Re: [BackupPC-users] PostUserCmd Errors

> Actually, I'm doing that, my script give me a failure report, but I'd like > a "real failure", detected and reported by backuppc > > [image: Imagem inline 1] > Above, 0.6 min backups are success, and 0.0 are failed. > > I'll try to implement. > > > Thx > Hi, I forgot that feature, [image: Imag

Re: [BackupPC-users] PostUserCmd Errors

> I would script the command to report its exit status to a log file > somewhere where you can check it. Maybe even have it email you the status. > > > > -Jason > > > Actually, I'm doing that, my script give me a failure report, but I'd like a "real failure", detected and reported by backuppc [im

[BackupPC-users] PostUserCmd Errors

Hi, Is it possible to get a failure error from a PostUserCmd? More specifically an ArchivePostUserCmd. I'd like to check if my ArchivePostUserCmd was successfully finished, apparently, the bin/BackupPC_archive script doesn't make any check for failures on custom commands. Someone did try anythin

Re: [BackupPC-users] problem using backuppc when connect

trying to backup localhost with ssh instead of tar or rsync? -- website: te paard naar sint Petersburg mail: majac...@xs4all.nl skype: michel.jacobs1 phone: +31204090046 cell: +31626030879 facsimi

Re: [BackupPC-users] The famous Backup aborted (Unable to read 4 bytes) error

check your ssh settings. can backuppc login without password as root on the target machine? -- website: te paard naar sint Petersburg mail: majac...@xs4all.nl skype: michel.jacobs1 phone: +31204090046

Re: [BackupPC-users] Bizarre connection failures

could be a good idea to have dhcp set but have the adress fixed on the dhcp server -- website: te paard naar sint Petersburg mail: majac...@xs4all.nl skype: michel.jacobs1 phone: +31204090046 cell: +31

Re: [BackupPC-users] OT: NAS GUI for native Linux (preferably RHEL)

well, i suppose you looked it up, but me thinks this solution would be perfect: you have the capacity of two disks of whatever size is available right now in ONE system. Do you have files that are larger than 1,5 terabytes?? If that's the case you certainly need striped.. -- website: te pa

Re: [BackupPC-users] OT: NAS GUI for native Linux (preferably RHEL)

go with unraid. It has rsync capabilities , is free (with three disks) and works like a charm (version 4.7). Based on slackware. -- website: te paard naar sint Petersburg mail: majac...@xs4all.nl skype: michel.j

Re: [BackupPC-users] weird smörgåsbord of errors

>> I use the nfs server to mount /raid/home/user on the server to >> /home/user on my desktop. I use Backuppc to make a backup every night. >> This has run for ages successfully until I tried to restore a backup >> of /raid/home/user with Backuppc. After this I got the weirdest errors >> from servi

[BackupPC-users] weird smörgåsbord of errors

o fix my system? Any help very much appreciated, Michel -- Cloud Services Checklist: Pricing and Packaging Optimization This white paper is intended to serve as a reference, checklist and point of discussion for anyone cons

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC can't find Compress::Zlib after recent update on Centos 5

Hello, this is my working config with BackupPC 3.1.0 : [backu...@backup10 html]$ cat /etc/redhat-release CentOS release 5.5 (Final) [backu...@backup10 html]$ rpm -qa | grep -i zlib zlib-devel-1.2.3-3 zlib-1.2.3-3 zlib-devel-1.2.3-3 perl-IO-Zlib-1.04-4.2.1 perl-Compress-Zlib-1.42-1.fc6 zlib-1.2.

[BackupPC-users] rsync exclude syntax

Hello, I'm used the ssh/rsync transfert method and I want to exclude some files from backup. here is the used setting : $Conf{BackupFilesExclude} = [ '/Users/garant/Library/Preferences/ByHost/*00224126372e.plist' ]; notice the wildcard '*' in the file list... but it seems that BackupPC_dum

Re: [BackupPC-users] pre-xfer and post-xfer exec

Matthias, thanks for the quick answer... > I run pre-xfer successfully under Win XP but has no luck with Vista. > Did you use XP or Vista? > XP SP3 > Maybee "#! /bin/sh" is necessary in the first line of your > "/bin/pre-exec.sh". administrat...@tikal2 /etc $ cat /bin/pre-exec.sh #! /bin/s

