I run manually the smbclient with all parameters given by > backuppc like : > > /usr/bin/smbclient mattheycz-r1-18\\C\$ -U MATTHEYCZ\\Administrator -E -N > -d 1 -c tarmode\ full -Tc - > > I get an error mentioned in the b

RE: [BackupPC-users] Understanding parameters smbclient

2006-05-22 Thread Ourliac Christophe
My password is containing "," and then uppercase and lower case characters only. I put it in config.pl for local computer, wher can I find the environment variable PASSWD ? Thanks for help Christophe Ourliac Matthey s.r.o. Arcelor Group Predlická 453/26 400 01 Ústí nad Labem Tel: +420 477 75