On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 5:48 AM, Mirco Piccin <pictux AT gmail DOT com> wrote:
> Hi all,
> i've installed BackupPC 3.2.0.
> It works very well!
> I'm trying to do a remote ftp server backup.
> The ftp server is a internet site; i've ftp access to manage all site files.
> My aim is to backup this site.
>
> So, i create a new host, and set:
> $Conf{ClientNameAlias}  - the full ftp address
> $Conf{XferMethod}  - FTP
> $Conf{FtpShareName} - tryed both nothing and  /htdocs (it's a web
> site, and this it it's root).
> $Conf{FtpUserName} - ftp host username
> $Conf{FtpPasswd} - ftp host password
>
> but, if i try to run a full backup, it does not run with this error:
> Last error is "xfer start failed: Can't open connection to : Invalid 
> argument".
>
> Any suggets/tips?
> Thanks!
>
> Regards
> M
>
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Hello Mirco,

Would you please post the host.pl script from /etc/BackupPC for me
please, or email it to me privately?  I'd like to have a look at the
syntax.


Thanks,

-- 
Paul Mantz
http://www.mcpantz.org
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