Re: [BackupPC-users] how check if files are really compressed

2006-06-07 Thread Craig Barratt
"Ambrose Li" writes: > On 05/06/06, Víctor A. Rodríguez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > - copy fadsutil.vbs to a new locatoin, try to bunzip2 it and if susccessfull > > you'll have a fadsutil.vbs with the same length an content that the original > > one > > This method won't work. Backuppc seems t

Re: [BackupPC-users] how check if files are really compressed

2006-06-07 Thread Ambrose Li
On 05/06/06, Víctor A. Rodríguez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > - copy fadsutil.vbs to a new locatoin, try to bunzip2 it and if susccessfull > you'll have a fadsutil.vbs with the same length an content that the original > one This method won't work. Backuppc seems to add a header of something to the

Re: [BackupPC-users] backuppc bug tracker?

2006-06-07 Thread Craig Barratt
David Rees writes: > On 6/7/06, Craig Barratt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There is a new version of File::RsyncP that is close to release > > that you could try. I can email it to you if you want. > > Out of curiosity, what's new in File::RsyncP? Support for hardlinks (also requires BackupPC

Re: [BackupPC-users] Separate incremental and full backup location

2006-06-07 Thread nilesh vaghela
That is true. Hardlinks are possible within File system only. Across the partition it is not possible. -- Nilesh VaghelaElectroMechRedhat Channel Partner and Training Partner74, Nalanda Complex, Satellite Rd, Ahmedabad25, The Emperor, Fatehgunj, Baroda. __

Re: [BackupPC-users] Special chars issue : reloaded ...

2006-06-07 Thread Paul Bijnens
kral schreef: >> If a folder on the root of the share (folder1) dont contain special char, >> there >> is no problem. It save successfully files like: >> /Folder1/é/é/__^^/&.txt >> >> But when the folder on the root of the share contain somes, it just pass it >> and >> save nothing. >

[BackupPC-users] Archive host on Debian/Ubuntu?

2006-06-07 Thread Rick DeNatale
I tried to set up an archive host for my Backuppc setup running on Ubuntu, and I can't seem to get it to work. From the docs I think that I do this by setting up a special archive pseudo-host which is distinguished by having an XferMethod of 'archive'. First I added this line to /etc/backuppc/hos

Re: [BackupPC-users] how check if files are really compressed

2006-06-07 Thread nilesh vaghela
It should show zip or bzip files with their extension. If not try file command #file filename will give you the type of file. -- Nilesh VaghelaElectroMechRedhat Channel Partner and Training Partner74, Nalanda Complex, Satellite Rd, Ahmedabad25, The Emperor, Fatehgunj, Baroda. _

[BackupPC-users] Windows users sign up for BackupPC services

2006-06-07 Thread Tom Glancy
We are testing a self-service approach that allows users to initiate their own BackupPC back up services. The implementation uses PHP and some bash shell scripts to create an install bundle for the client, and to make the necessary server-side modifications (hosts file entry, back up directory,

[BackupPC-users] Backup Novell 5

2006-06-07 Thread Dirk Erasmus
Hi   Are there any known methods to use BackupPC to backup Novell5 servers?     ___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/

Re: [BackupPC-users] Archive problem: compress or split failed

2006-06-07 Thread Les Mikesell
On Wed, 2006-06-07 at 16:40 -0400, Bowie Bailey wrote: > Based on my tests, /bin/cat is complaining about sending data to > /dev/st0. I can duplicate this error from the command line: > > # cat test.tar >> /dev/st0 > cat: write error: Invalid argument > # mt -f /dev/st0 status >

Re: [BackupPC-users] backuppc bug tracker?

2006-06-07 Thread David Rees
On 6/7/06, Craig Barratt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There is a new version of File::RsyncP that is close to release > that you could try. I can email it to you if you want. Out of curiosity, what's new in File::RsyncP? -Dave ___ BackupPC-users mail

Re: [BackupPC-users] Archive problem: compress or split failed

2006-06-07 Thread Bowie Bailey
Bowie Bailey wrote: > I am trying to set up a simple archive device. I think I have it set > up properly, but I am seeing this (rather unhelpful) error: > > Archive failed (Error: /opt/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_tarCreate, > compress or split failed) > > I disabled compression and splitting,

[BackupPC-users] Archive problem: compress or split failed

2006-06-07 Thread Bowie Bailey
I am trying to set up a simple archive device. I think I have it set up properly, but I am seeing this (rather unhelpful) error: Archive failed (Error: /opt/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_tarCreate, compress or split failed) I disabled compression and splitting, but I still get the error. My con

Re: [BackupPC-users] Special chars issue : reloaded ...

