For the ping issue you could try something like:
$Conf{PingPath} = '/usr/bin/nc'
$Conf{PingCmd} = '$pingPath -w 1 -z $host 22'Robert Trevellyan On Sun, Jan 22, 2023 at 9:55 AM Samual Flossie <fw664...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have several new mac's to add to the backups and have not been able to > get them backing up. Prefer to use rsync. > This is existing backuppc 4.4.0 that has been running for a year+ and > successfully works with linux and windows boxes. > > I can ssh successfully from backuppc server. ssh -l username clientip > I set RsyncSshArgs to include $sshPath -l username for that clientIP and > the scope of the backup is that user's files. > > XferMethod is rsync. > I tried using the existing mac rsync (/usr/bin/rsync) but > get errors in the log: > > bpc_attrib_backwardCompat: WriteOldStyleAttribFile = 0, KeepOldAttribFiles = 0 > 2023-01-22 09:40:17 full backup started for directory /Users/username > 2023-01-22 09:40:19 Got fatal error during xfer (rsync error: error in rsync > protocol data stream (code 12) at io.c(226) [Receiver=3.1.3.0]) > 2023-01-22 09:40:24 Backup aborted (rsync error: error in rsync protocol data > stream (code 12) at io.c(226) [Receiver=3.1.3.0]) > 2023-01-22 09:40:24 Removing empty backup #0 > 2023-01-22 09:40:24 BackupPC_backupDelete: removing #0 > 2023-01-22 09:40:24 BackupPC_backupDelete: No prior backup for merge > 2023-01-22 09:40:24 BackupPC_refCountUpdate: computing totals for host > theClientIP > 2023-01-22 09:40:24 BackupPC_refCountUpdate: host theClientIP got 0 errors > (took 0 secs) > 2023-01-22 09:40:24 BackupPC_refCountUpdate total errors: 0 > 2023-01-22 09:40:24 BackupPC_backupDelete: got 0 errors > 2023-01-22 09:40:24 Finished BackupPC_backupDelete, status = 0 (running time: > 0 sec) > > Maybe I've got a flag wrong in RsyncSshArgs or RsyncArgs or the other Full > and Inc variables. No overrides. > > > Some googling and saw concerns that rsync version may have compatibility > issues. Currently installed /usr/bin/rsync version 2.6.9 protocol version > 29. > > I installed updated rsync via brew on one the mac and now > have /opt/homebrew/Cellar/rsync/3.2.7/bin/rsync. I set RsyncClientPath > to /opt/homebrew/Cellar/rsync/3.2.7/bin/rsync and tried again and see same > error. > > 2023-01-22 09:17:45 Got fatal error during xfer (rsync error: error in rsync > protocol data stream (code 12) at io.c(226) [Receiver=3.1.3.0]) > 2023-01-22 09:17:50 Backup aborted (rsync error: error in rsync protocol data > stream (code 12) at io.c(226) [Receiver=3.1.3.0] > > > Since ping is disabled by default on ventura, I alleviate that check by > override $PingCmd to $pingPath -c 1 127.0.0.1. If you have suggestion on > better way to verify mac is online in an office environment, please share. > > Sammy > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ >
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