[BackupPC-users] Full/Incremental disbale

2010-10-28 Thread thigginson
Well files are zipped up at each of our remote backup hosts. This allows them to make backups to media and have a localised archive of backups. It also allows that file to be password protected for transfer and storage. In some cases I need an incremental to get the latest dated zip file in the

Re: [BackupPC-users] Full/Incremental disbale

2010-10-28 Thread Les Mikesell
On 10/28/10 5:03 AM, thigginson wrote: > Well files are zipped up at each of our remote backup hosts. This allows them > to make backups to media and have a localised archive of backups. It also > allows that file to be password protected for transfer and storage. > > In some cases I need an incr

[BackupPC-users] tar backup Smoothwall box

2010-10-28 Thread Bob Wooden
My residence computers were behind a different Linux based firewall box. I have just changed to a Smoothwall 3.0 box and had issues getting it to backup to my BackupPC server. To me the joys of Linux are all the ways to get from point 'A' to point 'B'. Having solved my problem, I felt the need

[BackupPC-users] Netware BackupPC RsyncD issues -- solved .. FYI Info

2010-10-28 Thread Rob Poe
Some (maybe many) have had an issue backing up Netware servers with BackupPC. I know Netware isn't anywhere near as popular as it once was, but there are still Netware servers out there. The issue, when using RsyncD is that BackupPC will choke out with Error connecting to module USER at mys

Re: [BackupPC-users] What are the advantages/disadvantages of smb vs rsyncd/rsync

2010-10-28 Thread Rob Poe
On 10/9/2010 10:39 AM, Xuo wrote: Le 06/10/2010 15:04, Michael Stowe a écrit : Hi, I would like to backup some laptop computers (for my personal needs). For the moment, I automount the shared directories of the Windows 7 PC on my Linux backuppc server. This works fine but the problem is t

[BackupPC-users] Full/Incremental disbale

2010-10-28 Thread thigginson
Thank you both for your help :) Les are you saying that with rsync the full backup does not transfer files that match exsisting via checksum in previous backups? This could be quite usefull for us. Our zips are scriped to be incremental mid week and of course a full copy at the weekends, its t

Re: [BackupPC-users] Full/Incremental disbale

2010-10-28 Thread Les Mikesell
On 10/28/2010 10:51 AM, thigginson wrote: > Thank you both for your help :) > > Les are you saying that with rsync the full backup does not transfer files > that match exsisting via checksum in previous backups? This could be quite > usefull for us. Yes, that's pretty much the point of rsync. P

Re: [BackupPC-users] MaxBackupPCNightlyJobs being ignored, but only on one host??

2010-10-28 Thread Robin Lee Powell
On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 12:48:07PM -0700, Robin Lee Powell wrote: > It happened again last night during the actual run: > > 2010-10-15 01:00:00 Running 8 BackupPC_nightly jobs from 0..15 (out of 0..15) > 2010-10-15 01:00:01 Running BackupPC_nightly -m 0 31 (pid=30718) > 2010-10-15 07:56:33 BackupP

[BackupPC-users] Cpool nightly clean removed 190 files from where??

2010-10-28 Thread gregwm
umm, Cpool nightly clean removed 190 files from where?? the mobo died on 10/14, a new server was purchased, complete with new discs. the orig server primary volume was also installed, but not the original server backuppc volume. on 10/28 i created a fresh empty backuppc volume, tried starting ba

Re: [BackupPC-users] "File::RsyncP module doesn't exist" but the perl module is installed

2010-10-28 Thread Farmol SPA
Original Message Subject: "File::RsyncP module doesn't exist" but the perl module is installed From: Farmol SPA To: General list for user discussion, questions and support Date: Tue Oct 26 2010 11:20:38 GMT+0200 (ora Legale Europa Occidentale) > Hi list. > > Since some days a w