Re: [BackupPC-users] Backing up the BackupPC server using rsync

2023-12-22 Thread jbk
On 12/22/23 10:26, Tom Moore wrote: That was one of my other mistakes.  My working config for this is: $Conf{RsyncClientPath} = "sudo /usr/bin/rsync"; $Conf{RsyncSshArgs} = []; along with the line in the /etc/sudoers file to grant backuppc permission for rsync.  It looks like both ways will w

Re: [BackupPC-users] Backing up the BackupPC server using rsync

2023-12-22 Thread Tom Moore
That was one of my other mistakes. My working config for this is: $Conf{RsyncClientPath} = "sudo /usr/bin/rsync"; $Conf{RsyncSshArgs} = []; along with the line in the /etc/sudoers file to grant backuppc permission for rsync. It looks like both ways will work. On Fri, Dec 22, 2023 at 9:16 AM jbk

Re: [BackupPC-users] Backing up the BackupPC server using rsync

2023-12-22 Thread Tom Moore
er BackupPC runs at from your BackupPC > instance first, accepting the key fingerprint etc. > > > > > > > > *From:* Tom Moore > *Sent:* Thursday, December 21, 2023 4:15 PM > *To:* backuppc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > *Subject:* [BackupPC-users] Backing up t

Re: [BackupPC-users] Backing up the BackupPC server using rsync

2023-12-22 Thread jbk
On 12/21/23 11:15, Tom Moore wrote: I have files on the server that is running BackupPC that I would like to back up.  I see from the sourceforge faq that this is possible, and there is a good example for using tar: https://backuppc.sourceforge.net/faq/localhost.html The files that I want to

Re: [BackupPC-users] Backing up the BackupPC server using rsync

2023-12-21 Thread Jamie Burchell via BackupPC-users
Try SSHing to phoenix under the user BackupPC runs at from your BackupPC instance first, accepting the key fingerprint etc. *From:* Tom Moore *Sent:* Thursday, December 21, 2023 4:15 PM *To:* backuppc-users@lists.sourceforge.net *Subject:* [BackupPC-users] Backing up the BackupPC server

[BackupPC-users] Backing up the BackupPC server using rsync

2023-12-21 Thread Tom Moore
I have files on the server that is running BackupPC that I would like to back up. I see from the sourceforge faq that this is possible, and there is a good example for using tar: https://backuppc.sourceforge.net/faq/localhost.html The files that I want to backup are under the /raid folder, except

Re: [BackupPC-users] Backing up the BackupPC server

2008-01-09 Thread Jonathan Dill
Sean Carolan wrote: > We are using backuppc in our production environment and it's working > well. I would like to start doing regular backups of the BackupPC > server to external USB drives. The problem we've run into is that > there are so many files, rsync dies with an 'out of memory' error.

Re: [BackupPC-users] Backing up the BackupPC server

2008-01-08 Thread Andreas Micklei
Am Montag, 7. Januar 2008 schrieb Rich Rauenzahn: > I don't recall seeing 'dump' offered as an alternative for backing up > the repository in this topic we see so often. I've been recently > considering using it for offline storage. Have I just missed those > particular threads? We were discussi

Re: [BackupPC-users] Backing up the BackupPC server

2008-01-07 Thread Rich Rauenzahn
Nils Breunese (Lemonbit) wrote: > This is topic is discussed pretty regularly on this mailinglist. > Please also search the archives. Because of the heavy use of hardlinks > breaking the pool up into smaller batches is not really feasible and > indeed rsync doesn't really handle very large

Re: [BackupPC-users] Backing up the BackupPC server

2008-01-02 Thread Nils Breunese (Lemonbit)
Sean Carolan wrote: > We are using backuppc in our production environment and it's working > well. I would like to start doing regular backups of the BackupPC > server to external USB drives. The problem we've run into is that > there are so many files, rsync dies with an 'out of memory' error.

[BackupPC-users] Backing up the BackupPC server

2008-01-02 Thread Sean Carolan
Hi folks: We are using backuppc in our production environment and it's working well. I would like to start doing regular backups of the BackupPC server to external USB drives. The problem we've run into is that there are so many files, rsync dies with an 'out of memory' error. I thought about