Re: [BackupPC-users] Slow Rsync Transfer?

2011-04-29 Thread Ryan Manikowski
On 4/29/2011 2:07 PM, Dan Lavu wrote: > Resolved. > > After looking at the file list, we found a 102GB log file, rsync doesn't like > large files and there are a ton of threads about why. > > Troubleshooting steps that were taken that actually isolated the issue > > strace -p $PID (The output look

Re: [BackupPC-users] file exclude not working

2010-06-28 Thread Ryan Manikowski
ct: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ In the Xfer section of the config for the client host, enter this for RsyncArgs: --exclude=/path/to/exclude Add an additional '--exclude' entry for each subdir that you want excluded. To add additional, click the

Re: [BackupPC-users] Label tape archives

2010-06-07 Thread Ryan Manikowski
rs > Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net > Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ > Use the pre-dump command setting for your Archive and have it run a script/command that labels the tape. No reason why the label function needs to be included in the 'ta

Re: [BackupPC-users] Question on Backing Up Windows

2010-05-20 Thread Ryan Manikowski
sourceforge.net/ > Another option would be to avoid domain authentication altogether and create a local admin account on the box just for BackupPC to auth via smb. This i

Re: [BackupPC-users] email not working

2010-04-30 Thread Ryan Manikowski
kuppc.sourceforge.net/ > > > > > -- > > ___ > BackupPC-users mailing list > BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net > <mailto:BackupPC-users@lists

Re: [BackupPC-users] Noted Observations & Complaints Using BackupPC for 5 months

2010-04-22 Thread Ryan Manikowski
r us to use as an alternative to commercial solutions. Feedback is always appreciated. With a project this mature the developers are very aware of the limitations of the software. You seem like an intelligent individual. Why not give back something to the project that has been provided to you an

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC_nightly takes too much time

2010-04-08 Thread Ryan Manikowski
hile if many files are changing nightly. 4) Look at this page for tips on speeding up your backup. http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/backuppc/index.php?title=Speedupbackups Also, are you using a BBU on your Adaptec 3805 card? Adaptec's page indicates the controller does support a BBU. If you are, as a p

Re: [BackupPC-users] MySQL dump backup example scripts request

2009-07-06 Thread Ryan Manikowski
Check this thread: http://www.backupcentral.com/phpBB2/two-way-mirrors-of-external-mailing-lists-3/backuppc-21/mysqldump-92269/ Ryan Manikowski | System Administrator :703.677.8499: ryan.manikow...@2ergo.com 2ergo – Digital leaders in a mobile world Mobile Excellence Award - Best Innovator

[BackupPC-users] Question about 'nice' level

2009-05-18 Thread Ryan Manikowski
ut of top, the rsync command on the client shows a nice level of '0'. Do modifications have to be made to /etc/security/limits.conf to allow regular users to renice process levels? Also, does sudo inherit nice levels? -- Ryan Manikowski | System Administrator :703.677.8499: ryan.manikow

Re: [BackupPC-users] How to delete backups? + Benefit of incremental backups?

2009-01-08 Thread Ryan Manikowski
http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net/How+to+delete+backups Ryan Manikowski System Administrator 2ergo Americas Inc. :703.677.8499: www.2ergo.com Arlington, VA This message (including attachments) is confidential and may be legally privileged. The content and views expressed are those of

Re: [BackupPC-users] maximum clients/data

2008-11-28 Thread Ryan Manikowski
' is so effective my company can backup web servers during the day without any noticeable performance degradation. To nice a backup job use this for RsyncClientCmd: $sshPath -q -x -l backuppc $host nice -n 10 /usr/bin/sudo $rsyncPath $argList+ Ryan Manikowski System Administrator 2ergo Americas

Re: [BackupPC-users] mysqldump

2008-08-29 Thread Ryan Manikowski
ackup script. Ryan Manikowski System Administrator 2ergo Americas Inc. :703.677.8499: www.2ergo.com Arlington, VA This message (including attachments) is confidential and may be legally privileged. The content and views expressed are those of the sender and not necessarily the 2ergo Group. If yo

Re: [BackupPC-users] Is there a way to restore from the command line?

2008-07-02 Thread Ryan Manikowski
/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_tarCreate -h host -n backupnumber -s sharename sharepath > restore.tar example: su backuppc -c /usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_tarCreate -h centos5 -n 37 -s /root / > restore.tar On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 5:38 PM, Ryan Manikowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> w

[BackupPC-users] Is there a way to restore from the command line?

