Re: [BackupPC-users] How to stop starting new backup jobs?

On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 12:22, Pavel Hofman wrote: > Luis Paulo napsal(a): >> On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 16:16, Luis Paulo wrote: >>>>> Setting $Conf{BackupsDisable} = 2; for all clients won't do what you want? >>>>> >>>>> See >&g

Re: [BackupPC-users] pre-load backup

On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 01:39, higuita wrote: > Hi > >        i have a machine that have about 100GB of data to backup, via > ssh+rsync, but its network connection is about 1Mb, so it will take ages > to do even the first backup. > >        i already have on the backuppc server one old backup of >

Re: [BackupPC-users] How to stop starting new backup jobs?

On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 16:16, Luis Paulo wrote: > On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 07:43, Pavel Hofman wrote: >> >> Luis Paulo napsal(a): >>> On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 10:19, Pavel Hofman wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Is there a way to tell backuppc

Re: [BackupPC-users] How to stop starting new backup jobs?

On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 07:43, Pavel Hofman wrote: > > Luis Paulo napsal(a): >> On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 10:19, Pavel Hofman wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> Is there a way to tell backuppc to finish the currently running backup >>> jobs and not to

Re: [BackupPC-users] How to stop starting new backup jobs?

On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 10:19, Pavel Hofman wrote: > Hi, > > Is there a way to tell backuppc to finish the currently running backup > jobs and not to start new ones? We mirror backuppc partitions to > external drives via SW RAID and need to stop backuppc and umount the > filesystem to keep the data

Re: [BackupPC-users] Backup fails over rsync

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 6:58 AM, waverider wrote: > Thanks luis, > >> >> I have tested Rsync with the remote device using the format: >> rsync -avz -e ssh remoteuser < at > remotehost:/remote/dir /workstation/dir/ >> and the files are copied correctly without asking for password, so rsync is >> w

Re: [BackupPC-users] Backup fails over rsync

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 4:18 AM, waverider wrote: > Hello, > I am trying to backup a remote device using rsync. > I have Backuppc installed and everything appears to be operating OK. I have > changed where files are stored to a connected external USB hard drive - logs > are being saved to there

Re: [BackupPC-users] Help with scheduling

On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 8:53 PM, Lord Devi wrote: > Help Backuppc Users, > >  My name is Casey Quibell, and I have been having a lot of trouble > recently decyphering the scheduling mechanism for BackupPC. Using the > docs and googling around, I have been trying to use various > configurations in

Re: [BackupPC-users] Importing a former installation

On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 10:29 PM, ChromeSilver wrote: > Hi Folks, > > I got a little problem. I got a new job within a new firm which is the > legal successor of another firm. This old firm is already terminated and > all we got left from the IT infrastructure is a dd image of the > BackupPC-Serve

Re: [BackupPC-users] [Solved] Slow web-GUI access

On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 7:55 AM, Sorin Srbu wrote: >>-Original Message- >>From: Josh Malone [mailto:jmal...@nrao.edu] >>Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 4:52 PM >>To: General list for user discussion, questions and support >>Cc: sorin.s...@orgfarm.uu.se >>Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] [Solved

Re: [BackupPC-users] GUI White Screen

On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 11:17 PM, Buxenstein, Jason wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I am working on installing backuppc on a new linux host; I have everything > working until I try to log into the GUI. It will open a login window, and > when I enter the login info and hit submit, it goes to a blank wh

Re: [BackupPC-users] Syntax for excluding .gvfs

On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 5:36 PM, Steve Blackwell wrote: > On Wed, 12 May 2010 10:48:03 -0500 > Les Mikesell wrote: > > >> A quick fix might be to add the --one-file-system option to the tar >> command so it will ignore all mount points.  I always do that anyway >> to avoid picking up ad-hoc DVD/U

Re: [BackupPC-users] Syntax for excluding .gvfs

On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 4:51 AM, Steve Blackwell wrote: > On Mon, 10 May 2010 03:51:20 +0100 > Luis Paulo wrote: > >> On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 3:17 AM, Steve Blackwell >> wrote: >> > On Sat, 8 May 2010 23:26:40 +0100 >> > Luis Paulo wrote: >>

