[BackupPC-users] backuppc looks at files permissions but not at user's ones.

Hi, I would like to notice a behavior that (I think) should be modified. By default, my ping and ssh executables have the following file attributes : -rwsr-x--- 1 root ntools 34920 2010-04-18 12:31 /bin/ping -rwxr-x--- 1 roo

[BackupPC-users] Web interface does not propose any user/password field.

Hi, I have just installed backuppc *WITHOUT* using mod_perl. The $Conf{CgiAdminUsers} is set to 'backuppc'. I can connect to the web interface but I am not asked for any user/password. I can access to all computers managed by backuppc. In fact, anybody from any computer has full access to the web

[BackupPC-users] Why does backuppc transfer files already in the pool

Hello, Using rsync+ssh as my transfer method, I find that backuppc, when backing up a new host, transfers all files, even if specific files are already in the pool. The docs[0] say: As BackupPC_tarExtract extracts the files from smbclient or tar, or as rsync or ftp runs, it checks each file

Re: [BackupPC-users] Web interface does not propose any user/password field.

On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 5:41 PM, Xuo wrote: > Hi, > > I have just installed backuppc WITHOUT using mod_perl. > The $Conf{CgiAdminUsers} is set to 'backuppc'. > I can connect to the web interface but I am not asked for any user/password. > I can access to all computers managed by backuppc. > In fac

Re: [BackupPC-users] Why does backuppc transfer files already in the pool

also sprach martin f krafft [2010.08.28.1718 +0200]: > This is in contrast to what I am experiencing. Is backuppc fetching > the file into memory to compare it with the pool from there? > > Thinking about it, this is what needs to happen because it needs to > have the file to determine its hash.

Re: [BackupPC-users] Why does backuppc transfer files already in the pool

also sprach martin f krafft [2010.08.28.1854 +0200]: > Using lsof, I found that the BackupPC_dump process actually has the > corresponding pool file up for reading, so it has identified it. > > This makes me wonder even more why the client still transfers the > whole file. Shouldn't BackupPC_dump

Re: [BackupPC-users] backuppc looks at files permissions but not at user's ones.

On 8/28/10 7:01 AM, Xuo wrote: > Hi, > > I would like to notice a behavior that (I think) should be modified. > By default, my ping and ssh executables have the following file attributes : > > -rwsr-x--- 1 root ntools 34920 2010-04-18 12:31 > /bin/ping > > -rwxr-x--- 1 root ntools 360896 2010-06

Re: [BackupPC-users] Why does backuppc transfer files already in the pool

On 8/28/10 10:18 AM, martin f krafft wrote: > Hello, > > Using rsync+ssh as my transfer method, I find that backuppc, when > backing up a new host, transfers all files, even if specific files > are already in the pool. > > The docs[0] say: > >As BackupPC_tarExtract extracts the files from smbcl

Re: [BackupPC-users] Web interface does not propose any user/password field.

Le 28/08/2010 18:47, Dinesh Shah (દિનેશ શાહ/दिनेश शाह) a écrit : > On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 5:41 PM, Xuo wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I have just installed backuppc WITHOUT using mod_perl. >> The $Conf{CgiAdminUsers} is set to 'backuppc'. >> I can connect to the web interface but I am not asked for any use

Re: [BackupPC-users] Why does backuppc transfer files already in the pool

also sprach Les Mikesell [2010.08.28.2021 +0200]: > Keep in mind that what you are wanting to happen only matters in the unusual > case that an exact copy exists in the pool but not in the previous backup of > this machine. True; but that is biting a bit: I create a large file, it gets backed u

Re: [BackupPC-users] Web interface does not propose any user/password field.

Hi, I have found the solution (with your help). I have added the lines in /etc/httpd/conf/webapps.d/backuppc.conf. This file now contains : # BackupPC Apache configuration Alias /backuppc /var/www/backuppc Options ExecCGI DirectoryIndex BackupPC_Admin.cgi Allow from all AuthType Basic AuthUser

Re: [BackupPC-users] Why does backuppc transfer files already in the pool

On 8/28/10 1:41 PM, martin f krafft wrote: > also sprach Les Mikesell [2010.08.28.2021 +0200]: >> Keep in mind that what you are wanting to happen only matters in the unusual >> case that an exact copy exists in the pool but not in the previous backup of >> this machine. > > True; but that is biti

Re: [BackupPC-users] Why does backuppc transfer files already in the pool

also sprach Les Mikesell [2010.08.28.2151 +0200]: > If it is one or a few files or constrained to a directory that you know you > already have backed up locally, why not just exclude it on the remote > machines? It happens regularly. Don't you think BackupPC could be optimised *iff* rsyncp cou

Re: [BackupPC-users] Why does backuppc transfer files already in the pool

On 8/28/10 3:22 PM, martin f krafft wrote: > also sprach Les Mikesell [2010.08.28.2151 +0200]: >> If it is one or a few files or constrained to a directory that you know you >> already have backed up locally, why not just exclude it on the remote >> machines? > > It happens regularly. But if it

Re: [BackupPC-users] Why does backuppc transfer files already in the pool

martin f krafft wrote at about 19:44:53 +0200 on Saturday, August 28, 2010: > > I think that one of two things should happen instead: > > 1. If the dump process has access to the following information: (a) >checksum of the 1st and last/8th 128k block of the file, (b) the >size of th

Re: [BackupPC-users] Why does backuppc transfer files already in the pool

Les Mikesell wrote at about 18:02:12 -0500 on Saturday, August 28, 2010: > On 8/28/10 3:22 PM, martin f krafft wrote: > > also sprach Les Mikesell [2010.08.28.2151 +0200]: > > Don't you think BackupPC could be optimised *iff* rsyncp could ask > > the peer mid-transfer to calculate the whole fi