On Sat, 2005-08-20 at 21:40, Lachlan Simpson wrote:
> My main confusion is that backuppc docs recommend rysnc run as a
> server/daemon on the windows machine.
>
> In the resulting rsynd.conf that is created (or, I should say, in the
> process of being created), I need a "path" variable, which from what
> I can gather is so the rsync server knows where to send the data it
> is backing up. Since I am backing up on the debian server, not the
> win server....
Rsync in daemon mode doesn't 'send' data, it listens for connections
that request data.
> (I hope this question is right, and I haven't missed something
> obvious somewhere)
Backuppc will make the request - rsync doesn't need to know ahead
of time where the request will originate.
> can the path be of the format, or should the path be of the format
>
> [modulename]
> path = 10.1.0.10:/data/c
>
>
> where /data/c is the place on the debian server where I want the data
> backed up by backuppc to end up?
No, you just need the file part of the path. In the backuppc config
you reference the module name, rsync connects the name to the direcory
according to what you put in the path.
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Les Mikesell
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