On Mon, Jul 09, 2012 at 04:28:34PM -0500, Bryan Keadle (.net) wrote: > What is the actual process/command that happens when I click on the > Override button of a hosts config file - specifically the SmbShareName? > > I have a "Self Provisioning" solution whereby a user can authenticate to a > BackupPC web page, and their computer will automatically provision itself > for backup. However, I have a mix of Windows 7 and Windows XP machines. > As part of the self provisioning process the hosts would be defaulted to > the global share name of C$ (uppercase) which contains Windows 7-specific > BackupExcludeFiles specs. However, I can determine host OS version at the > time of the provisioning, so if the workstation is XP I'd want to override > the SmbShareName to be c$ (lowercase) which would contain Windows > XP-specific BackupExcludeFiles.
I think all it does is creates the /etc/backuppc/pc/host.name.pl file with the overriding config info in it. RTFM: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/faq/BackupPC.html#configuration_file for per-PC configuration files. -- -- rouilj John Rouillard System Administrator Renesys Corporation 603-244-9084 (cell) 603-643-9300 x 111 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list [email protected] List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
