Re: [BackupPC-users] owner not shown after changing owner

2007-01-25 Thread Craig Barratt
Klaas writes: > Here I am again with another tiny problem. > > Lately I changed a host its owner by altering the host file. What I > noticed now is that, when I look at the host itself, it does not show > the line > "This PC is used by " > > Is there a way this can be explained? I'm using 3.

[BackupPC-users] Long: How BackupPC handles pooling, and how transfer methods affect bandwidth usage

2007-01-25 Thread Timothy J. Massey
Hello! I'm trying to gain a better understanding of the physics behind backups, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of different transfer methods, particularly to support large hosts (500GB of data, with 50-100GB of deltas every day), as well as remote hosts. To do this, I'm going ove

Re: [BackupPC-users] Pooling & Incrementals -- I'm confused

2007-01-25 Thread Craig Barratt
Holger writes: > 1.) Full backups go to more trouble to determine which files have changed and > which haven't. > tar/smb: all files are transfered, BackupPC checks (full) vs. > only newer files (based on timestamp) transfered (incremental) > rsync(d): block checksum com

Re: [BackupPC-users] Avoiding long backup times

2007-01-25 Thread Craig Barratt
Holger writes: > I like the idea of taking *any* identical file from the pool as reference > though. I don't know if it is possible (i.e. whether the remote rsync will > transfer one checksum covering the whole file before the local part needs to > commit to selecting one file), but it certainly w

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC Data Directory on a Network Attached Storage

2007-01-25 Thread Les Mikesell
Travis Fraser wrote: > On Thu, 2007-01-25 at 13:09 -0700, Brien Dieterle wrote: > >> Most NFS servers are pitifully slow compared to a local filesystem, >> particularly when dealing with many small files. It pains me to think >> about how slow that might get-- is anyone else using a non-local >

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC Data Directory on a Network Attached Storage

2007-01-25 Thread Travis Fraser
On Thu, 2007-01-25 at 13:09 -0700, Brien Dieterle wrote: > Most NFS servers are pitifully slow compared to a local filesystem, > particularly when dealing with many small files. It pains me to think > about how slow that might get-- is anyone else using a non-local > filesystem? I use a Linux-base

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC Data Directory on a Network Attached Storage

2007-01-25 Thread Simon Köstlin
If I'm using BackupPC with a local directory the web interface is fast. But shell commands on the NFS Share are also fast. Only when I use the web interface with the NFS Share it is slow. -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Dan Pritts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Donnerstag, 25. Januar

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC Data Directory on a Network Attached Storage

2007-01-25 Thread Simon Köstlin
I don't know if the backup server is configured with mod_perl. I installed BackupPC with a package under Kubuntu. I think it won't be configured with mod_perl then. -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Jason Hughes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Donnerstag, 25. Januar 2007 21:05 An: Simon

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC Data Directory on a Network Attached Storage

2007-01-25 Thread Brien Dieterle
Most NFS servers are pitifully slow compared to a local filesystem, particularly when dealing with many small files.  It pains me to think about how slow that might get-- is anyone else using a non-local filesystem? brien Simon Köstlin wrote: I think TCP is a safer connection or plays that

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC Data Directory on a Network Attached Storage

2007-01-25 Thread Dan Pritts
On Thu, Jan 25, 2007 at 08:58:17PM +0100, Simon Köstlin wrote: > I think TCP is a safer connection or plays that none rolls? on local networks with little or no packet loss, UDP is a better choice than TCP for NFS. TCP will probably actually slow NFS down a little. If you have packet loss, i'd su

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC Data Directory on a Network Attached Storage

2007-01-25 Thread Jason Hughes
Simon Köstlin wrote: > I think TCP is a safer connection or plays that none rolls? > Also when I click on a PC in the web interface it takes around 20-30 seconds > until the web page appears with the backups which were made. I thought that > would be better with an other connection. But that time i

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC Data Directory on a Network Attached Storage

2007-01-25 Thread Simon Köstlin
I think TCP is a safer connection or plays that none rolls? Also when I click on a PC in the web interface it takes around 20-30 seconds until the web page appears with the backups which were made. I thought that would be better with an other connection. But that time is not dependent on the size o

Re: [BackupPC-users] rsync and incrementals

2007-01-25 Thread Les Mikesell
Rob Shepherd wrote: > Hi BackupPC users, > > Just to bolster my understanding of BackupPC's behaviour > > How are incrementals performed when using rsync? > > Rsync has it's own method of transferring 'increments' back to the > server. I assume these are exploited and not ignored by BackupPC.

