RE: [rdiff-backup-users] Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) forrdiff-backup - Later as Wiki-Entry - Request for comments now
I've had pretty good success with RdiffWeb. It's quite easy to set up and fast. The newest version (0.6.3) is able to use SSL as well for secure connections. I cannot comment on the others however. Lucas Burdick -Original Message- From: rdiff-backup-users-bounces+lucas=progressive-sealing@nongnu.org [mailto:rdiff-backup-users-bounces+lucas=progressive-sealing@nongnu.org] On Behalf Of Greg Freemyer Sent: January-06-09 9:57 AM To: Oliver Mulatz Cc: rdiff-backup-users@nongnu.org Subject: Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) forrdiff-backup - Later as Wiki-Entry - Request for comments now On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 6:58 AM, Oliver Mulatz sira...@arcor.de wrote: Hi *, most will use rdiff-backup via commandline, but some users don't feel comfortable with/are used to graphical interfaces, so the below list might help. Especially pyBackPack looks interesting, although it is not found in a Google-search for rdiff-backup GUI. ## pyBackPack - sponsored 2005 Google Summer of Code project ## ## PythonGTK2+ GUI for RDB ## http://andrewprice.me.uk/projects/pybackpack/ http://projects.sucs.org/projects/pybackpack/ http://andrewprice.me.uk/weblog/all/pybackpack Should work in CygWin under windows, too: http://lists.sucs.org/pipermail/pybackpack/2007-May/33.html A graphical backup utility based on rdiff-backup. The latest version is 0.5.6, released on September 25 2008. ## FlyBack ## http://code.google.com/p/flyback/ http://code.google.com/p/flyback/downloads/list + PyGTK, so mostly cross-platform - only several releases in Nov 2007 ## rdiffweb ## http://www.rdiffweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page + requires only Python, PySQLite, CherryPy (for local webserver) ## rdiffbackupweb ## http://rdiffbackupweb.sourceforge.net/ - requires php + mysql backend ## Keep ## - only working in Linux KDE: http://jr.falleri.free.fr/keep/wiki/Home http://jr.falleri.free.fr/keep/wiki/Screenshots --- If I have forgotten other working + maintained GUIs, please post to the list, so I can create a RDB Wiki-Page for GUIs. Since I do not require a GUI, I haven't tested any of the above, so feedback on this is also welcome. Cheers, Oliver Oliver, I have not used any of the GUI tools either. Personally I run rdiff-backup on a few different fileservers. It would be nice to give the users a HTTP interface to the backups, etc. So if you do document whats out there, please organize them by user interface: X / KDE / HTTP / Windows native / etc. Thanks Greg -- Greg Freemyer Litigation Triage Solutions Specialist http://www.linkedin.com/in/gregfreemyer First 99 Days Litigation White Paper - http://www.norcrossgroup.com/forms/whitepapers/99%20Days%20whitepaper.pdf The Norcross Group The Intersection of Evidence Technology http://www.norcrossgroup.com ___ rdiff-backup-users mailing list at rdiff-backup-users@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/rdiff-backup-users Wiki URL: http://rdiff-backup.solutionsfirst.com.au/index.php/RdiffBackupWiki ___ rdiff-backup-users mailing list at rdiff-backup-users@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/rdiff-backup-users Wiki URL: http://rdiff-backup.solutionsfirst.com.au/index.php/RdiffBackupWiki
[rdiff-backup-users] SHA1 checksums missing?
Hey There, Im trying to verify my backups but it seems like rdiff-backup isnt keeping SHA1 data to compare my files. Either that or Im totally missing something (entirely possible). When I do a --verify I get the following error for what seems like every file (the cron email I get is 8MB): Warning: Cannot find SHA1 digest for file xxx, perhaps because this feature was added in v1.1.1 And then when I try --compare-hash I get this: Warning: Metadata file has no digest for xxx, unable to compare. Can somebody please help? When I do a manual sha1sum file or openssl sha1 file I get a valid return. Im running version 1.2.2 on CentOS 5.2 AND 4.7. Backups seem to work fine as I have restored from them before. Thanks Lucas___ rdiff-backup-users mailing list at rdiff-backup-users@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/rdiff-backup-users Wiki URL: http://rdiff-backup.solutionsfirst.com.au/index.php/RdiffBackupWiki
RE: [rdiff-backup-users] SHA1 checksums missing?
