Re: [BackupPC-users] Backups very slow after upgrade to squeeze

2011-09-07 Thread Les Mikesell
On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 3:10 PM, James L. Evans wrote: > > xvda1   10GB    Operating system (24% used) > xvdb1   536MB   Swap partition > xvbc1   214GB   backup storage (72% used) > > I'm not sure how to tell what a "fragmented VM image" would look like. Did the location or allocation change as pa

Re: [BackupPC-users] excluding files from backup

2011-09-07 Thread Holger Parplies
Hi, SSzretter wrote on 2011-09-07 13:33:24 -0700 [[BackupPC-users] excluding files from backup]: > So what is the proper syntax for excluding files backed up via smb from a > windows box (folders too)? ask smbclient. I was going to recommend reading smbclient(1), but it isn't very explicit on t

Re: [BackupPC-users] check if user is still logged on before shutting down client after dump

2011-09-07 Thread Holger Parplies
Hi, Kenneth wrote on 2011-08-29 11:53:01 +0200 [[BackupPC-users] check if user is still logged on before shutting down client after dump]: > Hello, I'd like to shutdown my linux workstation after a dump, but it > shouldn't shutdown the workstation when a user is still logged in. > However, my s

Re: [BackupPC-users] check if user is still logged on before shutting down client

2011-09-07 Thread Holger Parplies
Hi, bobwdn wrote on 2011-09-07 12:13:24 -0700 [[BackupPC-users] check if user is still logged on before shutting down client]: > I like your idea. which of my ideas? > However, if your shutdown script is run simply as > $Conf{DumpPostUserCmd} = 'shutdown.sh'. I don't have a shutdown script, an

[BackupPC-users] excluding files from backup

2011-09-07 Thread SSzretter
So what is the proper syntax for excluding files backed up via smb from a windows box (folders too)? I have this currently, and I have tried adding a wildcard '/WINDOWS/*' , no difference : $Conf{BackupFilesExclude} = { '*' => [ '/Documents and Settings/*/Local Settings/Temporary Inte

Re: [BackupPC-users] Backups very slow after upgrade to squeeze

2011-09-07 Thread James L. Evans
There are three LVMs provided by XenServer 5.6 to the VM: xvda1 10GBOperating system (24% used) xvdb1 536MB Swap partition xvbc1 214GB backup storage (72% used) I'm not sure how to tell what a "fragmented VM image" would look like. Jim -Original Message- From: Les Mikesell

[BackupPC-users] check if user is still logged on before shutting down client

2011-09-07 Thread bobwdn
I like your idea. However, if your shutdown script is run simply as $Conf{DumpPostUserCmd} = 'shutdown.sh'. Would not that work with greater efficiency than your 'wrapper' shell script calling another shell script. Maybe I am wrong, but the $Conf{DumpPostUserCmd} is run by backuppc user when

Re: [BackupPC-users] Backups very slow after upgrade to squeeze

2011-09-07 Thread Les Mikesell
On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 1:19 PM, James L. Evans wrote: > I have been running backuppc 3.1.0-4 on Debian lenny (Xen VM) for several > years with no problems. > > Suddenly, after upgrading to squeeze and backuppc 3.1.0-9, nightly backup > take very long (50 times) or never finish. If I start them m

[BackupPC-users] Backups very slow after upgrade to squeeze

2011-09-07 Thread James L. Evans
I have been running backuppc 3.1.0-4 on Debian lenny (Xen VM) for several years with no problems. Suddenly, after upgrading to squeeze and backuppc 3.1.0-9, nightly backup take very long (50 times) or never finish. If I start them manually from the web interface they run just fine. Also, when

[BackupPC-users] Backup Summary 'Start Date' field

2011-09-07 Thread Gerald Brandt
Hi, The start date field in a backup summary shows month/day and time. Is there anything I can do to have it also show the year? Thanks, Gerald -- Using storage to extend the benefits of virtualization and iSCSI Virtual