Re: [BackupPC-users] rsync, Windows and multiple directories
Matt Miller wrote:
I am using the BackupPc packaged rsync to backup WindowsXP computers. I
want to backup 2 directories, My Documents and Desktop. From what
I've read, the way to do this is create an rsync share of the user's
Documents and Settings folder and then set $Conf{RsyncBackupFilesOnly}
in the pc/host/config.pl file for the specific folders that you want to
back up.
What it's doing is backing up the whole Documents and Settings folder.
I'm stumped...
What's wrong?
I'm using version 2.1.1-2sarge2 of backuppc (debian stable) and
cygwin-rsyncd-2.6.8_0: Rsyncd for Cygwin downloaded from the BackupPc
Sourceforge site.
relevant part of C:\rsyncd\rsyncd.conf
[DocumentsSettings]
path = C:/Documents and Settings/username-goes-here/
comment = stuff user wants backed up
strict modes = false
auth users = backuppc
secrets file = c:/rsyncd/rsyncd.secrets
hosts allow = ip.address.goes.here
read only = false
list = false
and the computer's config.pl
$Conf{XferMethod} = 'rsyncd';
$Conf{RsyncdUserName} = 'backuppc';
$Conf{RsyncdPasswd} = '';
$Conf{RsyncShareName} = 'DocumentsSettings';
$Conf{RsyncBackupFilesOnly} = ['/My Documents', '/Desktop'];
Your variable is defined wrongly.
it should be
$Conf{BackupFilesOnly} = ['/My Documents', '/Desktop'];
Two other things..
1. you may not need the leading slash either.
2. Try not to use or other special characters in share names. You
may run into trouble in future.
p.s.
you can also do this.it will help to keep your setups generic and
easy to manage.
[DocumentsSettings]
path = C:/Documents and Settings
comment = stuff user wants backed up
strict modes = false
auth users = backuppc
secrets file = c:/rsyncd/rsyncd.secrets
hosts allow = ip.address.goes.here
read only = false
list = false
and the computer's config.pl
$Conf{XferMethod} = 'rsyncd';
$Conf{RsyncdUserName} = 'backuppc';
$Conf{RsyncdPasswd} = '';
$Conf{RsyncShareName} = 'DocumentsSettings';
$Conf{BackupFilesOnly} = ['*/My Documents', '*/Desktop'];
That way you get all pc users on each pc and you only need one config file.
Hope that helps,
Regards,
Les
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[BackupPC-users] rsync, Windows and multiple directories
I am using the BackupPc packaged rsync to backup WindowsXP computers. I
want to backup 2 directories, My Documents and Desktop. From what
I've read, the way to do this is create an rsync share of the user's
Documents and Settings folder and then set $Conf{RsyncBackupFilesOnly}
in the pc/host/config.pl file for the specific folders that you want to
back up.
What it's doing is backing up the whole Documents and Settings folder.
I'm stumped...
What's wrong?
I'm using version 2.1.1-2sarge2 of backuppc (debian stable) and
cygwin-rsyncd-2.6.8_0: Rsyncd for Cygwin downloaded from the BackupPc
Sourceforge site.
relevant part of C:\rsyncd\rsyncd.conf
[DocumentsSettings]
path = C:/Documents and Settings/username-goes-here/
comment = stuff user wants backed up
strict modes = false
auth users = backuppc
secrets file = c:/rsyncd/rsyncd.secrets
hosts allow = ip.address.goes.here
read only = false
list = false
and the computer's config.pl
$Conf{XferMethod} = 'rsyncd';
$Conf{RsyncdUserName} = 'backuppc';
$Conf{RsyncdPasswd} = '';
$Conf{RsyncShareName} = 'DocumentsSettings';
$Conf{RsyncBackupFilesOnly} = ['/My Documents', '/Desktop'];
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Re: [BackupPC-users] rsync, Windows and multiple directories
Set it up like this.
computer's config.pl:
$Conf{RsyncShareName} = ['MyDocuments', 'Desktop'];
C:\rsyncd\rsyncd.conf:
[MyDocuments]
path = C:/Documents and Settings/username-goes-here/my documents/
comment = stuff user wants backed up
strict modes = false
auth users = backuppc
secrets file = c:/rsyncd/rsyncd.secrets
hosts allow = ip.address.goes.here
read only = false
list = false
[Desktop]
path = C:/Documents and Settings/username-goes-here/Desktop/
comment = stuff user wants backed up
strict modes = false
auth users = backuppc
secrets file = c:/rsyncd/rsyncd.secrets
hosts allow = ip.address.goes.here
read only = false
list = false
If you want 2 directory's backed up.
You need 2 of these is youre rsyncd.conf.
And the config.pl needs to know what the are, thus telling them the two
statements.
Hope this helps.
Good luck
Rgds Edo
Matt Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am using the BackupPc packaged rsync to backup WindowsXP computers. I
want to backup 2 directories, My Documents and Desktop. From what
I've read, the way to do this is create an rsync share of the user's
Documents and Settings folder and then set $Conf{RsyncBackupFilesOnly}
in the pc/host/config.pl file for the specific folders that you want to
back up.
What it's doing is backing up the whole Documents and Settings folder.
I'm stumped...
What's wrong?
I'm using version 2.1.1-2sarge2 of backuppc (debian stable) and
cygwin-rsyncd-2.6.8_0: Rsyncd for Cygwin downloaded from the BackupPc
Sourceforge site.
relevant part of C:\rsyncd\rsyncd.conf
[DocumentsSettings]
path = C:/Documents and Settings/username-goes-here/
comment = stuff user wants backed up
strict modes = false
auth users = backuppc
secrets file = c:/rsyncd/rsyncd.secrets
hosts allow = ip.address.goes.here
read only = false
list = false
and the computer's config.pl
$Conf{XferMethod} = 'rsyncd';
$Conf{RsyncdUserName} = 'backuppc';
$Conf{RsyncdPasswd} = '';
$Conf{RsyncShareName} = 'DocumentsSettings';
$Conf{RsyncBackupFilesOnly} = ['/My Documents', '/Desktop'];
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- Matt Miller -
Solutions for Progress
728 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19146
215-701-6108 (v)
215-972-8109 (f)
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