Re: [BackupPC-users] Syntax for excluding .gvfs

On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 3:17 AM, Steve Blackwell wrote: > On Sat, 8 May 2010 23:26:40 +0100 > Luis Paulo wrote: > >> On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 7:49 PM, Steve Blackwell >> wrote: >> > On Sat, 8 May 2010 17:35:47 +0100 >> >[..] >> > Contents of f

Re: [BackupPC-users] Syntax for excluding .gvfs

On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 7:49 PM, Steve Blackwell wrote: > On Sat, 8 May 2010 17:35:47 +0100 >[..] > Contents of file /media/disk/pc/steve/XferLOG.bad.z, modified > 2010-05-08 14:41:36 > > Running: /usr/bin/sudo /bin/tar -c -v -f - -C /home/steve --totals > --newer=2010-05-06 00:00:09 . incr backup

Re: [BackupPC-users] Syntax for excluding .gvfs

On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 7:19 PM, Luis Paulo wrote: > > The OP said that he is using tar and $Conf{RsyncArgs} directive... > I made a bit of a mess Steve is using tar, TarShareName is / and is using BackupFilesExclude on the GUI. Or trying to :) Not using $Conf{RsyncArgs} directive,

Re: [BackupPC-users] Syntax for excluding .gvfs

On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 6:49 PM, Allen wrote: > > Tyler J. Wagner wrote: >> On Friday 07 May 2010 12:45:45 Allen wrote: >> >>>  This works for me: >>>  */.gvfs >>> >> >> Does that match all subdirectories named .gvfs?  Or does it only match >> /home/*/.gvfs because you have /home as a share and you

Re: [BackupPC-users] complete never work (Can't fork after DumpPostUserCmd)

On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 8:14 AM, zorg wrote: > Hi > I don't understand > if I backupc only /etc with same DumpPostUserCmd it work > > if i backuppc  /etc + all the mail ( 1793402 files) the rsync seem to > end well but the DumpPostUserCmd show an error > here is the log > > Done: 1793402 files, 160

Re: [BackupPC-users] Syntax for excluding .gvfs

Third try, I must be mad. Replace last with this one :) If you are not using rsync, I'm going to suppose it is tar The exclude files can be set on the $Conf{BackupFilesExclude} directive http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/faq/BackupPC.html#item__conf_backupfilesexclude_ With tar, you may instead us

Re: [BackupPC-users] Syntax for excluding .gvfs

On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 3:04 PM, Allen wrote: >> > Hi Richard et al; > > Perhaps I should have been more specific... This is included in my > global configuration under RsyncArgs for rsync. > >    --exclude */.gvfs > > I never use BackupFilesExcludes for rsync. > >  Allen... > Sorry If you are no

Re: [BackupPC-users] Syntax for excluding .gvfs

On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 3:04 PM, Allen wrote: >> > Hi Richard et al; > > Perhaps I should have been more specific... This is included in my > global configuration under RsyncArgs for rsync. > >    --exclude */.gvfs > > I never use BackupFilesExcludes for rsync. > >  Allen... > Hi, Allen To get th

[BackupPC-users] what files changed on incremental script

I've made a few changes on my 'what files changed on incremental" script. * First of all, I changed the name. As it will be normally put together with the distribution administrative scripts, lower case will distinguish it. * Now 'pool' and 'delete' lines are also listed, besides 'create'. An ext

Re: [BackupPC-users] Full and Incrementals Backup question

Inno, If files are all different, and you modify 10GB every day keeping the 600 total, I think (pretty sure) that yes, on the 4th you'll have the original 600GB plus the 40GB differences. That with incrementals. With fulls every day, you'll have just 600GB every day, total on the pool (we are not

Re: [BackupPC-users] Full and Incrementals Backup question

weeks divided by FullPeriod=6.97 and 1 extra. It could be 2) IncrKeepCnt = 15 # (15 days) That's the basic. Can't be messed with other confs. I do believe that, backuppc is well done :) > --- > --- > --- > Thanks a lot :-) > > > Message du 17/04/

