[BackupPC-users] Conquering Thecus access as a client with rsync

2017-05-14 Thread Robert Katz
Public/private keys are tough enough for me to understand. I'm hoping there is a way to set up rsync on the server to use a tough client without a password using tasks defined in rsyncd.conf. The tough client is a Thecus NAS which is pretty sandboxed. I love it, though, cause it requires minimal c

Re: [BackupPC-users] Recommend add to manual

2017-05-14 Thread Robert Katz
On Sun, May 14, 2017 11:10 am, Richard Shaw wrote: > > I think if you installed the package, mounted the volume and then ran > restorecon -r /var/lib/backuppc would have the same effect. > > Thanks, > Richard > > Not being familiar with the command restorecon and being a linux baby I just bit th

[BackupPC-users] Recommend add to manual

2017-05-14 Thread Robert Katz
Hi guys. I was about to bind a second mount for my convenience in fstab for topdir. I then read man bind and learned about the danger of using bind because backup programs that access directories by name would therefore backup the same material twice! Unless you put an exclude in the rsync directiv

[BackupPC-users] Apache user...

2017-05-13 Thread Robert Katz
Guys: Can the apache user remain as apache or should I follow Gotham's instructions to make the apache user be 'backuppc'? Also in that case would I add 'apache' as the additional group for the user 'backuppc'? I'm far from done, as you can imagine, I'm just hacking away at the details! Thanks

[BackupPC-users] Fedora 26 backup pc package missing configure.pl?

2017-05-13 Thread Robert Katz
Guys I installed backuppc into my Fedora 26 using, simply "dnf install BackupPC" I found that the main files have been placed in /etc/BackupPC/ So I started working my way through editing config.pl (after making a backup, of course). At some point I learned that it is not a good idea to change t

[BackupPC-users] Working on install of backuppc in fedora 26

2017-05-13 Thread Robert Katz
running on Fedora 26 Congratulate me :-) Guys: I'm kind running blind here and by rote, so please have patience. This is my first experience with linux or fedora repositories and commands. First I installed EPEL 7, I think. The install went way too fast and I'd love to know a command to conf