2008-07-02 Thread Ryan Manikowski
Long story short, I upgraded to Centos 5.2 and the BackupPC daemon no longer forks into the background. Someone else posted this problem a few days ago but never received a response. Is there a way to run a restore from the command line? Basically I need to restore everything below root "/" on

Re: [BackupPC-users] rsync via ssh and sudo aborted: "fatal error during xfer (Unable to read 4 bytes)"

2008-04-26 Thread Ryan Manikowski
. The line should read as follows: backuppc ALL=NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/rsync --server --sender ?* Note the question more before the asterisk. Hope this helps you out. Ryan Manikowski Guido Schmidt wrote: > I'm using backuppc 3.0 successfully for some time with our LAN-clients > via r

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC Web Interface

2008-04-25 Thread Ryan Manikowski
AJ, Edit /etc/BackupPC/config.pl and add the username you log into the CGI interface with to the following item: $Conf{CgiAdminUsers} = ''user1 user2"; Once you've done that, restart the BackupPC service and then go back to the web interface. The admin options will then

Re: [BackupPC-users] updatedb exclusion for Linux BackupPC users

2008-04-22 Thread Ryan Manikowski
mlocate.db file shrunk down to 3MB. -- Ryan Manikowski System Administrator Proteus, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] :703.677.8499: Doug Lytle wrote: > Ryan Manikowski wrote: > >> By chance I stumbled upon a small modification to any linux system using >> an mlocate/slocate db.

[BackupPC-users] updatedb exclusion for Linux BackupPC users

2008-04-22 Thread Ryan Manikowski
ope this helps someone out. We backup the /var/ directory on our servers (auditing purposes) and this was taking up a bit of space every night. This *fix* also applies to Debian and Slackware though Slackware uses slocate instead of mlocate. -- Ryan Manikowski System Administrator

Re: [BackupPC-users] mysql files

2008-04-12 Thread Ryan Manikowski
Mufit, Have a look here: http://projects.frozenpc.net/autopgsqlbackup/ Ryan Mufit Eribol wrote: > Ryan Manikowski wrote: >> Here's the mysql backup script that runs via the BackupPC dumppre >> command prior to backing up our database servers: >> >>

Re: [BackupPC-users] mysql files

2008-04-11 Thread Ryan Manikowski
Here's the mysql backup script that runs via the BackupPC dumppre command prior to backing up our database servers: http://sourceforge.net/projects/automysqlbackup/ Ryan -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nils Breunese (Lemonbit) Sent: Fri

Re: [BackupPC-users] Archiving host to tape with multi-volume

2008-04-08 Thread Ryan Manikowski
I too am interested if anyone has accomplished what Goyni is asking for. If you have please share with the list. Thanks, -- Ryan Manikowski System Administrator Proteus, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] c: 716.465.6766 o:703.879.3413 goynoi wrote: > Has anyone been able to get multi-volume tar

Re: [BackupPC-users] ssh into multiple users on one machine? / using authorized_keys options / IRC channel?

2008-04-07 Thread Ryan Manikowski
/bin/sudo -u $rsyncPath $argList+ Hope this helps you out. Ryan Manikowski Axel Beckert wrote: > Hi, > > three things which I was thinking about recently: > > > First thing: > > We're running a BackupPC server with several TB disk space for laptops > in our Depart

Re: [BackupPC-users] IGNORE - Is it safe to backup the /dev directory?

2008-04-03 Thread Ryan Manikowski
Nevermind, found the answer in the docs. Ryan Manikowski wrote: > Is it safe to backup the /dev directory? > > -- Ryan Manikowski System Administrator Proteus, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] c: 716.465.6766 o:703

[BackupPC-users] Is it safe to backup the /dev directory?

2008-04-03 Thread Ryan Manikowski
Is it safe to backup the /dev directory? -- Ryan Manikowski System Administrator Proteus, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] c: 716.465.6766 o:703.879.3413 - Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place t

[BackupPC-users] How to completely remove host from BackupPC

2008-04-02 Thread Ryan Manikowski
What steps are necessary to completely remove a host's data from BackupPC? Will setting FullKeepCnt to '0' for a host remove the host's backup data from disk? Thanks, -- Ryan Manikowski System Administrator Proteus, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] c: 716.465

Re: [BackupPC-users] Disable No Backup Warning Emails

2008-03-31 Thread Ryan Manikowski
bin/BackupPC_Admin?action=view&type=docs#item__conf_emailadminusername_> to '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'. Save the settings and the emails will go to /dev/null unto you modify EMailAdminUserName <http://192.168.2.38/cgi-bin/BackupPC_Admin?action=view&type=docs#item__conf_emailadminus

Re: [BackupPC-users] How to Generate the ssh key .

2008-03-28 Thread Ryan Manikowski
Appu, Read the docs I posted at http://www.prosoundsystem.com/backuppc The instructions for creating SSH keys are in there. Either document will work for you. Ryan kanti wrote: > Hie All this is Appu , Can anybody help me to generate the a ssh key . > > Thanx a lot in advance. > > Thanx & Bye

[BackupPC-users] FreeBSD and Centos 5 BackupPC documentation | Question about tape backups/archives

2008-03-21 Thread Ryan Manikowski
to span tapes. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. Ryan Manikowski System Administrator Proteus, Inc. - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual