Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2014-11-11 Thread Mauro Condarelli
Il 08/11/2014 17:20, Holger Parplies ha scritto: Hi, Mauro Condarelli wrote on 2014-11-07 22:45:53 +0100 [Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes]: [...] What follows is what I use to setup a key exchange, I don't believe that's completely true ;-). AAARRGGHH!! Sorry, my bad

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes (No Ping)

2014-11-11 Thread tschmid4
get the no ping (no ping response) when starting a backup. Terry -Original Message- From: Les Mikesell [mailto:lesmikes...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, November 10, 2014 5:22 PM To: General list for user discussion, questions and support Cc: Holger Parplies Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes (No Ping)

2014-11-11 Thread Les Mikesell
On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 9:04 AM, tschmid4 tschm...@utk.edu wrote: So, I can ping the backuppc server from the server I need backed up and visa versa. [...] Just get the no ping (no ping response) when starting a backup. Take one step at a time here: What is different about the ping that

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes (No Ping)

2014-11-11 Thread tschmid4
Backuppc looks by name? Terry -Original Message- From: Les Mikesell [mailto:lesmikes...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 10:27 AM To: General list for user discussion, questions and support Cc: Holger Parplies Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes (No Ping

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes (No Ping)

2014-11-11 Thread Les Mikesell
On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 9:38 AM, tschmid4 tschm...@utk.edu wrote: Backuppc looks by name? You don't have to guess at this - it uses whatever you configured. Did you type the same thing on the command line to test it? If that is the difference, then you need to decide if you want a work-around

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes (No Ping)

2014-11-11 Thread tschmid4
[mailto:lesmikes...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 11:03 AM To: General list for user discussion, questions and support Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes (No Ping) On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 9:38 AM, tschmid4 tschm...@utk.edu wrote: Backuppc looks by name? You don't

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes (No Ping)

2014-11-11 Thread Les Mikesell
On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 10:50 AM, tschmid4 tschm...@utk.edu wrote: I can ping client host name and IP from server. That answers half of the question of what is different. Now why does the ping command issued by backuppc fail? Note that the command itself is configurable, there could be a typo

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2014-11-11 Thread G.W. Haywood
Hi there, On Tue, 11 Nov 2014, Les Mikesell wrote: We are also assuming that your virtualbox network is bridged ... The VirtualBox default is NAT, the OP's Windows box may be on 10.0.0.0/8. -- 73, Ged. --

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2014-11-11 Thread tschmid4
Correct. The Virtual box has Network and Internet access. Terry -Original Message- From: G.W. Haywood [mailto:bac...@jubileegroup.co.uk] Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 12:48 PM To: backuppc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes Hi

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2014-11-11 Thread Holger Parplies
Hi, Les Mikesell wrote on 2014-11-10 15:08:49 -0600 [Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes]: On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 2:41 PM, Holger Parplies wb...@parplies.de wrote: actually, host not found is a failure to resolve the host name (by DNS and netbios). Which might - or might

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2014-11-10 Thread tschmid4
bytes' error with this one. Terry -Original Message- From: Holger Parplies [mailto:wb...@parplies.de] Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2014 1:43 PM To: Les Mikesell Cc: General list for user discussion, questions and support Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes Hi, Les Mikesell

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2014-11-10 Thread tschmid4
-users] Unable to read 4 bytes Hi, Les Mikesell wrote on 2014-11-08 10:34:12 -0600 [Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes]: On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 10:20 AM, Holger Parplies wb...@parplies.de wrote: Mauro Condarelli wrote on 2014-11-07 22:45:53 +0100 [Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2014-11-10 Thread Les Mikesell
On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 12:06 PM, tschmid4 tschm...@utk.edu wrote: I've added a new Windows (Virtual Box) server running on RHEL 7 platform. That is giving me a no ping (host not found) Message in the Backuppc Configuration Editor. Xfer: SMB I've compared it to an existing Windows box on

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2014-11-10 Thread Holger Parplies
Hi, Les Mikesell wrote on 2014-11-10 12:13:43 -0600 [Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes]: On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 12:06 PM, tschmid4 tschm...@utk.edu wrote: I've added a new Windows (Virtual Box) server running on RHEL 7 platform. That is giving me a no ping (host not found

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2014-11-10 Thread Les Mikesell
On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 2:41 PM, Holger Parplies wb...@parplies.de wrote: actually, host not found is a failure to resolve the host name (by DNS and netbios). Which might - or might not - still have something to do with a firewall blocking the netbios response. We are also assuming that