Andrew, Thanks for the quick reply. Im pretty sure these arent hardlinks, if Im clear on the definition of hardlink. There are a lot of files that return the error but here is the first one (from the mirror data): ls -l ACCPACPL.PIF -rwxr--rw- 1 rdiff-backup rdiff-backup 967 Dec 5 1998 ACCPACPL.PIF file ACCPACPL.PIF ACCPACPL.PIF: data All this data is the same when the commands are run on the original source file as well. Maybe some of the files giving me errors are hardlinks, but I cant imagine all of them are. Im running rdiff-backup locally on the mirror host getting data over SSH from two remote sources. I get this error from both sets of backups. I have an unprivileged user (rdiff-backup) doing the backup. Any ideas? I really appreciate the help. Lucas From: Andrew Ferguson [mailto:adfergu...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 11:35 AM To: Lucas Burdick Cc: rdiff-backup-users@nongnu.org Subject: Re: [rdiff-backup-users] SHA1 checksums missing? On Jan 1, 2009, at 1:38 PM, Lucas Burdick wrote: Hey There, Im trying to verify my backups but it seems like rdiff-backup isnt keeping SHA1 data to compare my files. Either that or Im totally missing something (entirely possible). When I do a --verify I get the following error for what seems like every file (the cron email I get is 8MB): Warning: Cannot find SHA1 digest for file xxx, perhaps because this feature was added in v1.1.1 Hi Lucas, What is an example file that this happens with? More importantly, what is the type of that file? Is it a hardlink? eg, please send: ls -l /path/to/xxx file /path/to/xxx Also, what is the backup configuration you are using? (how are you running rdiff-backup?) Andrew___ rdiff-backup-users mailing list at rdiff-backup-users@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/rdiff-backup-users Wiki URL: http://rdiff-backup.solutionsfirst.com.au/index.php/RdiffBackupWiki
RE: [rdiff-backup-users] SHA1 checksums missing?
Sorry, I should have clarified: The source host is a Samba server. This is data for a Windows based software package. Would this have something to do with it? The other host, that also has these errors, is a linux based mail server. They are just .eml files basically, interacting with an Outlook interface. $ rdiff-backup host_backup::/path/to/source /path/to/mirror I have a .ssh config file that identifies host_backup to login to the remote source. These jobs are run from crontab. From: Andrew Ferguson [mailto:adfergu...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 12:42 PM To: Lucas Burdick Cc: rdiff-backup-users@nongnu.org Subject: Re: [rdiff-backup-users] SHA1 checksums missing? On Jan 1, 2009, at 3:22 PM, Lucas Burdick wrote: ls -l ACCPACPL.PIF -rwxr--rw- 1 rdiff-backup rdiff-backup 967 Dec 5 1998 ACCPACPL.PIF file ACCPACPL.PIF ACCPACPL.PIF: data No, not a hardlink. (The 1 before the UID indicates the number of links). Is this file from a Windows system? (.PIF is a common Windows extension) All this data is the same when the commands are run on the original source file as well. Maybe some of the files giving me errors are hardlinks, but I cant imagine all of them are. Im running rdiff-backup locally on the mirror host getting data over SSH from two remote sources. I get this error from both sets of backups. I have an unprivileged user (rdiff-backup) doing the backup. Can you send the command line that you are using, please? Andrew___ rdiff-backup-users mailing list at rdiff-backup-users@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/rdiff-backup-users Wiki URL: http://rdiff-backup.solutionsfirst.com.au/index.php/RdiffBackupWiki
RE: [rdiff-backup-users] SHA1 checksums missing?
