Re: [BackupPC-users] Understanding rsync

2006-07-25 Thread Randy Barlow
Craig Barratt wrote: > ..plus drop the "+" from $argList: > > $Conf{RsyncClientCmd} = '/usr/bin/sudo $rsyncPath $argList'; > > since there is no shell that needs escaping of arguments. Thanks Craig! - Take Surveys. Earn

Re: [BackupPC-users] Understanding rsync

2006-07-24 Thread Craig Barratt
Nicholas writes: > You must remember that by default BackupPC runs as user backuppc with > limited access. You could use sudo over SSH for local backups. > > i.e. $Conf{RsyncClientCmd} = '/usr/bin/sudo $rsyncPath $argList+'; ...plus drop the "+" from $argList: $Conf{RsyncClientCmd} = '/usr

Re: [BackupPC-users] Understanding rsync

2006-07-24 Thread Les Mikesell
On Mon, 2006-07-24 at 16:49 -0500, Randy Barlow wrote: > Les Mikesell wrote: > > Recent versions of rsync have changed their behavior so sockets > > are included (and generally hang) if you specify --devices. Try > > changing --devices with -D in $Conf{RsyncArgs} and > > $Conf{RsyncRestoreArgs}. >

Re: [BackupPC-users] Understanding rsync

2006-07-24 Thread Nicholas Hall
You must remember that by default BackupPC runs as user backuppc with limited access.  You could use sudo over SSH for local backups.i.e. $Conf{RsyncClientCmd} = '/usr/bin/sudo $rsyncPath $argList+';On 7/24/06, Randy Barlow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Les Mikesell wrote:> Recent versions of rsync h

Re: [BackupPC-users] Understanding rsync

2006-07-24 Thread Randy Barlow
Les Mikesell wrote: > Recent versions of rsync have changed their behavior so sockets > are included (and generally hang) if you specify --devices. Try > changing --devices with -D in $Conf{RsyncArgs} and > $Conf{RsyncRestoreArgs}. Awesome! This worked. Now I just have one more question: since

Re: [BackupPC-users] Understanding rsync

2006-07-23 Thread Randy Barlow
don Paolo Benvenuto wrote: > I'm using it (on ubuntu): I configured the server the same way I > configured the other clients, i.e. I configured the backuppc user > accessing with ssh the same machine as root without password (the faq > explain perfectly all this stuff). I've actually been able to

Re: [BackupPC-users] Understanding rsync

2006-07-23 Thread Les Mikesell
On Sun, 2006-07-23 at 17:16, Randy Barlow wrote: > don Paolo Benvenuto wrote: > > I'm using it (on ubuntu): I configured the server the same way I > > configured the other clients, i.e. I configured the backuppc user > > accessing with ssh the same machine as root without password (the faq > > expl

Re: [BackupPC-users] Understanding rsync

2006-07-23 Thread don Paolo Benvenuto
I'm using it (on ubuntu): I configured the server the same way I configured the other clients, i.e. I configured the backuppc user accessing with ssh the same machine as root without password (the faq explain perfectly all this stuff). El dom, 23-07-2006 a las 11:39 -0500, Randy Barlow escribió: >

[BackupPC-users] Understanding rsync

2006-07-23 Thread Randy Barlow
Hi all, I have had some issues in getting rsync to work properly with backuppc, and wanted to get some input from you backuppcers :) My first task at hand is to get the localhost to back itself up on a second drive using rsync. I'm currently using a custom tar command that I found on the