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2014-11-10 Thread tschmid4
: Monday, November 10, 2014 3:42 PM To: General list for user discussion, questions and support Cc: tschmid4 Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes Hi, Les Mikesell wrote on 2014-11-10 12:13:43 -0600 [Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes]: On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 12:06 PM

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2014-11-10 Thread Les Mikesell
On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 3:58 PM, tschmid4 tschm...@utk.edu wrote: I'll take a look in the morning. Correct: IP static. Windows Firewall tried off with no change. Added the host IP to the hosts.allow **Haven't found anything indicating I tweak the SAMBA server? You aren't actually using

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2014-11-08 Thread Holger Parplies
Hi, Mauro Condarelli wrote on 2014-11-07 22:45:53 +0100 [Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes]: [...] What follows is what I use to setup a key exchange, I don't believe that's completely true ;-). obviously there are zillions ways to do the same. backuppc@server:~$ scp .ssh

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2014-11-08 Thread Les Mikesell
On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 10:20 AM, Holger Parplies wb...@parplies.de wrote: Mauro Condarelli wrote on 2014-11-07 22:45:53 +0100 [Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes]: [...] What follows is what I use to setup a key exchange, I don't believe that's completely true ;-). obviously

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2014-11-08 Thread Holger Parplies
Hi, Les Mikesell wrote on 2014-11-08 10:34:12 -0600 [Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes]: On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 10:20 AM, Holger Parplies wb...@parplies.de wrote: Mauro Condarelli wrote on 2014-11-07 22:45:53 +0100 [Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2014-11-07 Thread Les Mikesell
On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 12:30 PM, tschmid4 tschm...@utk.edu wrote: I'm SSH'ing into each server and in turn SSH'ing into each server that is having a backup issue to determine if they can connect. Some can, some can't. 'Strict checking' is currently enabled and I am getting a . If I simply

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2014-11-07 Thread tschmid4
the known_hosts file? Terry -Original Message- From: Les Mikesell [mailto:lesmikes...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, November 07, 2014 1:56 PM To: General list for user discussion, questions and support Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 12:30 PM, tschmid4

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2014-11-07 Thread Mauro Condarelli
file? Terry -Original Message- From: Les Mikesell [mailto:lesmikes...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, November 07, 2014 1:56 PM To: General list for user discussion, questions and support Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 12:30 PM, tschmid4 tschm

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2014-11-07 Thread Les Mikesell
On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 1:12 PM, tschmid4 tschm...@utk.edu wrote: The broken pipe could have been my haste to sudo -s after SSH into the box. If I go into known_hosts and # out the specific line of the server with the issue, so I can have the data for reference, is that the same as deleting

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2014-11-07 Thread tschmid4
the replies for everyone. It really keeps me going. Terry -Original Message- From: Les Mikesell [mailto:lesmikes...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, November 07, 2014 2:32 PM To: General list for user discussion, questions and support Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes On Fri, Nov

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2014-11-07 Thread Les Mikesell
On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 1:58 PM, tschmid4 tschm...@utk.edu wrote: I'd rather start from scratch at this point if it's possible. I've made a list of which servers can connect to others and for the most part, they can connect with a few stray disconnects. To start with a clean slate, would I

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2014-11-07 Thread Mauro Condarelli
Ok, let's try to start from beginning and clarify some terminology, so we can understand each other. On 11/07/2014 08:58 PM, tschmid4 wrote: Not concerned at all. I'd rather start from scratch at this point if it's possible. I've made a list of which servers can connect to others and for the

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2014-11-06 Thread tschmid4
the Linux systems fail with 'unable to read 4 bytes.' Terry From: Mauro Condarelli [mailto:mc5...@mclink.it] Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2014 7:48 AM To: backuppc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes Uhm... What You tell us is a little too terse. What

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2014-11-06 Thread tschmid4
for user discussion, questions and support Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes -Original Message- From: tschmid4 [mailto:tschm...@utk.edu] Sent: den 4 november 2014 14:33 To: backuppc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2014-11-06 Thread Les Mikesell
On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 11:56 AM, tschmid4 tschm...@utk.edu wrote: After the last command, ssh-copy-id -i .ssh/id_dsa.pub r...@machine.tobe.backedup.com I receive - No identities found. You may have created a different type of keypair with your ssh-keygen for the backuppc users. What do you

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2014-11-06 Thread tschmid4
...@machine.tobe.backedup.commailto:r...@machine.tobe.backedup.com ? Terry -Original Message- From: Les Mikesell [mailto:lesmikes...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2014 1:21 PM To: General list for user discussion, questions and support Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes On Thu, Nov 6

