On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 11:02:25PM +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have set up BackupPC on Kubuntu as a guest OS sitting on top of > Windows XP using vmWare Server. Thus, my full set up is: > - Windows XP Prof > - vmWare Server > - Kubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron (as a guest OS in vmWare) > - virtual disk on a USB 320G disk > - Current backup directory: /var/lib/backuppc > - New backup directory: /mnt/myusbdrive/backuppc > I was able to do a test backup which went to the default set up > of /var/lib/backuppc/pc > However, to have a proper set up I need to increase my disk space > for the backup. I created a virtual disk that is sitting on the > USB drive. > I created the folders under "/mnt/myusbdrive/backuppc" : > - pc > - cpool > - pool > - log > The permissions and ownership for each are: > - drwxr-xr-x for pc, cpool, & pool > - drwxr-x--- for the log directory > - drwxr-x--- for the pc/leo directory > I stopped the backuppc process with "/etc/init.d/backuppc stop" > I then did a su to be the user backuppc and then navigated my way > to "/mnt/myusbdrive/backuppc/pc" > Once in the folder, I executed the command, > "/usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_tarPCCopy /var/lib/backuppc/pc > | xvPf -" > Unfortunately, each time I have tried I receive the following > error (for each and every file): > tar: ./leo/5/fZleo/attrib: Cannot hard link to > `../pool/7/1/a/71a84edaf55c1badb085a7937fc09c15': No such file or > directory
You need to copy the pool first, preferably using cp -a (or tar cf pool | tar xf -), BackupPC_tarCopy creates a special tar file with only hardlinks to the pool. HTH, Tino. -- „What we resist, persists.” (Zen saying) www.craniosacralzentrum.de www.forteego.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/