Robert - I couldn't get rsync to work. If you see something in the error
messages in my initial note or steps to diagnose the issue, I will try to
fix.
I have rsync with everything else and like to use it... but in this case,
tar worked and rsync isn't.
On Mon, Jan 23, 2023 at 9:45 AM Robert Trevellyan <
robert.trevell...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Glad to know you got it working. Any reason you don't want to use rsync?
> IIRC I built rsync from source because of the issues with the version that
> ships with macOS.
>
> Robert Trevellyan
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 22, 2023 at 7:17 PM Samual Flossie <fw664...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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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