Re: [BackupPC-users] Choosing directories to restore on CGI interface
On 18/10/16 14:13, Bowie Bailey wrote:
>
> The main target directory that you are restoring into must exist. Rsync will
> create the subdirectories as it goes.
>
> I would say the main problem is that you specified so many specific shares.
> You
> would probably be better off if you specified fewer shares and then used a
> combination of BackupFilesOnly and BackupFilesExclude to determine exactly
> what
> is being backed up.
>
> For example:
>
> $Conf{RsyncShareName} = [
> '/cygdrive/d'
> ];
>
> $Conf{BackupFilesOnly} = {
> '/cygdrive/d' => [
> '/dev',
> '/workspace',
> '/Documents'
> ]
> };
>
> With this setup, you can do a single restore and simply select '/dev',
> '/workspace', and '/Documents' from the GUI. You will have to make sure the
> root directory for these exists (/cygdrive/d, or wherever you are putting them
> for the restore), but rsync will create the individual directories as it goes.
Note to self: stop assuming what the documentation says.
Great variable implementation.
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Re: [BackupPC-users] Choosing directories to restore on CGI interface
On 10/18/2016 5:36 AM, Adam Hardy wrote:
Hi,
the first real restore that I have had to do took a surprising amount
of effort, so I figure I took the wrong approach somewhere. This is
what I did:
- to start with, the host was set up with rsync and had quite a few
$RsyncShareName directories specified e.g.
/cygdrive/d/dev
/cygdrive/d/workspace
/cygdrive/d/Documents
- in the CGI interface restore screen, I had to choose each one
individually, select all files, create the restore job, and specify
the target directory on the new host.
- I had to do a 'mkdir' for each restore job to create its root
directory, and chmod the dir to 777 - (I am restoring a Windows backup
onto a Linux box)
Is there a way to do all this in one go, or at least to obviate the
need to create the target directories?
The main target directory that you are restoring into must exist. Rsync
will create the subdirectories as it goes.
I would say the main problem is that you specified so many specific
shares. You would probably be better off if you specified fewer shares
and then used a combination of BackupFilesOnly and BackupFilesExclude to
determine exactly what is being backed up.
For example:
$Conf{RsyncShareName} = [
'/cygdrive/d'
];
$Conf{BackupFilesOnly} = {
'/cygdrive/d' => [
'/dev',
'/workspace',
'/Documents'
]
};
With this setup, you can do a single restore and simply select '/dev',
'/workspace', and '/Documents' from the GUI. You will have to make sure
the root directory for these exists (/cygdrive/d, or wherever you are
putting them for the restore), but rsync will create the individual
directories as it goes.
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[BackupPC-users] Choosing directories to restore on CGI interface
Hi, the first real restore that I have had to do took a surprising amount of effort, so I figure I took the wrong approach somewhere. This is what I did: - to start with, the host was set up with rsync and had quite a few $RsyncShareName directories specified e.g. /cygdrive/d/dev /cygdrive/d/workspace /cygdrive/d/Documents - in the CGI interface restore screen, I had to choose each one individually, select all files, create the restore job, and specify the target directory on the new host. - I had to do a 'mkdir' for each restore job to create its root directory, and chmod the dir to 777 - (I am restoring a Windows backup onto a Linux box) Is there a way to do all this in one go, or at least to obviate the need to create the target directories? Regards Adam -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot___ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki:http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
