[BackupPC-users] Odd call to $XferLOG->write: unbalanced quotes in BackupPC_dump 3.1.0beta1?

Hello: Not sure of this is fixed in the latest beta release, but line 779 of BackupPC_dump looks wierd. It appears to have unbalanced " marks. It reads: $XferLOG->write(\"$logMsg\n"); but I claim it should read: $XferLOG->write("$logMsg\n"); Once I fixed this the syntax highlighting

Re: [BackupPC-users] Manually initiated backups

On Tue, Nov 06, 2007 at 07:11:24PM +0100, Holger Parplies wrote: > I've redirected my reply to (and > changed the subject) because your issue does raise a > question regarding the design of the web interface. > And sorry if I've misquoted you :). No problem. > John Rouillard wrote on 01.11.2007

[BackupPC-users] backuppc and hard drive spin down

Hi, I am running backuppc version 3.0.0-3ubu on Ubuntu gutsy. Ubuntu puts backuppc's backups in /var/lib/backuppc. I have this linked to /backup which is on an external hard drive. This hard drive is set to spin down after 30 minutes of inactivity. backuppc is set to wake up once each night at 2 am

Re: [BackupPC-users] Anybody comming to LISA 2007 in Dallas next week?

I'll be there (here, actually, since I'm local). Paul 11:46pm, John Rouillard wrote: > Hi all: > > Is anybody coming to the LISA conference > in Dallas next week? > > I was thinking of scheduling a BOF (birds of a feather) session where > we could

[BackupPC-users] Anybody comming to LISA 2007 in Dallas next week?

Hi all: Is anybody coming to the LISA conference in Dallas next week? I was thinking of scheduling a BOF (birds of a feather) session where we could swap information, tips, wishes etc. Anybody interested? -- -- rou

[BackupPC-users] Skipping directories with .nobackup files (creating dynamic file exclude/include lists)

Hi all: Our current backup system (hdup) allows the user to prune directories from the backups. So I can backup the /home share and have a user create /home/user/data/lots_of_junk_data_that_doesnt_need_backup/.nobackup. that file will prevent the backup of /home/user/data/lots_of_junk_data_

Re: [BackupPC-users] Building an inexpensive backup pc.

On Monday, November 05, 2007 1:01 PM -0600 Nicholas Mistry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yesterday I was walking the streets of costco (a us bulk shopping club) > and noticed that WD has put out a new 1TB mybook w/ usb/firewire > 400/eSATA. Since we dont use our backuppc for our mission critical >

Re: [BackupPC-users] Backup multiple shares on one host

On Tue, Nov 06, 2007 at 02:19:26PM +0200, Justin Dingle wrote: > I would first like to make an official apology if I am repeating a > question in the mail archive. I have searched through the list and > still cant find an answer to my > question. Probably because the answer is in the documentatio

Re: [BackupPC-users] Fatal error (bad version)

On Tue, Nov 06, 2007 at 10:24:01AM +0100, Joe Skop wrote: > Joe Skop wrote: > > Xfer PIDs are now 27814 > > Got remote protocol 1651076184 > > Fatal error (bad version): Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server > > Xlib: > > Read EOF: > > Tried again: got 0 bytes > > fileListReceive() failed >

[BackupPC-users] Backup multiple shares on one host

Dear Backuppc users. I would first like to make an official apology if I am repeating a question in the mail archive. I have searched through the list and still cant find an answer to my question. Secondly, thank you to the author of pcc-services!!! Question: I have configured backuppc success

[BackupPC-users] Error messages after upgrading client to Debian Etch

Hi, I'm getting errors like this after upgrading a client from sarge to etch: Unexpected call BackupPC::Xfer::RsyncFileIO->unlink(etc/init.d/stop-bootlogd) I've upgraded over 20 clients so far and this is the only one to exhibit these errors. Any idea how to correct these? -- Ward... James W

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC with Mondo Restore?

On 11/06 10:14 , Vince wrote: > We are using Backup PC but want a good bare metal restore system to go > along with it. I have been reading the latest emails with everyone > recommending different approaches using live CD's and other imaging > software (clonezilla) but I would like to know if a

[BackupPC-users] BackupPC with Mondo Restore?

Hi Everyone! We are using Backup PC but want a good bare metal restore system to go along with it. I have been reading the latest emails with everyone recommending different approaches using live CD's and other imaging software (clonezilla) but I would like to know if anyone is using Mondo Re

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC install - worked for 4 days and nothing to do. Then installed but rsync

Hi, I hope it's ok that I changed the tabs in the subject to spaces ... Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom wrote on 05.11.2007 at 10:24:16 [Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC install - worked for 4?days?and?nothing to do. Then installed but rsync]: > On 11/05 09:55 , Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom wrote: > > Unfortun

Re: [BackupPC-users] 4 x speedup with one tweak to freebsd server

stephen wrote: > On Tue, 6 Nov 2007, Paul Fox wrote: > > > this is perfect wiki fodder, i'd say... > > Yes and no. It's more correctly classified as a general system performance > tweak rather than something BackupPC specific. At best it belongs in the > off-topic area. i think you're s

Re: [BackupPC-users] 4 x speedup with one tweak to freebsd server

On Tue, 6 Nov 2007, Paul Fox wrote: > this is perfect wiki fodder, i'd say... Yes and no. It's more correctly classified as a general system performance tweak rather than something BackupPC specific. At best it belongs in the off-topic area.

