So nobody has any tips or techniques for backing up windows machines or how to deal with the issue of trying to backup files that are in use? _______________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 206 412 3055
> ----- Original Message ----- > Subject: [BackupPC-users] sorry guys - have to ask - windows clients > From: Scott Gamble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Date: 08-27-2005 2:17 am > > > Okay everyone, don't hate me. > > The generally accepted method for backing up windows clients is... > > I have rsync going just fine. Obviously running into the issue of trying to > copy files that are in use, and choking... Theres really no way around this > as far as I can tell, but using rsync appears to work just as well as samba > and be a more secure. I could be wrong though... > > Is this as good as it gets? > > It'd be great if there was a windows-side application that would backup > files and then I could sic rsync onto the backups. > > Any bright ideas out there? It must be opensource or cost next to nothing. > > Thanks all > > Scott Gamble > > _______________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 206 412 3055 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > Subject: [BackupPC-users] syntax in config.pl > > From: Lachlan Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [email protected] > > Date: 08-26-2005 11:16 pm > > > > > > I'm getting some weird errors that are making the client > > (cygwin/rsyncd) end the connection after a few seconds. > > > > But the reason I write is because I've got this line in the > > config.pl: > > > > > > '--exclude="/System Volume Information"' > > > > under > > > > $Conf{RsyncArgs} = [ > > > > yet it's still trying to back these files up? is my syntax wrong? > > > > > > ps the other errors I'm getting look like this: > > > > 2005/08/27 16:04:25 [2556] rsync: writefd_unbuffered failed to write > > 4096 bytes: phase "unknown" [sender]: Connect on reset by peer (104) > > > > 2005/08/27 16:04:25 [2556] rsync error: error in rsync protocol data > > stream (code 12) at /home/lapo/packaging/tmp/sync-2.6.6/io.c(1099) > > > > > > There is no /home/lapo/packaging/tmp on my winbox, so I don't know > > where that came from, though I did find this link: > > > > http://www.itefix.no/phpws/index.php?module=phpwsbb&PHPWSBB_MAN_OP=vie > > w&PHPWS_MAN_ITEMS=92 > > > > which means I'm not the only one, but that's for another mail list, I > > guess. > > > > Cheers > > L. > > --- > > Lachlan Simpson, National Database & IT Support Officer > > National Office > > The Wilderness Society > > 57E Brisbane Street, Hobart TAS 7000, AUSTRALIA > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Ph (03) 6270 1798 > > http://www.wilderness.org.au > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO > > September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle > Practices > > Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA > > Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf > > _______________________________________________ > > BackupPC-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users > > http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO > September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices > Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA > Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf > _______________________________________________ > BackupPC-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users > http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
