Re: [BackupPC-users] Change target directory
Hi,
Juergen Harms wrote on 2009-01-07 17:39:25 +0100 [Re: [BackupPC-users] Change
target directory]:
$Conf{TopDir} appears to be a hardly coded variable.
is that supposed to be a pun?
[...]
I had found clear instructions on what to do in the wiki, but can't find
them any more - the wiki appears to have been recently improved.
http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net/change+archive+directory
- unchanged since 30th of August. First item under Tips and Tricks. Maybe
your search method has been improved ? ;-)
Regards,
Holger
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Re: [BackupPC-users] Change target directory
Renke Brausse wrote:
the directory is hard coded, you can only change it at compile time.
The easiest solution is to bind mount /var/lib/backuppc to a directory
of your choice.
If you've installed with RPMs, say on CentOS or RHEL, then it's not hard
coded. Or if you've installed it with Debian packages, you can change
the path.
From the web GUI:
Edit Config - Server - Install Path - TopDir
From the config.pl file:
$Conf{TopDir} = '/path/to/location';
Only thing I've heard is there is a bug with the RHEL/CentOS package
where the pool directory remains in /var/lib/backuppc if you've
installed from the RPMs.
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Re: [BackupPC-users] Change target directory
the directory is hard coded, you can only change it at compile time.
The easiest solution is to bind mount /var/lib/backuppc to a directory
of your choice.
Isn't this set in config.pl file using $Conf{TopDir}.
good point - maybe I'm just outdated and stuck to 2.x :)
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Re: [BackupPC-users] Change target directory
$Conf{TopDir} appears to be a hardly coded variable. My understanding
is that, in your configuration file, you can set it to any value you
want, but that the result you intuitively expect will only be achieved
as long as you stay within the file-system that contains the backuppc
configuration data.
Google reveals abundant references to that topic. I had found clear
instructions on what to do in the wiki, but can't find them any more -
the wiki appears to have been recently improved. From memory, here are
the 2 principal alternatives for using a directory on another file-system:
1. mount - as already suggested - your backup file-system directly at
the mount point /var/lib/backuppc
2. do a bind-mount of the backup file-system
- mount your backup file-system at the mount point of your choice,
e.g. backup-mount
- do mount --bind backup-mount /var/lib/backuppc
to have this done automatically at boot time, add a line to your
/etc/fstab file
- backup-mount /var/lib/backuppc none bind
In both cases, set the TopDir variable correspondingly. Also make sure
to save any data previously stored at /var/lib/backuppc before you use
that node as a mount point.
This is really from memory: I am far from home and do not have access to
the system with backuppc and the corresponding notes.
big smiley and cheers!
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Re: [BackupPC-users] Change target directory
Juergen Harms wrote:
$Conf{TopDir} appears to be a hardly coded variable. My
understanding
is that, in your configuration file, you can set it to any value you
want, but that the result you intuitively expect will only be achieved
as long as you stay within the file-system that contains the backuppc
configuration data.
The thing is that the TopDir location is also written into some lib
file at install time. If you install a BackupPC package the same thing
applies: if you just change it in the config file, it won't work.
From memory, here are the 2 principal alternatives for using a
directory on another file-system:
1. mount - as already suggested - your backup file-system directly at
the mount point /var/lib/backuppc
2. do a bind-mount of the backup file-system
- mount your backup file-system at the mount point of your
choice,
e.g. backup-mount
- do mount --bind backup-mount /var/lib/backuppc
to have this done automatically at boot time, add a line to your
/etc/fstab file
- backup-mount /var/lib/backuppc none bind
You can also use a plain symlink. These solutions have been posted
many times to this mailinglist.
Nils Breunese.
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