Re: [BackupPC-users] Excluding folders per host

10:30am, Jake Solid wrote: > Hello, > > I currently have backup PC running and backing up 7 different Linux servers. > Inside the config.pl I have the directive $Conf{BackupFilesExclude} to > exclude a list of folders and subfolders. In the list I have the Backup PC > to exclude the /var/log/spoo

Re: [BackupPC-users] 4 x speedup with one tweak to freebsd server

4:19pm, Toni Van Remortel wrote: > Paul Archer wrote: >> Looks like a good tip. Unfortunately, since I'm running a reiserfs >> filesystem on Linux, it doesn't help me directly. But it does bring up a >> good point: does anyone know of any filesystem tweaks for reiserfs that >> might bring similar

[BackupPC-users] Excluding folders per host

Hello, I currently have backup PC running and backing up 7 different Linux servers. Inside the config.pl I have the directive $Conf{BackupFilesExclude} to exclude a list of folders and subfolders. In the list I have the Backup PC to exclude the /var/log/spooler* for all the servers. The problem i

Re: [BackupPC-users] 4 x speedup with one tweak to freebsd server

Paul Archer wrote: > Looks like a good tip. Unfortunately, since I'm running a reiserfs > filesystem on Linux, it doesn't help me directly. But it does bring up a > good point: does anyone know of any filesystem tweaks for reiserfs that > might bring similar improvements in this situation of acc

Re: [BackupPC-users] 4 x speedup with one tweak to freebsd server

Looks like a good tip. Unfortunately, since I'm running a reiserfs filesystem on Linux, it doesn't help me directly. But it does bring up a good point: does anyone know of any filesystem tweaks for reiserfs that might bring similar improvements in this situation of accessing millions of small f

Re: [BackupPC-users] One Linux Server will not work..

B. Cook wrote: > I have one linux server in a network of 10 FreeBSD servers and it will > not finish a backup.. > > I have tried to use rsync and rsyncd and both work, for a while (rsycnd > works longer) but then it ends with a strange error.. > > > cat /etc/redhat-release > Fedora Core relea

Re: [BackupPC-users] One Linux Server will not work..

On 11/06 07:54 , B. Cook wrote: > I have tried to use rsync and rsyncd and both work, for a while (rsycnd > works longer) but then it ends with a strange error.. have you tried limiting the amount of data being backed up? i.e. back up a smaller directory or selection of directories, then keep add

Re: [BackupPC-users] 4 x speedup with one tweak to freebsd server

this is perfect wiki fodder, i'd say... =- paul fox, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (arlington, ma, where it's 46.4 degrees) - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find pr

[BackupPC-users] One Linux Server will not work..

Hello All, I have one linux server in a network of 10 FreeBSD servers and it will not finish a backup.. I have tried to use rsync and rsyncd and both work, for a while (rsycnd works longer) but then it ends with a strange error.. 2007-11-05 20:00:01 full backup started for directory etc 2007-1

Re: [BackupPC-users] how to specify the dir to backup

On Tue, 6 Nov 2007 02:47:50 -0800 (PST), [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > Is it possible to backup only the /data partition? > Is it possible to choose dir to every different host? Yes. What documentation did you read that didn't include this? You want "$Conf{RsyncShareName}" (or similar, depending on h

[BackupPC-users] how to specify the dir to backup

I done installing Backuppc. What I need to test is how to choose a dir to backup in the host? Is it possible to backup only the /data partition? Is it possible to choose dir to every different host? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has t

Re: [BackupPC-users] $Conf{SmbClientPath} is not a valid executable

Problem now fix by doing: chown backuppc -R /data chgrp backuppc -R /data The problem now is 2007-11-06 17:57:23 User admin (host=10.0.1.5) got CGI error: Backup number for host 10.0.1.5 does not exist. This happen when I click "Browse backups" in the sidebar. However, when I click LOG File

Re: [BackupPC-users] $Conf{SmbClientPath} is not a valid executable

On Tue, 6 Nov 2007 01:02:20 -0800 (PST), [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > 2007-11-06 16:42:34 10.0.1.5: mkdir /data/BackupPC: Permission denied > at /usr/local/BackupPC/bin/BackupPC_dump line 193 ...and there's your error. The user BackupPC is running under does not have permission to create /data/Backu

Re: [BackupPC-users] Fatal error (bad version)

No-one have solutions? Thanks, JS > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 16:46:26 +0100 > From: "Joe Skop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [BackupPC-users] Fatal error (bad version) > To: backuppc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; ch

Re: [BackupPC-users] $Conf{SmbClientPath} is not a valid executable

Here is the log: 2007-11-06 16:42:29 User admin requested backup of 10.0.1.5 (10.0.1.5) 2007-11-06 16:42:34 10.0.1.5: mkdir /data/BackupPC: Permission denied at /usr/local/BackupPC/bin/BackupPC_dump line 193 2007-11-06 16:58:34 User admin (host=10.0.1.5) got CGI error: Backup number for host 10

Re: [BackupPC-users] $Conf{SmbClientPath} is not a valid executable

On Tue, 6 Nov 2007 00:18:02 -0800 (PST), [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > When I check conf.pl in /etc/BackupPC, it is referring to > $Conf{SmbClientPath} = '/usr/bin/smbclient' You're making at least one typo: the file name isn't conf.pl. What does the logfile say (cut and paste rather than copy by han

[BackupPC-users] $Conf{SmbClientPath} is not a valid executable

I'm new to backuppc. Can someone guide me to this problem. I'm having this kind of error: $Conf{SmbClientPath} is not a valid executable When I check conf.pl in /etc/BackupPC, it is referring to $Conf{SmbClientPath} = '/usr/bin/smbclient' As I check /usr/bin/smbclient, it exists. Also, backup