Hi, you may try drive snapshot (http://www.drivesnapshot.de/) Shareware 39,- EUR that does a backup of windows into one file (even non accessable files). Afterwards backup that file with backupPC.
greetings Hinnack >reply to message: >date: 15.04.2007 19:49:22 >from: "Travis Fraser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >to: "David Relson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] vmware windows problem > >On Sun, 2007-04-15 at 12:56 -0400, David Relson wrote: >> On Sun, 15 Apr 2007 10:16:55 -0400 >> Travis Fraser wrote: >> >> ...[snip]... >> >> > > Any thoughts on what I've done wrong? >> > > >> > Does the backuppc user on the winxp machine have permissions to access >> > everything you want to backup? >> > -- >> > Travis Fraser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> Hi Travis, >> >> An interesting question... >> >> As mentioned, I've set C:\ to be shareable and, since BackupPC has >> backed up some of the top level directories this is OK. >> >> However since Program Files files isn't being backed up, its sharing is >> set wrong. The General Properties tab for Program Files have >> "read-only" checked and the Advanced Properties tab includes the statement >> >> All options on this tab are disabled because this folder is used >> by the operating system. >> >> So the permissions appear to be unchangeable. The question becomes, >> "How does BackupPC _ever_ deal with Program Files?" >> >Why do you want to back up the programs? I just back up files in the >Documents and Settings directory, and if the whole machine croaks, I >either reinstall from original media, or from images made with >partimage. > >> With regards to user directories such as "My Documents", one _could_ >> make the directory sharable. This doesn't seem to be the right thing >> to do. >> >> Are you using BackupPC with windows? Are you using smb or another >> access method, i.e. rsync? >> >I have used both smb and rsyncd for windowsXP machines. For smb, I added >the backuppc user as a windows user that is also in the existing Backup >Operators group. For the share, I then add to the Share Permissions (the >Permissions button on the Sharing tab of the share properties) the >Backup Operators group. Also, under the "properties" of a directory that >is denying access, look at the Security tab for the directory and add >the Backup Operators group. > >On another machine, I used the rsyncd with VSS (look at the mailing list >archives), and it was very straightforward. >-- >Travis Fraser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express >Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take >control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. >http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ >_______________________________________________ >BackupPC-users mailing list >[email protected] >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users >http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