2006-06-07 Thread kral
[EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : > Hi, > > I have some issue to backup folders containing special chars on a very > specific > situation. > > Its about saving folders through samba. > sample entrie of the machine's spécific config.pl give something like that: > > $Conf{SmbShareName} = ['D$']; > $Con

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC_Admin errors

2006-06-07 Thread Thomas Maguire
Thanks Les. I will change the setup and see if it resolves the problem. Tom Maguire [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Les Mikesell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Thomas Maguire" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "BackupPC Userlist" Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 1:35 PM Subject: Re: [Backu

Re: [BackupPC-users] PackupPC CGI interface and Plesk

2006-06-07 Thread Les Mikesell
On Wed, 2006-06-07 at 19:44 +0200, Nils Breunese (Lemonbit Internet) wrote: > > I don't know enough about plesk to help much. Does it run a > > separate httpd instance with a different uid for each virtual > > server? > > No, all httpd processes run as user apache. > > > I think you'd get a per

Re: [BackupPC-users] PackupPC CGI interface and Plesk

2006-06-07 Thread Nils Breunese (Lemonbit Internet)
Les Mikesell wrote: > I don't know enough about plesk to help much. Does it run a > separate httpd instance with a different uid for each virtual > server? No, all httpd processes run as user apache. > I think you'd get a permission error logged if it is a permission > error. Check your Script

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC_Admin errors

2006-06-07 Thread Les Mikesell
On Wed, 2006-06-07 at 11:30 -0400, Thomas Maguire wrote: > I recently installed BackupPC 2.1.2 on Linux Mandrake 10.0. I edited > the configure.pl and hosts files for one PC to test the operation of > the software. > > The LOG and backuppc file system show that the PC is being backed up. > >

Re: [BackupPC-users] backup time

2006-06-07 Thread Justin Best
Hi Adam, Check out the documentation at http://backuppc.sf.net. In particular, look at $Conf{WakeupSchedule} and $Conf{BlackoutPeriods} Justin Best 503.906.7611 Voice 561.828.0496 Fax -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam Gawda Sent: Wedn

Re: [BackupPC-users] PackupPC CGI interface and Plesk

2006-06-07 Thread Les Mikesell
On Wed, 2006-06-07 at 17:07 +0200, Nils Breunese (Lemonbit Internet) wrote: > However this machine is also running the Plesk 8 control > panel. When it came to installing the CGI interface (a single file!) > this is were I got stuck. > > As I understand, I can either run the CGI interface set

Re: [BackupPC-users] Re PackupPC CGI interface and Plesk

2006-06-07 Thread Nils Breunese (Lemonbit Internet)
Ed Pascoe wrote: > Firstly stay away from mod_perl where possible because its VERY > painful to get setup. Next make sure you get some kind of useful > response (ie. no perl errors) if you run the cgi command by hand. Eg.: > ./BackupPC_Admin.cgi I do when as user root or apache. However, when

Re: [BackupPC-users] PackupPC CGI interface and Plesk

2006-06-07 Thread Nils Breunese (Lemonbit Internet)
Etaoin Shrdlu wrote: > Mine are (as stated in the docs): > > -rwsr-x--- 2 backuppc apache 3894 Apr 20 15:29 BackupPC_Admin > > I remember having to set ownership and permissions _exactly_ this way, > otherwise it refused to work. To check, I did "su - apache" and > tried to > execute the cgi fr

Re: [BackupPC-users] PackupPC CGI interface and Plesk

2006-06-07 Thread Nils Breunese (Lemonbit Internet)
Etaoin Shrdlu wrote: >> Mine are (as stated in the docs): >> >> -rwsr-x--- 2 backuppc apache 3894 Apr 20 15:29 BackupPC_Admin > > By the way, the docs list the permissions as > > -swxr-x---1 __BACKUPPCUSER__ web 82406 Jun 17 22:58 > __CGIDIR__/BackupPC_Admin > > I think that should be

Re: [BackupPC-users] backuppc bug tracker?