Re: [BackupPC-users] Full and Incrementals Backup question

Sure. On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 11:42 AM, Inno wrote: > Great ! Thanks a lot ! (but I prefer IncrLevel = 1, 2, 3, 4 it's more > logical for me for don't automatic delete backup ^^) > (1) More logical than what? > > But just a last thing. > > A IncrLevel = 1 it's not a differential backup ? Also

Re: [BackupPC-users] Full and Incrementals Backup question

ter ? Because if I have a differential backup I have 10 > GB the first day, 20 GB the second day... 40 GB the fourth day... ... no ? > > M T W T F S S <- Day > I I I I F - - <- Backup > 1 2 3 4 0 - - <- Level > 10 20 30 40 600 <- GB > > > > > Message

Re: [BackupPC-users] Full and Incrementals Backup question

Better than all 1? In theory, yes 1 - On backuppc there is no need to restore level 1 to 3 in order to allow level 4 restoring. 2 - Neither there is the issue that a problem with a lower level previous incremental backup gets corrupted and invalidate the following backups - That can not be confus

Re: [BackupPC-users] Incremental backup: What files changed?

Did a script, largely based on BackupPC_deleteBackup by Matthias Meyer I'm not pro, but i'm sure it won't harm your files, but still, take it as is. see ./BackupPC_listChangedFiles -h It can be used like this, for example sudo /usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_listChangedFiles -c portatil -n 35 |

Re: [BackupPC-users] Looking at BackupPC notation clarification

s will travel twice, I think. 4- I understood you want to archive to DVD and free space. Archive is somehow direct. To delete older backups (not automaticaly, not by schedule, that is) you may use a script that was shared in this mailing list (I can send it to you) Luis Paulo: > > Yes, I agree

Re: [BackupPC-users] Installation problems: BackupPC_serverMesg hangs

add up the values incorrectly and if so, maybe the select command isn't > listening on all (or any) of the input sources. > > So, what I'm hoping to find out is rather or not this is really how the > backuppc daemon works and if there's some way to fix the problem. > >

Re: [BackupPC-users] Installation problems: BackupPC_serverMesg hangs

Hi, Bruce My point is that you still don't give me anything to work on That strace don't mean a thing to me The other thread didn't add nothing And, as far as I know, the backuppc server is running on an Access point... I only know (besides the strace) the backup server hangs (or not), and you

Re: [BackupPC-users] (no subject)

Right. Much to read on google :) On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 12:33 AM, Les Mikesell wrote: > Luis Paulo wrote: > > What's up, Les? > > > > Think someone may have hacked my gmail account. I don't normally send > directly > from it the way that originated.

Re: [BackupPC-users] (no subject)

What's up, Les? On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 10:39 PM, Les Mikesell wrote: > http://BrionyTorreon3280.co.cc > > > -- > Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval > Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs

Re: [BackupPC-users] Looking at BackupPC notation clarification

Hi, Ted Luis Paulo > > After a bit it became evident that I needed more authority so I ended up > by: > Opened a bash session terminal. > then > sudo htpasswd /etc/backuppc/htpasswd backuppc > then > I first was prompted for my password because of using sudo > th

Re: [BackupPC-users] Looking at BackupPC notation clarification

ill print an encryped password, not he password you want to find. Something like backuppc:QZF/p88SJO.EU Tell me/us if the above makes any sense to you, and any more questions you may have. Regards Luis On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 8:53 PM, Ted Hilts wrote: > On Sat, 2010-04-10 at 07:07 +0100, Luis Pau

Re: [BackupPC-users] Installation problems: BackupPC_serverMesg hangs

WTF is a OpenWRT installed on a Buffalo WZR-HP-G300HN? What are you trying that doesn't work? If you wish to loose time, try http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endianness#Big-endian Regards Luis On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 9:52 PM, tdhi wrote: > > Closer inspection.. > > BackupPC does finally "rest" at .

