Re: [BackupPC-users] rsyncd on vista 64 bit

2009-12-09 Thread Erik Hjertén
Kameleon skrev: I am trying to setup the standalone rsyncd from the backuppc downloads page on a 64 bit vista machine. I have done it already on about 5 32 bit machines. Only this one fails to start the service. I see no error other than it trys to run and then nothing. Has anyone else ran

Re: [BackupPC-users] RsyncP problem

2009-12-09 Thread Jeffrey J. Kosowsky
Les Mikesell wrote at about 14:11:12 -0600 on Monday, December 7, 2009: It applies to full rsync or rsyncd backups. An interrupted full should be marked as a 'partial' in your backup summary - and the subsequent full retry should not transfer the completed files again although it will

[BackupPC-users] Exluding specific files within a directory tree

2009-12-09 Thread ckandreou
I have the following files /cmroot/ems_src/view/2010_emsmadd.vws/.pid /cmroot/ems_src/view/2010_deva.vws/.pid /cmroot/ems_src/view/emsadmcm_01.03.006.vws/.pid /ccdev10/cmroot/ems_src/vob/mems.vbs/.pid I would like backuppc to exclude .pid I used the following exclude line with host.pl

Re: [BackupPC-users] making a mirror image of the backup pc disk

2009-12-09 Thread Chris Robertson
Pat Rice wrote: HI all Well at the moment I an recovering from a flooding situation. I had my office flooded to 2.5ft of water. Luckily the Backup server (backup pc) was above the water line and also my hard drive for my backup server. Unfortunately my machines that were on the ground, were

Re: [BackupPC-users] Exluding specific files within a directory tree

2009-12-09 Thread Chris Robertson
ckandreou wrote: I have the following files /cmroot/ems_src/view/2010_emsmadd.vws/.pid /cmroot/ems_src/view/2010_deva.vws/.pid /cmroot/ems_src/view/emsadmcm_01.03.006.vws/.pid /ccdev10/cmroot/ems_src/vob/mems.vbs/.pid I would like backuppc to exclude .pid I used the following exclude

Re: [BackupPC-users] a slightly different question about rsync for offsite backups

2009-12-09 Thread Holger Parplies
Hi, Tino Schwarze wrote on 2009-12-09 20:50:35 +0100 [Re: [BackupPC-users] a slightly different question about rsync for?offsite backups]: On Wed, Dec 09, 2009 at 10:57:13AM -0800, Omid wrote: [...] if the usb drive does not mount for whatever reason (either because it hasn't been plugged

Re: [BackupPC-users] convert from rsync to rsyncd

2009-12-09 Thread Holger Parplies
Hi, Jeffrey J. Kosowsky wrote on 2009-12-09 02:33:35 -0500 [Re: [BackupPC-users] convert from rsync to rsyncd]: [...] That being said, I don't think / will pose a problem since BackupPC saves the rsync / share name as f%2f (mangled form) which is equivalent to an unmangled %2f share name

Re: [BackupPC-users] a slightly different question about rsync for offsite backups

2009-12-09 Thread Omid
indeed, these both seem like really good ways to approach this! i would definitely stop the backuppc service beforehand, and start it again afterwards. i know this doesn't stop backups in progress, but it's not a lot of computers, and by 3 am, all that needs to be done is done. and the rsync to

Re: [BackupPC-users] making a mirror image of the backup pc disk

2009-12-09 Thread Holger Parplies
Hi, Pat Rice wrote on 2009-12-09 11:04:37 + [[BackupPC-users] making a mirror image of the backup pc disk]: [...] What I would like to know, or if any on had any experience of: Making a mirror or the backup disk: well, yes, it is an FAQ, but in short: Should I do a dd? Yes, in your