Author: Chris Owen <chrisowen AT eigersecurities DOT com>
Date: Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:14:25 +0100
Hey. I have installed a new backuppc server and have tested the backups on the new server and I am now happy to switch off the old server. The server is running other services so I wanted to know if
Author: Richard Shaw <hobbes1069 AT gmail DOT com>
Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2010 09:57:28 -0500
You didn't mention what variant of linux you are running, but on Fedora/Redhat types it would be something like: service BackupPC stop chkconfig BackupPC off Note that even though your archives will
Author: Chris Owen <chrisowen AT eigersecurities DOT com>
Date: Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:22:12 +0100
Richard Thanks for this, I didn't think about doing it this way. Was hoping there might be away within BackupPC to stop backups from running. But this will do the trick. Many Thanks Chris -- This SF.
Author: Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom <chrome AT real-time DOT com>
Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2010 10:29:38 -0500
edit /etc/backuppc/config.pl and set: $Conf{BackupsDisable} = 2; The comments above that directive in the config file will explain it. -- Carl Soderstrom Systems Administrator Real-Time Enterprises w
Author: "Kenneth L. Owen" <tx836519 AT bellsouth DOT net>
Date: Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:33:29 -0400
Hi Chris, When I saw your note, I first thought about just stopping the service like in Richards suggestion below. If you want to keep the system simi-active in case you need something from the old a
Check the docs for the "BackupsDisable" setting in config.pl; it appears to be exactly what you are looking for! -- Jim Kyle mailto:jim AT jimkyle DOT com -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint
Author: "Tyler J. Wagner" <tyler AT tolaris DOT com>
Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2010 17:07:03 +0100
It certainly is. It's also in the web interface under "Schedule / Blackouts". I've used it before. Set it to 2 to disable all backups, or 1 to disable scheduled backups but allow manual user backups.
Author: Chris Owen <chrisowen AT eigersecurities DOT com>
Date: Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:11:24 +0100
Guys Thank you very much for your help to do this. In the end I have used: edit /etc/backuppc/config.pl and set: $Conf{BackupsDisable} = 2; Many Thanks Chris -- This SF.net email is sponsored by Spri