Bruno writes: > I double check my host.pl file multiple times but still could not find > anything wrong with it. So after my Google searches, I try putting single > quotes around the values instead of the double quotes. Like this: > > $Conf{XferMethod} = 'rsyncd'; > $Conf{RsyncdUserName} = 'user'; > $Conf{RsyncdPasswd} = 'pass'; > $Conf{RsyncShareName} = 'cDrive'; > > After that I was able to backup the windows machine using backupPC :).
Thanks for the closure on this issue. This does make sense if your password contains characters like '$' that perl interpolates inside double quotes. You don't need to confirm that. You wouldn't have had this problem if you used the cgi editor. Craig ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/