BackupPC-users

Re: [BackupPC-users] Missing symlink backups, rsync+ssh

2008-07-18 15:18:01
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Missing symlink backups, rsync+ssh
From: Rob Owens <rob.owens AT biochemfluidics DOT com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:17:45 -0400

Jason Jorgensen wrote:
> Searching the wiki, docs and web and I havent found an answer yet.
> 
> Currently using BackupPC Version 3.0.0 on a Debian box.
> 
> Backing up over 40 hosts. Has been working wonderful, thanks alot!
> 
> My current problem is that not all symlinks are being backed up.
> 
> This symlink is backed up:
> /lib/libcrypt.so.1 -> /lib/libcrypt-2.3.6.so
> 
> But this symlink is not backed up for any host:
> /bin/sh -> bash
> 
I'll state the obvious, in case anyone else has missed it:  The symlink 
that gets backed up points to an absolute path.  The symlink that 
doesn't get backed up points to a relative path.  Maybe this is a clue?

-Rob
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