I think you might have a more reliable solution by using the volume shadow
copy with copy on write. This way you can get the full file without the
file lock issue yet not have an overly complex solution.
2008/9/28 Grzegorz Marszałek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Hello!
>
> I'm new to backuppc - and I've got bunch of windows workstations to
> backup :) The problem is called "open files". I've digged mailing
> lists and found few solution (like patch for 2.6 rsync enabling vss
> backup, or dosdrive.exe program with buch of scripts to mount vss
> volume as a drive letter), but they are either unsupported (like patch
> for rsync), or fragile (like dosdrive+scripts). Another idea is to
> start backup at windows shutdown. All problematic programs (like
> outlook) should be disabled by now, and few services that still could
> make problems I can disable before starting backup. Starting backup
> from pc is also not a big problem - ssh + keys with limited command to
> run will do the trick.
>
> Does that sounds like good idea to you? Maybe somebody tried someting
> like this and could share some experiences? Frankly I couldn't find
> anything about "backup on shutdown" approach on mailing list and in
> google.
>
> Cheers
> ---
> Grzegorz Marszałek
> graf0 at post.pl
>
>
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