----- Original Message ----- > > I only use rsync for my servers. Desktops use samba shares, and I > > only backup a specific directory or two. > > You might want to note or check whether it works without dosdev on > XP. Also, if I remember correctly even the flags for vshadow vary by > OS version. So just something for people to be careful about or if it > does work on XP, I would love to know how. >
I thought about it, but it's not neccesary for work, so I really don't have time. If someone modifies my script, I'd love to hear about it. > > > > > > > Since I use rsync instead of rsyncd, I don't think I have that > > problem. Unless BackupPC's post command isn't run if there is a > > failure? > > Well, I think you still want to make sure that the old shadow is taken > down properly to free up space. More importantly, you want to be sure > that the new shadow is set up properly or else you may have an empty > directory or have a leftover out-of-date shadow. Just something to > think about because you wouldn't want to think your backups are > working only to find out later that you are backing up either nothing > or old stuff -- and remember BackupPC and rsync/rsyncd don't know what > *should* be in the share. > > This is not at all meant to criticize just some stuff to think about! As long as the postdump command is run, I should be fine, I think. I don't believe I'm bullet proof, but it's pretty good. > > > > > > > > > So yes, you can make it simpler, but it may be at the cost of > > > reliability and robustness. > > > > > > > If anyone is interested, I can post the scripts here, and how I > > > > setup cygwin 1.7 > > > > > > Definitely post it & share it! > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate > GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the > lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo > _______________________________________________ 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/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo _______________________________________________ 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/
