Re: [BackupPC-users] Process for Overriding hosts configuration

2012-07-13 Thread backuppc
It's on the Wiki - a good place to look and answer many basic questions by the way Bryan Keadle (.net) wrote at about 14:25:14 -0500 on Friday, July 13, 2012: > Care to share your "shadowmountrsync"? > > > On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 1:48 PM, wrote: > > > Michael Stowe wrote at about 10:13:3

Re: [BackupPC-users] Process for Overriding hosts configuration

2012-07-13 Thread Bryan Keadle (.net)
Care to share your "shadowmountrsync"? On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 1:48 PM, wrote: > Michael Stowe wrote at about 10:13:35 -0500 on Wednesday, July 11, 2012: > > Naturally, I do lose ACLs and whatnot, but aside from a few tweaks, the > > process at least works. I've been considering adding a sup

Re: [BackupPC-users] Process for Overriding hosts configuration

2012-07-13 Thread backuppc
Kris Lou wrote at about 09:40:12 -0700 on Wednesday, July 11, 2012: > > >> Naturally, I do lose ACLs and whatnot, but aside from a few tweaks, > > >> the process at least works. I've been considering adding a > > >> supplemental ACL backup to the routine. > > > > > > That sounds like a useful

Re: [BackupPC-users] Process for Overriding hosts configuration

2012-07-13 Thread backuppc
Michael Stowe wrote at about 10:13:35 -0500 on Wednesday, July 11, 2012: > Naturally, I do lose ACLs and whatnot, but aside from a few tweaks, the > process at least works. I've been considering adding a supplemental ACL > backup to the routine. In my vshadow script -- shadowmountrsync -- for

Re: [BackupPC-users] Process for Overriding hosts configuration

2012-07-11 Thread Kris Lou
> >> Naturally, I do lose ACLs and whatnot, but aside from a few tweaks, > >> the process at least works. I've been considering adding a > >> supplemental ACL backup to the routine. > > > > That sounds like a useful idea, but really, what are the ACL's used > > for? Is that just additional end-use

Re: [BackupPC-users] Process for Overriding hosts configuration

2012-07-11 Thread Michael Stowe
> On 12/07/12 01:13, Michael Stowe wrote: >> The short answer is that for a bare metal restore, I first install >> a stock OS, then use BackupPC_tarCreate, restore everything to a >> directory, then use the recovery console to rotate it into place. >> After a reboot, everything's back, including th

Re: [BackupPC-users] Process for Overriding hosts configuration

2012-07-11 Thread Adam Goryachev
On 12/07/12 01:13, Michael Stowe wrote: > The short answer is that for a bare metal restore, I first install > a stock OS, then use BackupPC_tarCreate, restore everything to a > directory, then use the recovery console to rotate it into place. > After a reboot, everything's back, including the regi

Re: [BackupPC-users] Process for Overriding hosts configuration

2012-07-11 Thread Michael Stowe
> On 11/07/12 00:12, Michael Stowe wrote: >>> The Windows 7 Junctions (which fail) are important directories in >>> Windows >>> XP, and I've made an effort to exclude all the junctions from Windows >>> 7. >> Huh. XP doesn't have any junction points by default (although it >> supports >> them) so I

Re: [BackupPC-users] Process for Overriding hosts configuration

2012-07-10 Thread Adam Goryachev
On 11/07/12 00:12, Michael Stowe wrote: >> The Windows 7 Junctions (which fail) are important directories in Windows >> XP, and I've made an effort to exclude all the junctions from Windows 7. > Huh. XP doesn't have any junction points by default (although it supports > them) so I guess you mean yo

Re: [BackupPC-users] Process for Overriding hosts configuration

2012-07-10 Thread Michael Stowe
> "Michael Stowe" wrote on 07/10/2012 11:14:34 > AM: > >> > How are you backing the junction points up. AFAIK backuppc treats >> > those as actual directories and not junction points (i.e. the concept >> > of a junction point doesn't exist in backuppc's universe like a >> > symbolic link does.) Po

Re: [BackupPC-users] Process for Overriding hosts configuration

2012-07-10 Thread Timothy J Massey
"Michael Stowe" wrote on 07/10/2012 11:14:34 AM: > > How are you backing the junction points up. AFAIK backuppc treats > > those as actual directories and not junction points (i.e. the concept > > of a junction point doesn't exist in backuppc's universe like a > > symbolic link does.) Pooling wi

Re: [BackupPC-users] Process for Overriding hosts configuration

2012-07-10 Thread Michael Stowe
> On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 09:12:54AM -0500, Michael Stowe wrote: >> >> > The Windows 7 Junctions (which fail) are important directories in >> Windows >> > XP, and I've made an effort to exclude all the junctions from Windows >> 7. >> >> Huh. XP doesn't have any junction points by default (although

Re: [BackupPC-users] Process for Overriding hosts configuration

2012-07-10 Thread John Rouillard
On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 09:12:54AM -0500, Michael Stowe wrote: > > > The Windows 7 Junctions (which fail) are important directories in Windows > > XP, and I've made an effort to exclude all the junctions from Windows 7. > > Huh. XP doesn't have any junction points by default (although it support

Re: [BackupPC-users] Process for Overriding hosts configuration

2012-07-10 Thread John Rouillard
On Mon, Jul 09, 2012 at 04:28:34PM -0500, Bryan Keadle (.net) wrote: > What is the actual process/command that happens when I click on the > Override button of a hosts config file - specifically the SmbShareName? > > I have a "Self Provisioning" solution whereby a user can authenticate to a > Back

Re: [BackupPC-users] Process for Overriding hosts configuration

2012-07-10 Thread Michael Stowe
> The Windows 7 Junctions (which fail) are important directories in Windows > XP, and I've made an effort to exclude all the junctions from Windows 7. Huh. XP doesn't have any junction points by default (although it supports them) so I guess you mean you're excluding 7 junctions like "Documents

Re: [BackupPC-users] Process for Overriding hosts configuration

2012-07-09 Thread Les Mikesell
On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 5:18 PM, Bryan Keadle (.net) wrote: > The Windows 7 Junctions (which fail) are important directories in Windows > XP, and I've made an effort to exclude all the junctions from Windows 7. Not sure what you meant by provisioning, but maybe you can use an existing config as a

Re: [BackupPC-users] Process for Overriding hosts configuration

2012-07-09 Thread Les Mikesell
On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 4:28 PM, Bryan Keadle (.net) wrote: > What is the actual process/command that happens when I click on the Override > button of a hosts config file - specifically the SmbShareName? Basically it means that the value set will be saved in the per-pc config instead of being inhe

Re: [BackupPC-users] Process for Overriding hosts configuration

2012-07-09 Thread Bryan Keadle (.net)
The Windows 7 Junctions (which fail) are important directories in Windows XP, and I've made an effort to exclude all the junctions from Windows 7. On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 4:43 PM, Michael Stowe wrote: > > What is the actual process/command that happens when I click on the > > Override button of a

Re: [BackupPC-users] Process for Overriding hosts configuration

2012-07-09 Thread Michael Stowe
> What is the actual process/command that happens when I click on the > Override button of a hosts config file - specifically the SmbShareName? I'm going to go with "nothing." The override check box indicates that it's a setting in the PC-specific configuration rather than inherited from the main

[BackupPC-users] Process for Overriding hosts configuration

2012-07-09 Thread Bryan Keadle (.net)
What is the actual process/command that happens when I click on the Override button of a hosts config file - specifically the SmbShareName? I have a "Self Provisioning" solution whereby a user can authenticate to a BackupPC web page, and their computer will automatically provision itself for backu