Re: [BackupPC-users] new switch, slower backups

2010-01-28 Thread Chris Baker
I have decided to try a direct Ethernet connection between the server and the backuppc machine. I will see what happens. I added a line to the hosts file to make sure that backuppc uses that connection. There were lots of good suggestions here. Chris Baker -- cba...@intera.com systems administra

[BackupPC-users] autossh issues

2010-01-28 Thread Trey Nolen
We've been using Backuppc for years to backup machines over the WAN. It has worked nearly flawlessly for us in the past, but we are starting to see issues with new machines that we bring online. I think the trouble may have to do with the recent updates to Cygwin. When backing up remote Windo

Re: [BackupPC-users] server spec for BackupPC

2010-01-28 Thread Mike Dresser
Chris Robertson wrote: > 4 Port 3Ware SATA Raid card* - $310 > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816116052 > > Careful, the 9550SX/SU's don't work in a PCI slot. > 1.5 TB SATA Drives - $145 each ( $725 for 5, so you have a spare) > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?I

Re: [BackupPC-users] Central backup system software?

2010-01-28 Thread Tino Schwarze
Hi Roger, On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 02:57:47PM -0500, toughman wrote: > I have been looking for a software which will do central backup for our video > files from different stores. > > Each store has Raid1 hotswap driver for backup HD and the HD will be pluged > into the central backup system on

[BackupPC-users] Central backup system software?

2010-01-28 Thread toughman
I have been looking for a software which will do central backup for our video files from different stores. Each store has Raid1 hotswap driver for backup HD and the HD will be pluged into the central backup system once a week. At central system, there are different subfolders for all stores.

Re: [BackupPC-users] Testing the mail function from BackupPC

2010-01-28 Thread Tony Molloy
On Thursday 28 January 2010 15:28:38 Sorin Srbu wrote: > >-Original Message- > >From: Sorin Srbu [mailto:sorin.s...@orgfarm.uu.se] > >Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 4:18 PM > >To: 'General list for user discussion, questions and support' > >Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Testing the mail f

Re: [BackupPC-users] Testing the mail function from BackupPC

2010-01-28 Thread Les Mikesell
On 1/28/2010 5:01 AM, Tony Molloy wrote: > >> I wanted to test the mail function with BackupPC as described on >> http://webserveraddress/backuppc/html/doc/BackupPC.html#step_8__checking_em >> ail_delivery, but got the below error message. I installed BackupPC >> according to the CentOS-BackupPC

Re: [BackupPC-users] Testing the mail function from BackupPC

2010-01-28 Thread Les Mikesell
On 1/28/2010 9:17 AM, Sorin Srbu wrote: > >>> Did you perhaps set SendmailPath to mail instead of /usr/sbin/sendmail? > -t >> is a >>> flag to sendmail that says the To:/From: headers are already in the input. >> >> I didn't change those paths, it's a plain vanilla install really. With that >> said

Re: [BackupPC-users] Testing the mail function from BackupPC

2010-01-28 Thread Sorin Srbu
>-Original Message- >From: Sorin Srbu [mailto:sorin.s...@orgfarm.uu.se] >Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 4:18 PM >To: 'General list for user discussion, questions and support' >Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Testing the mail function from BackupPC > >>>Did you perhaps set SendmailPath to ma

Re: [BackupPC-users] Testing the mail function from BackupPC

2010-01-28 Thread Sorin Srbu
>-Original Message- >From: Sorin Srbu [mailto:sorin.s...@orgfarm.uu.se] >Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 4:10 PM >To: 'General list for user discussion, questions and support' >Subject: RE: [BackupPC-users] Testing the mail function from BackupPC > >>Did you perhaps set SendmailPath to mai

Re: [BackupPC-users] Testing the mail function from BackupPC

2010-01-28 Thread Sorin Srbu
>-Original Message- >From: Les Mikesell [mailto:lesmikes...@gmail.com] >Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 2:38 PM >To: sorin.s...@orgfarm.uu.se; General list for user discussion, questions and >support >Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Testing the mail function from BackupPC > >Sorin Srbu wrote

