Surya Swamy schrieb: > Hi, > I have recently setup a linux server that runs Ubuntu. I am trying to setup > backuppc to backup about 5 windows (XP) machines in my lab onto the server. I > was able to download backuppc using the synoptic package manager and I > believe it is even installed. The hard part has been configuring it work. > > I noticed a backuppc text file on the desktop that provided a username and > password to access the web interface for backup. But that gives me an error > and I am guessing it is because I haven't configured anything yet. [...] > Can you suggest what to do? Any documentation available that would help > people who are using the ubuntu GUI to setup backup pc?
I have just set up backuppc on a debian system, it should be similar on your ubuntu: The first thing is to change the initial password for the web-frontend. Open a terminal and enter the the command "htpasswd /etc/backuppc/htpasswd backuppc" as root, this will ask for a new password for the user "backuppc". (Since ubuntu doesn't use a root acount, you probably need to use "sudo htpasswd /etc/backuppc/htpasswd backuppc", and give your password first) Then login to the webfrontend with "backuppc/yourpassword". Now you can read the online documentation how to create your own host config files. There should be some examples in /usr/share/doc/backuppc/examples. Hope this helps! Guido ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