1.)Testing server started by: ssh -C host_backup rdiff-backup --server Server OK 2.)File ACCPACPL.PIF Type reg Size 967 ModTime 912875522 Uid xxx Uname source_username Gid yyy Gname source_groupname Permissions 486 Looks like Im missing my digest 3.)Yes, run on the mirror side. I run it like rdiff-backup verify /path/to/mirror/ Is this correct? Maybe thats my problem? I just couldnt find any usage information. Do I have to enable the SHA1 digest storage somehow? From: Andrew Ferguson [mailto:adfergu...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 1:44 PM To: Lucas Burdick Cc: rdiff-backup-users@nongnu.org Subject: Re: [rdiff-backup-users] SHA1 checksums missing? On Jan 1, 2009, at 3:50 PM, Lucas Burdick wrote: Sorry, I should have clarified: The source host is a Samba server. This is data for a Windows based software package. Would this have something to do with it? The other host, that also has these errors, is a linux based mail server. They are just .eml files basically, interacting with an Outlook interface. $ rdiff-backup host_backup::/path/to/source /path/to/mirror I have a .ssh config file that identifies host_backup to login to the remote source. These jobs are run from crontab. Well, I have just tested that configuration and it worked for me, so .. 1) What does: rdiff-backup --test-server host_backup::/path/to/source report? 2) If you open /path/to/mirror/rdiff-backup-data/mirror_metadata.*.snapshot.gz where * is the latest mirror, please look for the File ACCPACPL.PIF line, and then send the block of text that follows (that is, the metadata entry for that file, which is one of the files which is not having its SHA1 written). This information will be very helpful. 3) How are you using the --verify command? (You are running on the backup destination, right?) Andrew ___ rdiff-backup-users mailing list at rdiff-backup-users@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/rdiff-backup-users Wiki URL: http://rdiff-backup.solutionsfirst.com.au/index.php/RdiffBackupWiki
RE: [rdiff-backup-users] SHA1 checksums missing?
Hmm, That may be it, because the zgrep command turns up SHA1 digests in some of the files. Honestly, I have only been using rdiff-backup for a year, I dont think I had any of the 1.0.x versions but I obviously did. So there IS some SHA1 info .do I have to blow away my whole backup and re-do it to get the rest of the files done? From: Andrew Ferguson [mailto:adfergu...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 2:54 PM To: Lucas Burdick Cc: rdiff-backup-users@nongnu.org Subject: Re: [rdiff-backup-users] SHA1 checksums missing? On Jan 1, 2009, at 5:26 PM, Lucas Burdick wrote: 1.)Testing server started by: ssh -C host_backup rdiff-backup --server Server OK 2.)File ACCPACPL.PIF Type reg Size 967 ModTime 912875522 Uid xxx Uname source_username Gid yyy Gname source_groupname Permissions 486 Looks like Im missing my digest 3.)Yes, run on the mirror side. I run it like rdiff-backup verify /path/to/mirror/ Is this correct? Maybe thats my problem? I just couldnt find any usage information. Yes, that syntax is correct. Do I have to enable the SHA1 digest storage somehow? No, there is no configuration option. Thinking about it some more, I think the answer could be simple. Did you originally use rdiff-backup 1.0.x ? And have recently upgraded to 1.2.x ? If so, then rdiff-backup woul d only be storing SHA1 sums for the new and updated files. ACCPACPL.PIF was last modified in the 1990's, so it wouldn't have a SHA1 sum if it was first backed-up with 1.0.x. If you look in the mirror_metadata file again, do you see any lines that start SHA1Digest ... ? eg: $ zgrep SHA1Digest /path/to/mirror/rdiff-backup-data/mirror_metadata.*.snapshot.gz Andrew ___ rdiff-backup-users mailing list at rdiff-backup-users@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/rdiff-backup-users Wiki URL: http://rdiff-backup.solutionsfirst.com.au/index.php/RdiffBackupWiki
