Hi, i used this tutorial: https://www.taste-of-it.de/debian-backuppc-from-source-installieren/?preview_id=15346&preview_nonce=1a1c002dfe&preview=true&_thumbnail_id=15360
Kind regards Am 23.02.2022 12:39:48, schrieb Christian Möller: > Hello, > > I've tried to install BackupPC v4 following your documentation at > > https://backuppc.github.io/backuppc/BackupPC.html > > on a Debian 11 machine. > > Starting with "Step 1" > > https://backuppc.github.io/backuppc/BackupPC.html#Step-1:-Getting-BackupPC > > everything works fine, both packages "backuppc" and "rsync-bpc" get > installed smoothly (as far as I can tell). > So according to the recommendation, I skip to Step 3 ... which gets me > lost in transition, because: > > https://backuppc.github.io/backuppc/BackupPC.html#Step-3:-Setting-up-config.pl > > states > > "After running configure.pl, browse through the config file, > __CONFDIR__/config.pl [...]" > > Well, which "configure.pl" to ran (and when)? What is "__CONFDIR__"? The > same as with v3, so "/etc/backuppc"? I recognized that this folder is > created freshly during installation (be aware of the file's timestamps), > but contains NO "config.pl" file: > > $ ls -al /etc/backuppc > total 20 > drwxr-xr-x 2 backuppc www-data 4096 Feb 23 11:42 . > drwxr-xr-x 130 root root 12288 Feb 23 11:57 .. > -rw-r----- 1 backuppc www-data 47 Feb 23 11:42 htpasswd > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Feb 23 11:42 pc -> /etc/backuppc > > So my attempt stops at this point unfinished. > > Any help appreciated. Thanks. > > Christian > > > PS: A little bit of background info: I'm using BackupPC v3 for many > years now. Prior to my attempt to install v4, I've uninstalled v3 and > moved away the "old" folder /etc/backuppc by renaming it. > > > _______________________________________________ > BackupPC-users mailing list > BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net > List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users > Wiki: https://github.com/backuppc/backuppc/wiki > Project: https://backuppc.github.io/backuppc/ > _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: https://github.com/backuppc/backuppc/wiki Project: https://backuppc.github.io/backuppc/