Re: [BackupPC-users] Looking at BackupPC notation clarification

__TOPDIR__ should be replaced by /var/lib/backuppc on my server there is no __TOPDIR__/pc/$host/config.pl The only config.pl is /etc/backuppc/config.pl, that provides the defaults to all /etc/backuppc/$(host).pl files Try su - backuppc Save the planet, don't print -

Re: [BackupPC-users] NAS

S gives others advantages. Regards Luis On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 3:20 AM, Adam Goryachev < mailingli...@websitemanagers.com.au> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Luis Paulo wrote: > > > > "of=/tmp/test specifies the output file (of=) as /tm

Re: [BackupPC-users] NAS

managers.com.au> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Luis Paulo wrote: > > Hi, Adam > > 38.3 MB/s seems a very high speed for old IDE disks through NFS > > Sorry, that is a RAID1 array made up of these two disks (cat > /proc/hd[ac]/mode

Re: [BackupPC-users] Incremental backup: What files changed?

Thank you, Jeffrey But again, I'm counting lines starting with " create" in the backup log. No attrib files there. On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 2:09 AM, Jeffrey J. Kosowsky wrote: > Matthias Meyer wrote at about 08:12:45 +0200 on Monday, April 5, 2010: > > Luis Paulo wrote:

Re: [BackupPC-users] NAS

> I also have a running 100Mb LAN, shouldn't we start there? How to get a 1Gb > LAN, that is, maybe the NAS speed are limited by that. > > Sorry. Or not, 834 kB/s it's very below that. I was thinking on Erik speeds and some numbers I got while searching for NAS: 10MB/s, 15MB/s. NAS cases from 150€

Re: [BackupPC-users] NAS

Hi, Adam 38.3 MB/s seems a very high speed for old IDE disks through NFS I'll expect that speed measuring the disk on the machine, not through the home LAN Thanks for the command. I think of=/tmp/test may be wrong. Or not, I'm really no expert here. I have a similar configuration (2x250 SATA1 loca

Re: [BackupPC-users] How to Schedule Backup?

What can I say? short answer, I think it's Yes, best thing its to wait :) The idea of backuppc is to be automatic and safe, so to see if the system is working as you wish, seat back and let it work, I guess. lol You did what you have to do. Manual backups are workings, so will automatic. You hav

Re: [BackupPC-users] Incremental backup: What files changed?

I'm not sure I understand you, but maybe this helps: I'm not counting files. I'm counting lines starting with " create" in the backup log file /var/lib/backuppc/pc//XferLOG..z > /usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_zcat /var/lib/backuppc/pc/portatil/XferLOG.35.z |grep -c "^ create" 19491 If I ex

Re: [BackupPC-users] Restore Backup Doen't work well

Hi, Professor So, you are running Backuppc-3.1.0 on ubuntu 9.10, and restores don't work How are you trying to do the restore? Because you say you are using samba: $Conf{SmbClientRestoreCmd}='$smbClientPath $host\\$shreName' . ' $I_option -U $userName -E -d 1 ' . ' -c tarmode\\ full -Tx -';

Re: [BackupPC-users] Exclude folder using the GUI

Of course :) Luis On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 6:18 PM, Eddie Gonzales wrote: > I am testing out BackupPC as a option for my school and so far I am > unable to include only specific folders on my server. It seems to want to > backup the entire drive. I would like to use the GUI only to make it easy.

Re: [BackupPC-users] Restore Backup Doen't work well

:) Professor Podes começar por dizer qual é o teu valor para **$Conf{SmbClientRestoreCmd}=... ** Podes encontra-lo selecionando o cliente na GUI, depois "Edit config", clica na tab Xfer, o valor está no fim. Qual é o teu linux e a versão do backuppc tambem pode ajudar... Depois provavelmente te

Re: [BackupPC-users] Incremental backup: What files changed?

Right. I guess the command gives a good start to see what fles changed, if it is accurate. Then I can check the directory, even get the previous version and make a diff. Thanks For any particular directory you can click the 'history' link while browsing > the > backup and see which versions of ea

[BackupPC-users] Incremental backup: What files changed?

