On Tue, May 9, 2017 at 9:49 PM, Bob Katz <bobk...@digido.com> wrote:
> Thanks, Richard and list!
>
> Does the EPEL and COPR installer for backuppc recognize that backuppc has
> already been installed and overwrite it? I don't mind overwriting. I just
> want to know if the installer covers existing installs. I've already
> installed the modified rsync, all the Perl dependencies, etc. I've run the
> Perl install script as well, following along with
>
Yes, it will work like any other upgrade / package update, it's not a
parallel installable package.
> http://sgowtham.com/journal/backuppc-on-red-hat-enterprise-linux/
>
> It seems most of the stuff is there, though I haven't launched the app
> yet. Maybe I'm just missing the inet.d script and who knows what else. But
> installing from a complete Fedora or Redhat repository instead would be
> much better of course. Should I wipe any stuff from my installation before
> venturing into a whole new install using EPEL and COPR approach?
>
Yes, probably best to wipe anything you've done manually. The readme in the
package has basic instructions on what you'll need to do after package
install.
I'm not sure if you mentioned what version you are running but the package
should install a SysV init script on EL 6 and the Systemd service file on
EL 7.
Thanks,
Richard
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