[BackupPC-users] pre-xfer and post-xfer exec

hello, I have tried to use "pre-xfer exec" with rsyncd / cygwin I have created a special module to restore in a unique folder ( d:/BackupPC ) $ cat /etc/rsyncd.conf [RESTORE] path = /cygdrive/d/BackupPC auth users = rbackuppc secrets file = /etc/rsyncd.sec

Re: [BackupPC-users] rsync - fileowner lost during backup or restore

Hello, I have understood/resolved the origin of the problem ! >> -- under a bash in cygwin - 4294967295:513 => beuken:None the cygwin environment was been installed *before* the creation of user "beuken" under Windows environment ! then, beuken wasn't in the /etc/passwd and then , rs

Re: [BackupPC-users] rsync - fileowner lost during backup or restore

Hello Matthias, I have exactly the same problem... > I found my mistake: > Parameter for backup should be: > --numeric-ids --perms --owner --group -D --links --hard-links --times > --block-size=2048 --recursive --one-file-system > and for restore it should be: > --super > --numeric-ids --perms --o

[BackupPC-users] problem with full

Hello, I have a strange problem : 1) 2008-11-18 09:26:27 incr backup started back to 2008-11-13 10:54:34 (backup #61) for share Bck_somers 2008-11-18 10:06:50 incr backup 63 complete, 224 files, 1840802356 bytes, 0 xferErrs (0 bad files, 0 bad shares, 0 other) 2008-11-18 10:06:50 removing inc

Re: [BackupPC-users] $Conf{SshPath} and expect script

Hello Holger, > > not really, we can use "-o 'StrictHostKeyChecking no'" (and "-q", but that's > in by default anyway) and possibly "-o 'BatchMode yes'" too. See ssh_config(1) > for details. thanks ! it's the options that I have needed ! > >> [...] >> this script works well "outside" the Back

[BackupPC-users] $Conf{SshPath} and expect script

Hello, When we add a new PC with ssh/rsync transfer method, at the first time, we must accept the "public key" and then, we must type "yes" at the question : --- The authenticity of host 'coba (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx)' can't be established. RSA key fingerprint is 6f:7f:45:99:59:02:15:c

Re: [BackupPC-users] Windows Vista rsync

Hello, I want to share my little experiment with Vi$ta... Related with backup of Vista client with rsyncd, you must pay attention of the "junction points" (http://www.svrops.com/svrops/articles/jpoints.htm ) and the filesystem organisation of Vista (http://mutable.net/blog/archive/2008/03/31/

Re: [BackupPC-users] rsyncd in linux

Hello, >> If rsyncd is configured properly and running, you should be able to >> issue this command to get a list of modules offered by the rsyncd server: >> >> rsync [EMAIL PROTECTED]:: (yes, 2 colons) >> > > This assumes that you have set "list = true" for each of the modules > in the rsync

Re: [BackupPC-users] Scaling BackupPC

Hello, > Instead of trying to have 1 server that handles everything, just > use multiple servers to do the work. I am interested in the concept of > using some network/cluster filesystem to have multiple servers backup to > a single SAN/NAS with the cluster filesystem. I have this kind

Re: [BackupPC-users] Scaling BackupPC

Hello, > Instead of trying to have 1 server that handles everything, just > use multiple servers to do the work. I am interested in the concept of > using some network/cluster filesystem to have multiple servers backup to > a single SAN/NAS with the cluster filesystem. I have this kind

Re: [BackupPC-users] Email summary after backup

Dear Martin, > I am searching after some script or possibility to send email at some > addresses after every backup, and in this email i need : > > 1. What has been backed up. > 2. When > 3. If backup was successfull or not > 4. If not - why > almost all yours requests ;-) in config.pl (or in

[BackupPC-users] Notify by email some XferErrors

Hello, Thanks of "DumpPostUserCmd", i'm tried to warn the user that there are some XferError during the backup. for that, I analyse the "$TopDir/pc/$client/backups" with a script started in the "DumpPostUserCmd" script ( the $xferErr is not substitued during run time) But it seems that the

Re: [BackupPC-users] Outlook and lock file problem

Hello, the use of VSS (http://blogs.msdn.com/adioltean/archive/2005/01/05/346793.aspx) is a solution... with a cron for windows (http://cronw.sourceforge.net/), you can backup of a opened file in a folder itself 'backuped' by BackupPC regards jmb FleX wrote: > BackupPc often isn't able to

Re: [BackupPC-users] rsync incremental-only backups for eternity

Hello Carl, Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom wrote: > BackupPC takes 'incrementals' against the last 'full' backup. So the farther > you get from the last 'full', the bigger your delta against it will be. > Obviously this depends heavily on how often your data changes; but it makes > sense to run a full ba

[BackupPC-users] bug or feature ?