I was trying to get a way to find what files have changed in an incremental backup. Does any one has a solution for it already? I've look at /var/lib/backuppc/pc//backups and to the XferLOG, but i'm getting nowhere. I did a manual incremental a few minutes after another, and I get: > echo -e " n

Re: [BackupPC-users] Exclude all files but one

Well done. On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 11:12 PM, Rémi Boulle wrote: > Le 31/03/2010 21:31, Luis Paulo a écrit : > > I think you can only use $Conf{RsyncShareName} or > > $Conf{BackupFilesOnly}, not both > > > > I'll move what I want to backup to a subfolder, lets s

Re: [BackupPC-users] Exclude all files but one

I think you can only use $Conf{RsyncShareName} or $Conf{BackupFilesOnly}, not both I'll move what I want to backup to a subfolder, lets say /home/remi/Documents, and use $Conf{RsyncShareName} = [ '/home/remi/Documents', '/home/remi/.thunderbird' ]; Didn't test it, but I think you'll get the

Re: [BackupPC-users] few questions

> What happen if PC is truned of at 9:15 and backup is not completed, will > it > completed next day ? > If the backup is interrupted, it will start from where it left next time it runs (either automatic or by demand). I think I'm right... That is, it will take less time to complete than if it

Re: [BackupPC-users] I broke my cgi interface! :(

Hi, Jaco you get the error when you click on what? Don't you get to see the cgi at all? You may try to put a # in the begining of line 64, I guess. Why should you exclude '/' by default? Luis On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 6:23 AM, Jaco Meintjes wrote: > This is what I get on line 64 in config.pl: $C

Re: [BackupPC-users] Trouble with backup of client using rsync and visudo

e that I found a configuration problem on that was > > causing the problem with getting the backup. Currently, backups will > > run on all clients. I am ready to perform my restore test. It should > > work with no problem unless I have failed to understand something. > >

Re: [BackupPC-users] pre-backup encryption? user wants files to be inaccessible even to me :-)

You'll have to find a solution that leaves something final on the client, like a key, a secret. The client will eventually change and forget it. If you tie that to your backup solution, you'll end up as... the guy that can't even provide a backup solution. If encryption it is, either the encryptio

Re: [BackupPC-users] Trouble with backup of client using rsync and visudo

message to see what may be happening > > > > And be logic. Before anything else you must be able to log as backuppc > > user on server and issue > > $ ssh > > and get logged to your client without any question. > > > > Regards > > > > On Mon, M

Re: [BackupPC-users] Trouble with backup of client using rsync and visudo

Hi Ken Check Les message to see what may be happening And be logic. Before anything else you must be able to log as backuppc user on server and issue $ ssh and get logged to your client without any question. Regards On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 12:50 PM, Les Mikesell wrote: > Luis Paulo wr

Re: [BackupPC-users] Trouble with backup of client using rsync and visudo

Hi ken On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 3:56 AM, Kenneth L. Owen wrote: > Hi Luis, > > I have reworked the archive server to use visudo and ran a tar backup of > the localhost /home directory. It worked but I got an error > on /home/ken/.gvfs file -- permission denied. I was logged on and I > believe th

Re: [BackupPC-users] How to use ssh-agent on a server without X?

your backuppc user sessions. Personally, I find it annoying, specially if you don't usually have a monitor connected to your server when you have to type the passphrase :) On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 3:29 PM, Luis Paulo wrote: > It seems ssh-agent alone don't do the job because it is not

Re: [BackupPC-users] How to use ssh-agent on a server without X?

seems to hang or take too long to connect. After that, it works fine. On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 1:14 AM, Luis Paulo wrote: > I now use ssh with phraseless keys to do my backups on a server without X. > > As I remember, when I had backuppc server on a machine with X, it was quite >

Re: [BackupPC-users] Problem with key generation in Ubuntu 8.04 (LTS)

Ok. Thanks On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 1:37 AM, Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom < chr...@real-time.com> wrote: > On 03/17 01:07 , Luis Paulo wrote: > > Regarding the previous talk, you still need to allow the backup user to > sudo > > with visudo, right? If you want automated backu

[BackupPC-users] How to use ssh-agent on a server without X?

