ilias <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

Hi Ilias

I don't think you are so lost, you made a lot of things, and just
didn't find the right solution for you.

> I tried usign rsync. I setup a windows client with the Rsyncd process running 
> at
> the background. Everything seems to be fine but I still get the same  error 
> when
> backing up the same files and also when I try to restore I get the error 
> Restore
> failed on hostname (Unable to read 4 bytes). 

I am not sure, but I think this error means that backuppc is not able
to autenticate or connect to the client host.

Good luck,
Rodrigo


>
> I initially tried backuppc on 2 virtual machines (one debian4 server, one 
> winXP)
> and I never got the first error (BackupPC_link got error -4 when calling
> MakeFileLink /blah/random) which leads me to believe that something went wrong
> with the installation of backuppc in the psysical debian4 server. However the
> 2nd error persists in both virtual and physical installments making me unable 
> to
> restore files when using rsync. 
>
> Can anyone point me ..or write a guide on how to setup backuppc on a Debian 4
> machine and make it take backups from a windows machine using rsyncd ?
>
> cheers
>
>
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