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2014-11-06 Thread tschmid4
[mailto:lesmikes...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2014 1:21 PM To: General list for user discussion, questions and support Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 11:56 AM, tschmid4 tschm...@utk.edu wrote: After the last command, ssh-copy-id -i .ssh

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2014-11-06 Thread Les Mikesell
On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 12:26 PM, tschmid4 tschm...@utk.edu wrote: It's rsa, instead of DSA. Is that the possible issue? ~/.ssh# has 3 files: Id_rsa id_rsa.pub known_hosts So instead of ssh-copy-id -i .ssh/id_dsa.pub r...@machine.tobe.backedup.com I would enter ssh-copy-id -i

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2014-11-06 Thread tschmid4
...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2014 1:37 PM To: General list for user discussion, questions and support Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 12:26 PM, tschmid4 tschm...@utk.edu wrote: It's rsa, instead of DSA. Is that the possible issue? ~/.ssh

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2014-11-06 Thread Les Mikesell
On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 12:45 PM, tschmid4 tschm...@utk.edu wrote: Devils in the details. Now it returns 'ssh: Could not resolve host name .ssh/id_rsa.pub: Name or service not known I've altered the syntax as: Ssh-copy-id .ssh/id_rsa.pub root@server Have I missed the syntax somehow? Yes

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2014-11-06 Thread tschmid4
: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 12:35 PM, tschmid4 tschm...@utk.edu wrote: I did find this, In the known_hosts file, there is a section labeled: Too many arguments. Server-1 Server-2 Etc... That has the Linux servers unable to backup listed. Would it be proper

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2014-11-06 Thread tschmid4
To: General list for user discussion, questions and support Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 12:45 PM, tschmid4 tschm...@utk.edu wrote: Devils in the details. Now it returns 'ssh: Could not resolve host name .ssh/id_rsa.pub: Name or service not known I've

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2014-11-06 Thread Les Mikesell
On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 1:00 PM, tschmid4 tschm...@utk.edu wrote: These entries are irrelevant for my issue though, correct? I don't need to remove them? You should have an entry with a host fingerprint for each host where you have already connected. I don't think extraneous stuff hurts - and

[BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2014-11-04 Thread tschmid4
Greetings, I've read, read, Googled, fiddled, and cannot figure this out. I tried to add a server to Backuppc and the only way it would show up on the list is by SSH into it from the Backuppc server. Now it's on the list but this server and the backup server are unable to backup with the

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2014-11-04 Thread Mauro Condarelli
Uhm... What You tell us is a little too terse. What is the OS of the client machine? Linux? What transfer method are You trying to use? rsync? If You login on the BackupPC server as the backupppc user are You able to manually ssh into Your client WITHOUT manually entering a password? If You

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2014-11-04 Thread Sorin Srbu
-Original Message- From: tschmid4 [mailto:tschm...@utk.edu] Sent: den 4 november 2014 14:33 To: backuppc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes Greetings, I've read, read, Googled, fiddled, and cannot figure this out. I tried to add

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes revisited

2014-10-16 Thread Sorin Srbu
-Original Message- From: Adam Goryachev [mailto:mailingli...@websitemanagers.com.au] Sent: den 11 oktober 2014 13:21 To: backuppc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes revisited Try this: $sshPath -q -x -l root -p 522 $host $rsyncPath

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes revisited

2014-10-13 Thread Sorin Srbu
-Original Message- From: Adam Goryachev [mailto:mailingli...@websitemanagers.com.au] Sent: den 11 oktober 2014 13:21 To: backuppc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes revisited On 11/10/14 21:12, Sorin Srbu wrote: Hi all

[BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes revisited

2014-10-11 Thread Sorin Srbu
Hi all, I set up BackupPC at home to make more systematic backups of mine and wifeys homefolders on the samba-server and ran into the somewhat dreaded Unable to read 4 bytes-error. Problem is *maybe* that the host to be backed up is running sshd on port 522. What I've done so far is to

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes revisited

2014-10-11 Thread Adam Goryachev
On 11/10/14 21:12, Sorin Srbu wrote: Hi all, I set up BackupPC at home to make more systematic backups of mine and wifeys homefolders on the samba-server and ran into the somewhat dreaded “Unable to read 4 bytes”-error. Problem is **maybe** that the host to be backed up is running

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes - most useless errormessage ever?

