[BackupPC-users] against which basis rsync do compare files before transmit the changed part?

I do not fully understand how rsync works within backuppc. In the documentation for BackupPC_dump I found: As BackupPC_tarExtract extracts the files from smbclient or tar, or as rsync runs, it checks each file in the backup to see if it is identical to an existing file from any previous backup o

Re: [BackupPC-users] how to make a backup available as a backup basis for another client?

Matthias Meyer wrote: > I plan to backup (with rsync) some machines with nearly identical data > (operating system). Because this machines are only reachable through > internet I want to avoid a lot of traffic for files which are already > on the backuppc server. > I assume rsync will only compare

Re: [BackupPC-users] Backuppc cygwin rsync fails to write files to C drive.

On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 01:01:41PM -0500, vnetrix wrote: > > Hi, > not sure if anyone has come across this before. I have a full backup of a > windows 2003 X86_64 R2 server. This includes an NT system state job to > capture the parts the backuppc cannot backup nativly. > > The backup has a C$

[BackupPC-users] Many full backup

Hi! Thank you! It's good! Tagore +-- |This was sent by hirleve...@gmail.com via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +-- --

Re: [BackupPC-users] Backuppc cygwin rsync fails to write files to Cdrive.

Have you tried booting into safe mode? Chris Baker -- cba...@intera.com systems administrator INTERA -- 512-425-2006 -Original Message- From: vnetrix [mailto:backuppc-fo...@backupcentral.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 12:02 PM To: backuppc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Ba

[BackupPC-users] Backuppc cygwin rsync fails to write files to C drive.

Hi, not sure if anyone has come across this before. I have a full backup of a windows 2003 X86_64 R2 server. This includes an NT system state job to capture the parts the backuppc cannot backup nativly. The backup has a C$ share and a D$ share contained in it. I'm using cygwin with rsync vers

Re: [BackupPC-users] Many full backup

On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 5:04 AM, tagore wrote: > > Hi! > > I'd like many full backups (example 7). Which parameter need in host1.pl file? I think you want this one: $Conf{FullKeepCnt} = 7; reid -- This SF.net email is

Re: [BackupPC-users] Exclude directory based on dot file?

On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 1:36 AM, Juergen Harms wrote: > Rsync supports precisely what you want: place the following item into > your RsyncArgs argument list (the name .rsyncPerDirFilter is just a name > choosen for this example - but the space between the : and the name is > mandatory, possibly ne

[BackupPC-users] Many full backup

Hi! I'd like many full backups (example 7). Which parameter need in host1.pl file? Thanks +-- |This was sent by hirleve...@gmail.com via Backup Central. |Forward SPAM to ab...@backupcentral.com. +---

Re: [BackupPC-users] Exclude directory based on dot file?

Rsync supports precisely what you want: place the following item into your RsyncArgs argument list (the name .rsyncPerDirFilter is just a name choosen for this example - but the space between the : and the name is mandatory, possibly needs to be backslashed). --filter=: .rsyncPerDirFilter In e