Hello, Strange situation and strange behavior the backup of the the PC working during a long time... but the the harddisk crashs... during one week no backup are taken... I replace the drive and I put the PC on network but I'm forget to disable backup :-( BackupPC take a full backup (36) with 0

Re: [BackupPC-users] International Characters

Hello Francis, Same kind of observations but inverse ! Results of some tests with the same server and the same Vista client (XP is same) - configuration of my server : Solaris 10/x86 with samba-3.0.24 (unix charset = UTF-8), BackupPC 3.0.0 - browser under MacOS X (Safari or FireFox) 1) with X

Re: [BackupPC-users] rsync problem

oops ! really NFS... thanks... jmb Ciarlotta, Aaron wrote: > Is that a typo, or do you really have NFS in one place and NSF in > another? - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay

[BackupPC-users] rsync problem

ild is aborting Done: 0 files, 0 bytes Got fatal error during xfer (aborted by signal=PIPE) Backup aborted by user signal === any idea ? problem of rsync version ?? thanks in advance regards jmb -- Jean-Michel Beuken Informaticien departe

Re: [BackupPC-users] CGI Bug - backuppc 3.0.0

Dear Craig, Craig Barratt wrote: > Jean-Michel writes: > >> 1) the 'TarClientPath' field doesn't appear in the GUI >> >> already defined in Meta.pm >> >> TarClientPath => {type => "string", undefIfEmpty => 1}

Re: [BackupPC-users] Backuppc 3.0.0 + BackupPCd for Windows

__ > BackupPC-users mailing list > BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users > http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ -- Jean-Michel Beuken Informaticien departemental (MAPR/FSA/SISE) Universite catholique d

[BackupPC-users] problem with host name with dot

Hello, in BackupPC3beta1 little bug/problem in the LOG file with "pc name" with a dot in it : no URL generated see here the difference between the PC "110.557" an PC "p_degand" : ... 2007-01-09 11:24:01 Started incr backup on 110.586 (pid=23816, share=USERS$) 2007-01-09 11:24:01 Started incr

Re: [BackupPC-users] Email reports

> I agree there hasn't been a way to be sure BackupPC is running ok. > > In BackupPC 3.0.0beta there is a new option to BackupPC_sendEmail: > > -c check if BackupPC is alive and send an email if not > > That allows you to run BackupPC_sendEmail -c from cron and > it will send an email to $C

Re: [BackupPC-users] Email reports

e your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _______ > BackupPC-users mailing list > BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https:

Re: [BackupPC-users] LOG file link - wrong log?

hello, I have just also seen this today...already in beta1 jmb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hello! > > In BackupPC 3.0 beta 3, when I click on the "LOG file" link in a host > (as opposed to the "LOG files" link), I am presented with the 122006 log > file, not the 012007 log file. > > Should

[BackupPC-users] NT_STATUS_BAD_NETWORK_NAME

tial dump 0 nevertheless I put this : $Conf{BackupZeroFilesIsFatal} = '0'; the backup fails... is there a parameter or a method to carry on the backup nevertheless a 'NT_STATUS_BAD_NETWORK_NAME' error ? regards jmb ------

[BackupPC-users] Backup "Backup PC"

Hello list, I would like to backup BackupPC on an external Hard drive. (No money to have a second BackupPC server ;-) ) My goal is that if the backup PC server crashes, I will be able to configure a new server with what I've backuped . What should I backup to do this? For the moment, I will

[BackupPC-users] Questions about Restore

Hello list members, What will be restored if I have (and choose the most recent backup set): 1/ Full backup with, for example, three files : a.txt, b.txt, c.txt and directory /important 2/ User removes "c.txt", changes "a.txt" and "b.txt" 3/ Incremental Backup : saves new versions of "a.txt"

Re: [BackupPC-users] no ping from hosts - and no backups

Hi, Mikael Lammentausta wrote: > The hosts I've set up have ICMP blocked - they don't reply to pings. > However, ssh + rsync do work, but it seems that BackupPC 2.1.2 does not > start the > backups (even by actively asking them to) if it thinks the host is down. > > How can I overrule the ping c

