On 05/18/2013 09:02 AM, Les Mikesell wrote: > On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 9:48 PM, Gary Roach<gary719_li...@verizon.net> wrote: >> Tar -YUK . Yes I am using rsyncd and have checked out communications >> both ways with all my clients and the server. There seems to be good >> communications. I've even transfered a file or two. > When testing rsyncd, be sure you use double :'s in the command > (host::module). Otherwise rsync over ssh is used. > >> Each rsyncd.conf file contains a module [backuppc]. In that module I >> made the path = / since I wanted to backup most of the files in each >> computer. This seems to be what backuppc is objecting to. Do I have to >> list each directory under / that I wish to backup? That would be /etc, >> /home, ....... ,/var. Does this have to be done for each computer? I did >> list each /dir separately in the backuppc main configuration file. The >> RsyncShareName is still = / though. I seem to be missing something >> here???? I got this working once before but don't remember how. > In backuppc 'rsync' uses rsync-over-ssh and uses the actual directory > name as the share target (which is passed directly in the command). > 'Rsyncd' uses rsync in daemon mode at the remote, and the target you > specify is the 'module' defined in your rsyncd config file - that is > the name in []'s, not the path to the files. It is usually easier > to use rsync over ssh on linux unless you have some reason to not want > key access to the target system. > Thank you all but especially Les.
All of my rsyncd.conf files contain a module called [backuppc]. I set RsyncShareName = backuppc and everything works fine. A little rework of the RsyncShareName help message might be in order. It confused me and have about 40 years of experience in the technical fields ( 5 years as a programmer). Again thanks to all. This one should be marked (Solved) Gary R. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Try New Relic Now & We'll Send You this Cool Shirt New Relic is the only SaaS-based application performance monitoring service that delivers powerful full stack analytics. Optimize and monitor your browser, app, & servers with just a few lines of code. Try New Relic and get this awesome Nerd Life shirt! http://p.sf.net/sfu/newrelic_d2d_may _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/