2010-01-26 Thread Stuart Matthews
On 1/25/10 1:36 AM, Sorin Srbu wrote: -Original Message- From: Timothy Murphy [mailto:gayle...@eircom.net] Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 4:21 AM To: backuppc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes - most useless error message ever

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes - most useless errormessage ever?

2010-01-26 Thread Sorin Srbu
-Original Message- From: Stuart Matthews [mailto:s...@eff.org] Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 6:36 PM To: backuppc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes - most useless errormessage ever? Common sense says (I'm guessing now 8

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes - most useless errormessage ever?

2010-01-25 Thread Sorin Srbu
-Original Message- From: Timothy Murphy [mailto:gayle...@eircom.net] Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 4:21 AM To: backuppc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes - most useless error message ever? Is there anywhere a worse error message than Unable

[BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes - most useless error message ever?

2010-01-24 Thread Timothy Murphy
Is there anywhere a worse error message than Unable to read 4 bytes? If it sometimes changed, say Unable to read 13 bytes, that might at least convey some information. -- Timothy Murphy e-mail: gayleard /at/ eircom.net tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366 s-mail: School of Mathematics,

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes - most useless error message ever?

2010-01-24 Thread Jeffrey J. Kosowsky
Timothy Murphy wrote at about 03:20:31 + on Monday, January 25, 2010: Is there anywhere a worse error message than Unable to read 4 bytes? If it sometimes changed, say Unable to read 13 bytes, that might at least convey some information. On a serious note, it may be a good idea to

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2009-11-11 Thread Micha Silver
Stephen Vaughan wrote: I would say its a file permissions error on the server in which your restoring to. OK, slap me over the head with a wet fish. I had "read in rsyncd.conf for one of the rsync modules at the remote server... Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.   On Sun,

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2009-11-09 Thread Micha Silver
BackupPC users: I posted the below message previously. No response yet :-( Any takers? Thanks in advance -- Micha Micha Silver wrote: I am unable to restore to linux servers. Backups are running fine, and I rechecked that I can ssh as user backuppc from the backup server (Centos

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2009-11-09 Thread Stephen Vaughan
I would say its a file permissions error on the server in which your restoring to. On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 9:06 PM, Micha Silver mi...@arava.co.il wrote: I am unable to restore to linux servers. Backups are running fine, and I rechecked that I can ssh as user backuppc from the backup server

[BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2009-11-01 Thread Micha Silver
I am unable to restore to linux servers. Backups are running fine, and I rechecked that I can ssh as user backuppc from the backup server (Centos 5.4) directly to the clients (also Centos). Furthermore, I can run rsync as the backuppc user successfully upload files to the client. Here's what

[BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2009-09-29 Thread Simone S. Santiago
Hi, I have the ssh keys working for rsync and so I know that is working correctly, however, I get the Last error is "Unable to read 4 bytes". My config host: $Conf{BackupFilesOnly} = {}; $Conf{XferMethod} = 'rsync'; $Conf{NmbLookupCmd} = '$nmbLookupPath -A $host'; $Conf{NmbLookupFindHostCmd}

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2009-09-29 Thread Will
Subject: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes Hi, I have the ssh keys working for rsync and so I know that is working correctly, however, I get the Last error is Unable to read 4 bytes. My config host: $Conf{BackupFilesOnly} = {}; $Conf{XferMethod} = 'rsync'; $Conf{NmbLookupCmd

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2009-09-29 Thread Les Mikesell
Simone S. Santiago wrote: Hi, I have the ssh keys working for rsync and so I know that is working correctly, however, I get the Last error is Unable to read 4 bytes. My config host: $Conf{BackupFilesOnly} = {}; $Conf{XferMethod} = 'rsync'; $Conf{NmbLookupCmd} =

[BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2007-06-04 Thread Vyacheslav Klimov
Hello, I am trying to backup localhost. I get error specified in subject. I try to backup localhost using regular settings, only excluding backuppc folder (/var/lib/backuppc). That means, i am doing localhost backup using rsync over ssh. ssh -l root myhost.mydomain whoami gives root ssh

Re: [BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2007-06-04 Thread Keith Edmunds
Hi Vyacheslav Any suggestions how to correct this? Find the actual command in the log file and try running it interactively. Keith - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version

[BackupPC-users] Unable to read 4 bytes

2006-03-18 Thread Justin D. Hindle
Hi, I seem to be having an issue with backing up a client via rsync. The client is a VMware ESX host (modified RedHat install). I have browsed all the archives I can find and followed them as best I can. If I issue the following command from the backuppc server ssh -l root 10.10.137.231 whoami