Re: [BackupPC-users] Testing the mail function from BackupPC

2010-01-28 Thread Tony Molloy
On Thursday 28 January 2010 13:31:28 Pascal Bourdais wrote: > Le Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:37:27 +0100, > > "Sorin Srbu" a écrit : > > >-Original Message- > > >From: Sorin Srbu [mailto:sorin.s...@orgfarm.uu.se] > > >Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 12:20 PM > > >To: 'General list for user discu

Re: [BackupPC-users] Testing the mail function from BackupPC

2010-01-28 Thread Tony Molloy
On Thursday 28 January 2010 13:16:41 Sorin Srbu wrote: > >-Original Message- > >From: Tony Molloy [mailto:tony.mol...@ul.ie] > >Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 1:56 PM > >To: sorin.s...@orgfarm.uu.se; General list for user discussion, questions > > and support > >Subject: Re: [BackupPC-use

Re: [BackupPC-users] Testing the mail function from BackupPC

2010-01-28 Thread Pascal Bourdais
Le Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:37:27 +0100, "Sorin Srbu" a écrit : > >-Original Message- > >From: Sorin Srbu [mailto:sorin.s...@orgfarm.uu.se] > >Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 12:20 PM > >To: 'General list for user discussion, questions and support' > >Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Testing the

Re: [BackupPC-users] Testing the mail function from BackupPC

2010-01-28 Thread Les Mikesell
Sorin Srbu wrote: > > The problem *now* is that /bin/mail doesn't understand the "-t" switch. As I > mentioned, I can't find anything about this t parameter in man mail, but in > the /usr/bin/BackupPC_SendEmail script the t parameter is mentioned as > something that " -t display the emails th

Re: [BackupPC-users] Testing the mail function from BackupPC

2010-01-28 Thread Sorin Srbu
>-Original Message- >From: Tony Molloy [mailto:tony.mol...@ul.ie] >Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 1:56 PM >To: sorin.s...@orgfarm.uu.se; General list for user discussion, questions and >support >Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Testing the mail function from BackupPC > >On Thursday 28 Januar

Re: [BackupPC-users] Testing the mail function from BackupPC

2010-01-28 Thread Sorin Srbu
>-Original Message- >From: Sorin Srbu [mailto:sorin.s...@orgfarm.uu.se] >Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 12:20 PM >To: 'General list for user discussion, questions and support' >Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Testing the mail function from BackupPC > >>-Original Message- >>From: Pas

Re: [BackupPC-users] Testing the mail function from BackupPC

2010-01-28 Thread Tony Molloy
On Thursday 28 January 2010 11:20:05 Sorin Srbu wrote: > >-Original Message- > >From: Pascal Bourdais [mailto:pbourd...@infagri.fr] > >Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 12:04 PM > >To: backuppc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > >Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Testing the mail function from Backup

Re: [BackupPC-users] Testing the mail function from BackupPC

2010-01-28 Thread Sorin Srbu
>-Original Message- >From: Pascal Bourdais [mailto:pbourd...@infagri.fr] >Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 12:04 PM >To: backuppc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Testing the mail function from BackupPC > >su - backuppc Already tried that, same thing happens: r..

Re: [BackupPC-users] Testing the mail function from BackupPC

2010-01-28 Thread Tony Molloy
On Thursday 28 January 2010 10:18:24 Sorin Srbu wrote: > Hi all, > > I wanted to test the mail function with BackupPC as described on > http://webserveraddress/backuppc/html/doc/BackupPC.html#step_8__checking_em > ail_delivery, but got the below error message. I installed BackupPC > according to

Re: [BackupPC-users] Testing the mail function from BackupPC

2010-01-28 Thread Pascal Bourdais
Le Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:18:24 +0100, "Sorin Srbu" a écrit : Hi, > > I wanted to test the mail function with BackupPC as described on > http://webserveraddress/backuppc/html/doc/BackupPC.html#step_8__checking_email_delivery, > > but got the below error message. I installed BackupPC according t

[BackupPC-users] Testing the mail function from BackupPC

2010-01-28 Thread Sorin Srbu
Hi all, I wanted to test the mail function with BackupPC as described on http://webserveraddress/backuppc/html/doc/BackupPC.html#step_8__checking_email_delivery, but got the below error message. I installed BackupPC according to the CentOS-BackupPC wiki at http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/BackupP