I now use ssh with phraseless keys to do my backups on a server without X. As I remember, when I had backuppc server on a machine with X, it was quite easy to make the gnome-agent send the key. The only thing was the need to insert a key on boot, what could be a problem on a power event. I have t

Re: [BackupPC-users] Problem with key generation in Ubuntu 8.04 (LTS)

at 10:12 PM, Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom < chr...@real-time.com> wrote: > On 03/16 09:31 , Luis Paulo wrote: > > Note: This may seem a bit off topic, but we are still talking about ssh > and > > key generation on BackupPC, now mostly about security options, right? > > It's rela

Re: [BackupPC-users] Problem with key generation in Ubuntu 8.04 (LTS)

d I'll try it Note: This may seem a bit off topic, but we are still talking about ssh and key generation on BackupPC, now mostly about security options, right? Regards Luis On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 4:51 PM, Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom < chr...@real-time.com> wrote: > On 03/16 02:18 ,

Re: [BackupPC-users] Problem with converting to visudo method keys

Sorry. Indeed, you have to create a backuppc user with /home/backuppc as home in your clients, and in your server if you don't have one yet. Then generate keys for your server backuppc user: backuppc$> ssh-keygen -t rsa use ssh-copy-id to copy the pub key to each of the clients backuppc$>ssh-copy-

Re: [BackupPC-users] Problem with key generation in Ubuntu 8.04 (LTS)

it. Do I make sense? Of course, if I had users, a way for each user to do direct restores only to their homes as themselves would be nice, I guess. But I don't see how. Luis On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 11:05 PM, Les Mikesell wrote: > On 3/13/2010 9:47 AM, Luis Paulo wrote: > > > >

Re: [BackupPC-users] Problem with converting to visudo method keys

Hi, ken 1- You must replace with your server IP or name in Host_Alias LOCAL = something like Host_Alias LOCAL = 192.168.1.101 > root <<--- Is this correct for the visudo method? This is correct for the ssh command ( ssh -l root 192.168.1.101 ) Visudo (file sudoers) only care about wh

Re: [BackupPC-users] Problem with key generation in Ubuntu 8.04 (LTS)

out how to do it, I'm very interested in avoiding a > compromise of my system. If I have questions, will you be willing to > guide me a bit more? > > Again, thanks for your patience with a neophyte! -- ken > > On Sat, 2010-03-13 at 03:17 +, Luis Paulo wr

Re: [BackupPC-users] Problem with key generation in Ubuntu 8.04 (LTS)

Hi, ken Sorry for the delay. I can't understand why the root password is not accepted. You may try the -v switch, as in scp -v ~/.ssh/BackupPC_id_rsa.pub r...@192.168.1.101:/root/.ssh/ Next is my sshd_config. See if it helps - # cat /etc/ssh/sshd_c

Re: [BackupPC-users] Problem with key generation in Ubuntu 8.04 (LTS)

:) So, you may tell us exactly the scp command you are trying (or use ssh-copy-id command instead, which I recommend). I would still try to connect between two non root users to see if it also doesn't work Are you creating rsa files with or without password? Wrong permissions for the .ssh dir ma

Re: [BackupPC-users] Problem with key generation in Ubuntu 8.04 (LTS)

Look at your /etc/ssh/sshd_config You may have, for example, PermitRootLogin set to no (I think it is now the default) Any way, for ssh backups you only need ssh between backupc users on both machines if you follow http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/faq/ssh.html#how_can_client_access_as_root_be_avoi

Re: [BackupPC-users] Replacing dead backup drive

Need to ask. Can you really run this? #su - backuppc -c "/usr/bin/touch /mnt/b1/pc/test/x.txt" or just #su - backuppc -c "/usr/bin/touch /mnt/b1/x.txt" if you don't have the directories yet. Sorry if this is too simple to you. Luis On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 11:46 PM, Dan Smisko wrote: > > After