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC Data Directory on a Network Attached Storage

2007-01-25 Thread daniel berteaud
Le Thu, 25 Jan 2007 20:29:05 +0100, Simon Köstlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a écrit : > Hi, > > > > I want to have the Data Directory on a Network Attached Storage (NAS) > and not on the BackupPC Server. The NAS supports NFS, SMB, FTP, CIFS > and SSH. I tried to mount an NFS Share on the NAS and tha

Re: [BackupPC-users] Problem with windows pc backup

2007-01-25 Thread Les Mikesell
nilesh vaghela wrote: > I need to set backup of My Document folder. > > It seems some time working and some times not. > > It is working fine for few pc and not working for few other pc. > > What could be check?? The first place to look is the log files. Go to the host's page and look at the LOG

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC Data Directory on a Network Attached Storage

2007-01-25 Thread Les Mikesell
Simon Köstlin wrote: > > > > I want to have the Data Directory on a Network Attached Storage (NAS) > and not on the BackupPC Server. The NAS supports NFS, SMB, FTP, CIFS > and SSH. I tried to mount an NFS Share on the NAS and that works well. > So I can use the Data Directory in this Share. Bu

[BackupPC-users] BackupPC Data Directory on a Network Attached Storage

2007-01-25 Thread Simon Köstlin
Hi, I want to have the Data Directory on a Network Attached Storage (NAS) and not on the BackupPC Server. The NAS supports NFS, SMB, FTP, CIFS and SSH. I tried to mount an NFS Share on the NAS and that works well. So I can use the Data Directory in this Share. But the NAS supports only a UDP co

Re: [BackupPC-users] Change port for backup over SSH

2007-01-25 Thread Nick
Oh that's the stuff guys :D Was to busy looking for a way to pass it to the command line, didn't cross my mind to change the command line! Thanks for all the help. Nick On 1/25/07, Holger Parplies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, Torsten Sadowski wrote on 25.01.2007 at 11:46:32 [Re: [BackupPC

[BackupPC-users] Problem with windows pc backup

2007-01-25 Thread nilesh vaghela
I need to set backup of My Document folder. It seems some time working and some times not. It is working fine for few pc and not working for few other pc. What could be check?? -- Nilesh Vaghela ElectroMech Redhat Channel Partner and Training Partner 74, Nalanda Complex, Satellite Rd, Ahmedaba

Re: [BackupPC-users] bug regarding error notifications $Conf{EmailNotifyMinDays}

2007-01-25 Thread Dan Pritts
On Wed, Jan 24, 2007 at 12:27:20AM -0800, Craig Barratt wrote: > This is strange. The code should send admin messages without > caring about the value of $Conf{EMailNotifyMinDays}. You should > get one every night if something needs attention. The cache of > email sending times to users is only

[BackupPC-users] rsync and incrementals

2007-01-25 Thread Rob Shepherd
Hi BackupPC users, Just to bolster my understanding of BackupPC's behaviour How are incrementals performed when using rsync? Rsync has it's own method of transferring 'increments' back to the server. I assume these are exploited and not ignored by BackupPC. Could somebody explain to me ro

Re: [BackupPC-users] Change port for backup over SSH

2007-01-25 Thread Holger Parplies
Hi, Torsten Sadowski wrote on 25.01.2007 at 11:46:32 [Re: [BackupPC-users] Change port for backup over SSH]: > Am Donnerstag, 25. Januar 2007 11:42 schrieb Nick: > > I am backing up a large number of hosts using RSync over SSH. A number of > > these hosts are running on non standard ssh ports. >

Re: [BackupPC-users] Change port for backup over SSH

2007-01-25 Thread Torsten Sadowski
Hello, man ssh says: [-p port] as an option. Cheers, Torsten Am Donnerstag, 25. Januar 2007 11:42 schrieb Nick: > I am backing up a large number of hosts using RSync over SSH. A number of > these hosts are running on non standard ssh ports. > > Is there a way I can specify the port to use for

[BackupPC-users] Change port for backup over SSH

2007-01-25 Thread Nick
I am backing up a large number of hosts using RSync over SSH. A number of these hosts are running on non standard ssh ports. Is there a way I can specify the port to use for each individual host? I have played around with passing it via the via each machines config file, but I'm not really having

Re: [BackupPC-users] how to update from 2.1.1

2007-01-25 Thread Nils Breunese (Lemonbit)
Filipe wrote: I am running 2.1.1 with no major problems with 12 hosts for about 6 months. It is on a debian sarge system, what is the best procedure to update to last 2.1.3 version? Did you install using apt or using the archive directly from the BackupPC website? I you used apt (install

[BackupPC-users] how to update from 2.1.1

2007-01-25 Thread Filipe
Hi I am running 2.1.1 with no major problems with 12 hosts for about 6 months. It is on a debian sarge system, what is the best procedure to update to last 2.1.3 version? Thanks - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Futur

[BackupPC-users] owner not shown after changing owner

2007-01-25 Thread Klaas Vantournhout
Hi, Here I am again with another tiny problem. Lately I changed a host its owner by altering the host file. What I noticed now is that, when I look at the host itself, it does not show the line "This PC is used by " Is there a way this can be explained? I'm using 3.0.0beta3 Thanks again for