[BackupPC-users] Backup configuration

Hello list, I have two linux box to backup. For example, server 1 with Apache where I want to backup /srv/website/htdocs/ and /etc/httpd_conf/ directories, server 2 with Mysql where I want to backup /var/lib/mysql directory. I don't know how to configure config.pl to do this. I use TAR metho

[BackupPC-users] tarExtract: Integer overflow in octal number

, 35145 filesTotal, 2198911037 sizeTotal BackupPC 3.0.0beta1, solaris 10/x86, QFS filesystem regards jmb -- --- Dr Ir Jean-Michel Beuken | University of Louvain-La-Neuve Computer Scientist| CISM, Bat P. Curie UCL

[BackupPC-users] Tar exited with error 512 () status

Hi list, I have recently installed backuppc on a server. But de backup work not good. The error is : "Tar exited with error 512 () status" Help me please, Thanks Michel - Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need

Re: [BackupPC-users] per-pc config.pl

ackupPC/pc/[host].pl works regards jmb -- ------- Dr Ir Jean-Michel Beuken | University of Louvain-La-Neuve Computer Scientist| CISM, Bat P. Curie UCL PowerComputing Manager| 1, Rue du Compas

Re: [BackupPC-users] NT_STATUS_LOGON_FAILURE after samba update

for infos : - Linux coba 2.6.17-1.2157_FC5smp #1 SMP - gcc (GCC) 4.1.1 20060525 (Red Hat 4.1.1-1) - BackupPC 3.0.0beta1 regards jmb -- --- Dr Ir Jean-Michel Beuken | University of Louvain-La-Neuve Computer Scient

Re: [BackupPC-users] Backup of OS9-Clients

/Volumes/$2 /sbin/mount -t afp afp://backuppc:passwd:@$1/Documents/ /Volumes/$2 regards jmb -- --- Dr Ir Jean-Michel Beuken | University of Louvain-La-Neuve Computer Scientist| CISM, Bat P. Curie UCL Power

Re: [BackupPC-users] Authentiating logins

test=length($username); $sumtest*=6677665446; if($sumtest == $checksum) { $User=$username; } else { print "Location: https://backuppc/mybackup.php\n\n";; exit 0; } ... } regards jmb -- -

[BackupPC-users] expand restore.zip

Hello, I have a problem to expand the restore.zip file generated with the CGI interface (I use Option 2 : Download Zip archive, "Make Arch relative to /", "compress=5") the size of the file restore.zip in the Windows XP Desktop is good but if I use WinZip v9, PowerArchiver, PKZIP or "Open wi

Re: [BackupPC-users] change root user for rsync over ssh?

backuppc ALL=NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/rsync regards jmb -- ------- Dr Ir Jean-Michel Beuken | University of Louvain-La-Neuve Computer Scientist| CISM, Bat P. Curie UCL PowerComputing Manager| 1, Rue du C

Re: [BackupPC-users] Blackoutperiod is being ignored?

Title: Re: [BackupPC-users] Blackoutperiod is being ignored? Hello, peharps, a problem with $conf(BlackoutBadPingLimit) and $conf(BlackoutGoodCnt) config (re)read the recent excellent mail (from Rick DeNatale) concerning these two parameters http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_

Re: [BackupPC-users] using cron to schedule backups

Hello, in the same idea, about starting a full backup at well-defined day of the week (sunday for example), is it possible to use the $Conf{DumpPreUserCmd} ? I had looked in the code and the problem that there isn't return code after executing the script defined by DumpPreUserCmd in the Ba

[BackupPC-users] cygwin + rsync + sshd

Hello, Cygwin rsync doesn't work when started under sshd, with or without backuppc involved. It will transfer a few files and stall. I don't think anyone has gotten this to work. Thanks to the explanations found in http://pigtail.net/LRP/printsrv/cygwin-sshd.html the backup of a PC under wi

[BackupPC-users] share name

Hello, a share has as name 'bckOT (D)' no problem with the smbclient : -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] o_tirions]$ smbclient -U tirions '\\xx.xx.xx.xx\bckOT (D)' Password: Domain=[PCTIRIONS] OS=[Windows 5.1] Server=[Windows 2000 LAN Manager] smb: \> dir ProfilesD0