2006-06-07 Thread Craig Barratt
Les Mikesell writes: > On Wed, 2006-06-07 at 02:18, Craig Barratt wrote: > > Ralf Gross writes: > > > > > I was looking at the backuppc home page and the sourceforge project page > > > for the bug tracker that is backuppc is using. I couldn't find any info on > > > how to file a bug, what is the

[BackupPC-users] BackupPC_Admin errors

2006-06-07 Thread Thomas Maguire
I recently installed BackupPC 2.1.2 on Linux Mandrake 10.0. I edited the configure.pl and hosts files for one PC to test the operation of the software.   The LOG and backuppc file system show that the PC is being backed up.   My problem is with the BackupPC_Admin script. I changed the http

Re: [BackupPC-users] PackupPC CGI interface and Plesk

2006-06-07 Thread Etaoin Shrdlu
On Wednesday 7 June 2006 17:44, Etaoin Shrdlu wrote: > Mine are (as stated in the docs): > > -rwsr-x--- 2 backuppc apache 3894 Apr 20 15:29 BackupPC_Admin By the way, the docs list the permissions as -swxr-x---1 __BACKUPPCUSER__ web 82406 Jun 17 22:58 __CGIDIR__/BackupPC_Admin I th

Re: [BackupPC-users] PackupPC CGI interface and Plesk

2006-06-07 Thread Etaoin Shrdlu
On Wednesday 7 June 2006 17:07, Nils Breunese (Lemonbit Internet) wrote: > I have set up a vhost backup.lemonbit.nl through Plesk and this > automatically creates a /var/www/vhosts/backup.lemonbit.nl/cgi-bin/ > directory as this domain's cgi-bin directory. This is also the > location I entered whe

[BackupPC-users] PackupPC CGI interface and Plesk

2006-06-07 Thread Nils Breunese (Lemonbit Internet)
Hello all, I have spent all day trying to get BackupPC's web interface to work, but have not succeeded. I have completed all of the installation instructions and I have installed BackupPC 2.1.2pl1 on a CentOS 4.3 machine. However this machine is also running the Plesk 8 control panel. When

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC_archiveHost tar-error

2006-06-07 Thread Craig Barratt
Winfried Loderer writes: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ /usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_archiveHost /bin/tar > /usr/bin/split /usr/bin/par2 hostA -1 /usr/bin/bzip2 .bz2 1 > /var/lib/backuppc/pc/archiv/ 0 /var/lib/backuppc/pc/hostA/ > Writing tar archive for host hostA, backup #-1 to output file > /var/li

Re: [BackupPC-users] Host Backup Summary

2006-06-07 Thread Craig Barratt
Bill Hudacek writes: > One small note, if I may...I'm not sure about others' thoughts on this > matter, but I shared your "OMG" moment, Travis :-) > > When I discovered BackupPC, I was very pleased with it. I still am, > lest anyone think otherwise! > > However, I was very dismayed to find th

Re: [BackupPC-users] archive to tape problem

2006-06-07 Thread Craig Barratt
Mark Coetser writes: > 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 whe

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

2006-06-07 Thread Craig Barratt
Yaroslav Halchenko writes: > 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 onl

Re: [BackupPC-users] Hitting link count limit

2006-06-07 Thread Craig Barratt
Dan D Niles writes: > David Mansfield writes: > > > > I hit this problem too, because I have tons of copies of the CVS/Root > > file for checked out sources, all with the exact same contents. I was > > told that the problem is that the rsync process tries to hardlink > > directly from th

Re: [BackupPC-users] backuppc bug tracker?

2006-06-07 Thread Ralf Gross
Les Mikesell said: > On Wed, 2006-06-07 at 02:18, Craig Barratt wrote: >> Ralf Gross writes: >> >> > I was looking at the backuppc home page and the sourceforge project >> page >> > for the bug tracker that is backuppc is using. I couldn't find any >> info on >> > how to file a bug, what is the rec

Re: [BackupPC-users] backuppc bug tracker?

2006-06-07 Thread Les Mikesell
On Wed, 2006-06-07 at 02:18, Craig Barratt wrote: > Ralf Gross writes: > > > I was looking at the backuppc home page and the sourceforge project page > > for the bug tracker that is backuppc is using. I couldn't find any info on > > how to file a bug, what is the recommended way to do this? > > B

Re: [BackupPC-users] backuppc bug tracker?

2006-06-07 Thread Ralf Gross
Craig Barratt said: > Ralf Gross writes: > >> I was looking at the backuppc home page and the sourceforge project page >> for the bug tracker that is backuppc is using. I couldn't find any info >> on how to file a bug, what is the recommended way to do this? > > BackupPC doesn't use the SF bug trac

[BackupPC-users] backup time

2006-06-07 Thread Adam Gawda
Hi, Where may I change time o backup, for example I want run backup every night at 03.00 am. Thx Adam ___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sour

Re: [BackupPC-users] backuppc bug tracker?

2006-06-07 Thread Craig Barratt
Ralf Gross writes: > I was looking at the backuppc home page and the sourceforge project page > for the bug tracker that is backuppc is using. I couldn't find any info on > how to file a bug, what is the recommended way to do this? BackupPC doesn't use the SF bug tracker. Just post to the devel