BackupPC-users

Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupFilesOnly problem

2008-10-29 09:15:06
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupFilesOnly problem
From: Rob Owens <rob.owens AT biochemfluidics DOT com>
To: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" <backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:13:09 -0400
Robin Munt wrote:
> Hello from a rainy Barcelona,
> 
> I've just installed BakcupPC 3.1.0 from Sourceforge on a SUSE 10.2
> platform.  I am testing backup with a SUSE 11.0 client.
> 
> Everything has installed fine, no problems setting up the CGI
> interface, etc etc.
> 
> I've set the $Conf{XferMethod} = ''rsync";
> 
> I want to limit the backup to just one area on the clientfor the
> moment "/home/robin".  This is just a standard directory (there is
> only a / partition on the client). So In the CGI interface I set
> 
> BackupFilesOnly to "/home/robin"
> 
> Checking the /etc/BackupPC/config.pl file shows
> 
>         $Conf{BackupFilesOnly} = {
>           '/home/robin' => [
>             ''
>           ]
>         };
> 
You have to first define a "key", and then specify the files to backup
for that key.  "key" is one of your shares.  I think you made
/home/robin your key, and then left blank the field where you are
supposed to specify the files to backup.

-Rob
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