Re: [BackupPC-users] Restoring files without backuppc

Can you try /usr/local/BackupPC/bin/BackupPC_zipCreate -h fshac1 -n 530 -s /home hefinw > /backup/hefin.zip please? Does hostname=fshac1 makes sense to you? Luis A. Paulo On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 3:19 PM, Huw Wyn Jones < huw.jo...@meirion-dwyfor.ac.uk> wrote: > I'm a little confused by the usage

Re: [BackupPC-users] File format for BackupPC

https://svn.ulyssis.org/repos/sipa/backuppc-fuse/backuppcfs.pl Very nice.I begin to undestand why fuse :) On ubuntu 8.04.2, backuppc 3.0.0, I joined backuppc user to fuse group created /mnt/fuse/backuppc chown :fuse /mnt/fuse/backuppc chm

Re: [BackupPC-users] ERROR BACKUPPC HELP!!

You can't backup the backup :) (backup #0) for directory /var/lib/backuppc (this is were you store the backups, right?) So exclude directory /var/lib/backuppc from the backup and tell us if it works. Luis A. Paulo On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 11:13 AM, lemen wrote: > > My English is not good, but w

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC 3.2 - Possible bug with localhost backup

So you just remove the "+" when not using ssh? Is that it? thanks On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 8:58 PM, James Kyle wrote: > To answer my own problem, from the docs: > > > If a variable is followed by a "+" it is shell escaped. This is necessary > for the command part of ssh or rsh, since it ends up

Re: [BackupPC-users] File format for BackupPC

I don't know much about windows, but i think this may help With or without compression, the general idea is that you need to restore the file first to see it. That said, you may use: * The web gui (cgi), browse backups, click and save the file. It will be readable on your disk. * The web gui (cgi)

Re: [BackupPC-users] Distro choice

I like ubuntu server LTS (long term support) Editions to run BackupP :) A new LTS is planned for April On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 9:45 PM, Les Mikesell wrote: > On 1/27/2010 2:26 PM, Chris Robertson wrote: > >> Package managers are different on both. CentOS uses the RPM (Redhat > Package > >> Man

Re: [BackupPC-users] Strict backup schedule

; /dev/null 2>&1 Good Luck Luis On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 1:32 PM, Gerald Brandt wrote: > > - "Luis Paulo" wrote: > > If what you want to is keep a full backup for the last day of every > month, > > > > Why not make a zip dump on those days and store it

Re: [BackupPC-users] Strict backup schedule

If what you want to is keep a full backup for the last day of every month, Why not make a zip dump on those days and store it on a disk? On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 2:24 AM, Gerald Brandt wrote: > > - "Adam Goryachev" wrote: > > > > Why expire all of January in the first week of February? Tha

Re: [BackupPC-users] Exceptions to BackupFilesExclude

being synced with rsync. > Could you give me an example of what this would look like in the config > file? > > Thanks! > > > On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 10:10 PM, Luis Paulo wrote: > >> You may add a new share just for /mnt/jj/share/docs. and leave the rest >> as

Re: [BackupPC-users] Exceptions to BackupFilesExclude

e of what this would look like in the config > file? > > Thanks! > > > On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 10:10 PM, Luis Paulo wrote: > >> You may add a new share just for /mnt/jj/share/docs. and leave the rest >> as it is. >> >> On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 2:53 AM, Kiko

Re: [BackupPC-users] how to do a one file backup 'test'

As a concept, an incremental stores the differences between the actual status and the last full backup, so a full must exist first, yes. You select what to backup defining at least a share. How you do it depends on what method you use ("the underlying transport program"). The following examples de

Re: [BackupPC-users] Exceptions to BackupFilesExclude

You may add a new share just for /mnt/jj/share/docs. and leave the rest as it is. On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 2:53 AM, Kiko Man wrote: > I have my /mnt directory specified in my BackupFilesExclude list, but there > is one directory under /mnt (/mnt/jj/share/docs) that I would like to > backup. Is t