Re: [BackupPC-users] rsyncd doesn't complete

2006-12-12 Thread Craig Barratt
Chris writes: > I am running backuppc 2.1.1 on debian. I have a rsync server running on > a Windows XP machine (cwRsync). The two machines are connected via a > VPN (L2TP over IPSEC). > > I can use rsync directly with no problems. The transfer takes about > four minutes. But when backuppc

Re: [BackupPC-users] Per PC config files issue

2006-12-12 Thread Craig Barratt
doc writes: > I am using BackupPC version 3.0.0beta3. > I am saving machines with different OS. > I am used to BackupPC version 2 which works perfectly. I drop a config.pl in > the .../pc// dir and no problem. > But with this latest "beta" version it seems like the file config.pl is not > bein

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC 3.0, rsyncd and UTF-8 support?

2006-12-12 Thread Craig Barratt
Eduardo writes: > I now are using a Backuppc 3.0 beta 3 > > I use cwrsyncd from: http://www.itefix.no/phpws/index.php > > And show, copy an restore my spanish charts from my windows XP and 2000 > workstations without problem. > > install cwrsyncd, prepare the directory for upload, replace cygw

Re: [BackupPC-users] Per PC config files issue

2006-12-12 Thread Holger Parplies
Hi, Jason Hughes wrote: > JW Smythe wrote: > > Ahhh, so I'm not crazy. :) > > > > I posted the same thing a few days ago. and I replied off-list that setting > $Conf{ConfDir} = '/etc/BackupPC'; in the main config.pl probably means the config files will be put somewhere beneath there - I ta

[BackupPC-users] rsyncd doesn't complete

2006-12-12 Thread Chris Purves
Hello, I am running backuppc 2.1.1 on debian. I have a rsync server running on a Windows XP machine (cwRsync). The two machines are connected via a VPN (L2TP over IPSEC). I can use rsync directly with no problems. The transfer takes about four minutes. But when backuppc runs, the transfer

Re: [BackupPC-users] win32 rsyncd speed

2006-12-12 Thread John Cianfarani
If bandwidth / space isn't too much of an issue you may want to drop the compression down or off. That may help speed up the transfer. Thanks John -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of JW Smythe Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 11:49 PM To: back

Re: [BackupPC-users] Per PC config files issue

2006-12-12 Thread Jason Hughes
For what it's worth, I started with 2.1.2pl2 stable and had per-machine configs for each machine working fine. When I installed the 3.0.0beta3 as an upgrade OVER the existing install, it worked fine. Maybe there's something different about the install script that differs between upgrade and a

Re: [BackupPC-users] Per PC config files issue

2006-12-12 Thread JW Smythe
Ahhh, so I'm not crazy. :) I posted the same thing a few days ago. I was trying to do a fresh install with the beta, which made me think I was doing something stupid. I reinstalled with the stable version and it's all working for me now. On 12/12/06, doc Hyde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > He

[BackupPC-users] Per PC config files issue

2006-12-12 Thread doc Hyde
Hello. I am using BackupPC version 3.0.0beta3. I am saving machines with different OS. I am used to BackupPC version 2 which works perfectly. I drop a config.pl in the .../pc// dir and no problem. But with this latest "beta" version it seems like the file config.pl is not being read. I modify

Re: [BackupPC-users] localhost backup

2006-12-12 Thread Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom
On 12/13 08:41 , Krsnendu dasa wrote: > Is there any advantage to using rsync for a localhost backup, or will > tar be just as good or better. I have heard that tar is faster than > rsync and because there is no network traffic involved it might be > better to minimize cpu overhead and use tar. I

[BackupPC-users] localhost backup

2006-12-12 Thread Krsnendu dasa
Is there any advantage to using rsync for a localhost backup, or will tar be just as good or better. I have heard that tar is faster than rsync and because there is no network traffic involved it might be better to minimize cpu overhead and use tar.

Re: [BackupPC-users] backing up more directory's

2006-12-12 Thread scartomail
Wow, verry smart!! And yes I know all of the techniques like junction points. I just did not put them together. So the anwser is "not with backuppc". But a workarround will do the trick excellent. Thank you verry much :):) Rgds Edo Jason Hughes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Re: [BackupPC-users] Per-PC config problem

2006-12-12 Thread steven f karel
On Dec 8, 2006, at 4:00 PM, JW Smythe wrote: > G'afternoon everyone. > > I'm having a stupid problem with BackupPC and it's per-pc > configuration. I know I've done it before at another company, but I > don't have access to their stuff any more to see what stupid thing I'm > doing. > > Thi

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC 3.0, rsyncd and UTF-8 support?

2006-12-12 Thread Diaz Rodriguez, Eduardo
Only I can said that YES. I now are using a Backuppc 3.0 beta 3 I use cwrsyncd from: http://www.itefix.no/phpws/index.php And show, copy an restore my spanish charts from my windows XP and 2000 workstations without problem. install cwrsyncd, prepare the directory for upload, replace cygwin1.dl

Re: [BackupPC-users] win32 rsyncd speed

2006-12-12 Thread Diaz Rodriguez, Eduardo
Did you try use the SAME version of rsync??? did you test a command line --progress --verbose --stats?? Did you test rsync -h ??? ;-) regards! On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 23:49:27 -0500, JW Smythe wrote > G'evening all. > > Does anyone know of a good way to speed up rsyncd on a Windows machine? > >

Re: [BackupPC-users] backing up more directory's

2006-12-12 Thread Jason Hughes
scartomail wrote: > Hy Evryone, > > Let say I got this in my rsyncd.conf on my windows box: > [Foto] > path = E:/FOTO > > Is there anyway to add more directory's to the path variable? It wouldn't make much sense to do that, because multiple paths would then need to be "merged" as a single

[BackupPC-users] backing up more directory's

2006-12-12 Thread scartomail
Hy Evryone, Let say I got this in my rsyncd.conf on my windows box: [Foto] path = E:/FOTO comment = E:\FOTO auth users = edo secrets file = c:/rsyncd/rsyncd.secrets hosts allow = 10.8.0.1 strict modes = false read only = false list = false Is there anyw

Re: [BackupPC-users] rsync error ssh_askpass w/ cygwin

2006-12-12 Thread Jim McNamara
I got the impression that this problem may have been fixed in a newer version of backuppc, would upgrading help? I'll try reconfiguring backuppc to do rsyncd instead of rsync if not. Thanks, Jim On 12/12/06, Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 12/11 09:43 , Jim McNamara wrote

Re: [BackupPC-users] win32 rsyncd speed

2006-12-12 Thread Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom
On 12/11 11:49 , JW Smythe wrote: > I just did an scp of a 45Mb file from a server in the same location, > to my backup machine. scp reported 935KB/s, taking 49 seconds. 0.13 > and 0.93 are a world of difference. I'm assuming there's something > in the rsyncd configuration I could change, but

Re: [BackupPC-users] rsync error ssh_askpass w/ cygwin

2006-12-12 Thread Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom
On 12/11 09:43 , Jim McNamara wrote: > I am in the process of switching a backup from using smbclient to > rsync, as it is taking greater than 72 hours to perform a backup. The > backuppc is running debian stable, backuppc v 2.1.1, and the client > machine is windows server 2003 with cygwin on it.

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC 3.0, rsyncd and UTF-8 support?

2006-12-12 Thread Tomasz Chmielewski
Craig Barratt wrote: (...) >> There are also filenames written for example in Russian or Greek, or >> some other languages not covered by "cp1252". >> In such cases, I get info that the "file has vanished", which is not >> really true. >> >> Is there a setting that will cover all languages? >>