Thank you for taking the time to help me. I've now setup my host configuration file, named colombia-jeixav.pl as follows:
my $user = 'jeixav'; $Conf{ClientNameAlias} = 'localhost'; $Conf{XferMethod} = 'rsync'; $Conf{RsyncShareName} = "/home/$user"; $Conf{RsyncClientCmd} = "sudo -u $user \$rsyncPath \$argList"; $Conf{RsyncClientRestoreCmd} = "sudo -u $user \$rsyncPath \$argList"; The ClientNameAlias remains because the BackupPC server backs up other computers, so I think I must define either PingCmd or ClientNameAlias within colombia-jeixav.pl. My hosts file looks like this: colombia 0 backuppc colombia-jeixav 0 jeixav colombia-user2 0 user2 ecuador 0 backuppc ecuador-user2 0 user2 ecuador-user3 0 user3 I think I found the thread where Jeffrey describes the $_[1] trick: http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.sysutils.backup.backuppc.general/17274 http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.sysutils.backup.backuppc.general/17280 Given my hosts file, I was thinking that I'd be able to use $_[3] and have hard-linked files like this: $Conf{ClientNameAlias} = 'localhost'; $Conf{XferMethod} = 'rsync'; $Conf{RsyncShareName} = "/home/$_[3]"; $Conf{RsyncClientCmd} = "sudo -u $_[3] \$rsyncPath \$argList"; $Conf{RsyncClientRestoreCmd} = "sudo -u $_[3] \$rsyncPath \$argList"; Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to work. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry® Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9-12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconf _______________________________________________ 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/