[BackupPC-users] BackupPC_restore feature request

2021-02-03 Thread backuppc
Hi Craig, I have been playing around with restoring backups from the command line. Unfortunately, the supplied CLI command BackupPC_restore does not have much flexibility, so I have been using "raw" shell calls to rsync_bpc to allow me to set various restore parameters. For example, hairy lines

Re: [BackupPC-users] Which filesystem for external backup drive?

2021-02-03 Thread Kenneth Porter
On 2/3/2021 6:54 PM, backu...@kosowsky.org wrote: I just built backuppc for my Raspberry PI and ordered an external SSD drive that I plan to format in btrfs. I'm using CentOS, and it looks like Red Hat is dropping btrfs in favor of other filesystems:

Re: [BackupPC-users] Which filesystem for external backup drive?

2021-02-03 Thread backuppc
Kenneth Porter wrote at about 18:11:05 -0800 on Wednesday, February 3, 2021: > I'm deploying a system with an external (USB) 1.5 TB drive. How should I > format it? (Ie. which filesystem is best for this?) I expect to mount it to > /mnt/BackupPC and then loopback mount a subdirectory to

Re: [BackupPC-users] OT: To top-post or not?

2021-02-03 Thread Kenneth Porter
Top-posting is for email systems where people continually join a thread and there's no central archive to consult to see what has gone on before. It's suitable for business correspondence. Mailing lists and newsgroups are different: They have archives where new list members can look to see

[BackupPC-users] Which filesystem for external backup drive?

2021-02-03 Thread Kenneth Porter
I'm deploying a system with an external (USB) 1.5 TB drive. How should I format it? (Ie. which filesystem is best for this?) I expect to mount it to /mnt/BackupPC and then loopback mount a subdirectory to /var/lib/BackupPC. (Another subdirectory will get a copy of /etc/BackupPC.)

Re: [BackupPC-users] OT: To top-post or not?

2021-02-03 Thread Les Mikesell
On Wed, Feb 3, 2021 at 1:41 PM wrote: > > Paul Leyland wrote at about 18:59:24 + on Wednesday, February 3, 2021: > > I have, very reluctantly, been forced to accept top-posting. > > Sadly, that has become too true. My solution is that a short answer is > easier/simpler to top-post -- but any

Re: [BackupPC-users] OT: To top-post or not?

2021-02-03 Thread Paul Leyland
I have, very reluctantly, been forced to accept top-posting. On 03/02/2021 14:09, Sorin Srbu wrote: > Hello all, > > Years ago when I last worked daily, and before my timeout, with BPC, the > deal was to not top post. There were usually corrective comments if somebody > forgot him/herself and in

Re: [BackupPC-users] new to BackupPC

2021-02-03 Thread Arnar Þórarinsson
Richard, Packages came from epel repository for CentOS 8. https://epel.hysing.is/8/Everything/x86_64/Packages/b/ seems they where uploaded/created 2020-06-22 BackupPC x86_64 4.4.0-1.el8 epel 489 k

Re: [BackupPC-users] new to BackupPC

2021-02-03 Thread Richard Shaw
On Wed, Feb 3, 2021 at 7:44 AM Arnar Þórarinsson < arnar.thorarins...@isavia.is> wrote: > Hi all, > > BackupPC install via EPEL > > # rpm -qa | grep -i backup > > BackupPC-4.4.0-1.el8.x86_64 > > BackupPC-XS-0.62-1.el8.x86_64 > > > > Also, dnf info backuppc does suggest looking at README.setup

[BackupPC-users] OT: To top-post or not?

2021-02-03 Thread Sorin Srbu
Hello all, Years ago when I last worked daily, and before my timeout, with BPC, the deal was to not top post. There were usually corrective comments if somebody forgot him/herself and in no uncertain terms. Has that changed over the years, and one can now top-post without infuriating and

Re: [BackupPC-users] new to BackupPC

2021-02-03 Thread Arnar Þórarinsson
Hi all, BackupPC install via EPEL # rpm -qa | grep -i backup BackupPC-4.4.0-1.el8.x86_64 BackupPC-XS-0.62-1.el8.x86_64 Also, dnf info backuppc does suggest looking at README.setup found under /usr/share/doc/BackupPC/ Using su -s /bin/bash -l backuppc I can generate ssh keys and set up

Re: [BackupPC-users] new to BackupPC

2021-02-03 Thread Systems
Have a look at technical.network , there is a guide there that mainly uses backuppc user (not root) to backup clients via rsync. Muhammad Ibrahim Director | Broadband9 ibrahim@broadband9.com01706404099 http://broadband9.co.uk 206a Business First, Davyfield Road,