[rdiff-backup-users] Re: Can one set up a login for rdiff-backup only (not via sshd_config)?

2010-01-06 Thread Chris G
On Mon, Jan 04, 2010 at 01:34:39PM +, Chris G wrote: Is it possible to set up a dedicated login for rdiff-backup to use without using sshd_config? I have a NAS backup system which runs linux but has an ancient version of ssh on it which I don't want to play about with. So I'd prefer to

[rdiff-backup-users] rdiff-backup on USB distro

2010-01-06 Thread Renato E. Silva
Hi all, I was wondering, is there any distribution that is bootable from an USB stick and has rdiff-backup for use? I'm trying to mount a backup server but my boss would like me to check if there's a simple distribution so we could run from an USB stick. I've been looking around on DSL, Puppy

Re: [rdiff-backup-users] rdiff-backup on USB distro

2010-01-06 Thread Luciano Rocha
On Wed, Jan 06, 2010 at 02:08:37PM -0200, Renato E. Silva wrote: Hi all, I was wondering, is there any distribution that is bootable from an USB stick and has rdiff-backup for use? I'm trying to mount a backup server but my boss would like me to check if there's a simple distribution so we

[rdiff-backup-users] A response to an old thread about --restrict-update-only

2010-01-06 Thread Chris G
A while ago, in a long thread, the following was said:- Regarding first creating new repositories, yes, I think that too will be blocked. There was some discussion a few years ago about this: http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?16897 ... I don't remember what was

Re: [rdiff-backup-users] rdiff-backup on USB distro

2010-01-06 Thread Dominic Raferd
Sorry I don't know of any at the moment. I use Devil-Linux (http://www.devil-linux.org/), and have requested that rdiff-backup be added. Let me know whether you find an alternative. If no other USB-stick distros support it then that alone is a good reason to add rdiff-backup to Devil-Linux.

Re: [rdiff-backup-users] unable to restore files

2010-01-06 Thread Philippe Schelté
Jakob Unterwurzacher a écrit , Le 06.01.2010 16:18: Alex Samad schrieb: On Mon, Jan 04, 2010 at 05:14:57PM +0100, Philippe wrote: If you just want the newest version of your files back you can simply copy them from the backup directory using FTP or rsync or whatever. Jakob