On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 10:37 AM, Bryan Keadle (.net) <bkea...@keadle.net> wrote: > Can BackupPC's data pool (/var/lib/BackupPC) be a CIFS mount, or must it be > a block device? I'm thinking it requires a block device due to the > hardlinks/inodes BackupPC depends on, and I'm not sure that a cifs-mounted > folder gives you that ability.
I think CIFS (as unix extensions to SMB) technically handles hardlinks when the source system is unix/linux and the underlying filesystem supports them. However I wouldn't expect this capability to be very well tested, because in that scenario everyone would use NFS anyway. And in the backuppc case it would be much more sensible to just run the program on the box with the drives. If you are thinking of one of those small NAS devices that don't support NFS, I wouldn't count on it. -- Les Mikesell lesmikes...@gmail.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 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/