Robert - thanks for the suggestion. suggestion works great!
I got backuppc working with the mac's.
XferMethod: tar
TarShareName: /Users/*theuser*
TarClientPath: /usr/bin/tar
TarClientCmd: $sshPath -q -x -n -l *theuser* $host env LC_ALL=C $tarPath -c
-v -f - -C $shareName+ --totals
TarClientRestoreCmd: $sshPath -q -x -l *theuser* $host env LC_ALL=C
$tarPath -x -p --numeric-owner --same-owner -v -f - -C $shareName+
On Sun, Jan 22, 2023 at 10:06 AM Robert Trevellyan <
robert.trevell...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
>>
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