Re: [BackupPC-users] Trouble setting up backup to a Windows host

On 4/15/2010 8:07 AM, Sorin Srbu wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Sorin Srbu [mailto:sorin.srbu AT orgfarm.uu DOT se]
>> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 1:43 PM
>> To: 'General list for user discussion, questions and support'
>> Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Trouble setting up backup to a Windows host
>>
>> I might've gotten BPC to work with the blasted Win-machine. I've installed
>> DeltaCopy, did some tweaking on DeltaCopy and BPC and then started a full
>> backup from the web-UI. It's been sitting for some fifteen minutes now w/o
>> any errors. Seems like it's downloading/creating a file list or something
>>from the Win-machine.
>>
>> I'll report back later with any info, and what I did, should this be
>> successful.
>
> Yupp, it does seem to work. The pc-folder is being filled up slowly at
> 40-60Mbps. Pretty good I'd say.
>
> What I did:
> * Installed MobaSSH ssh-server on the Win-machine. Ssh-login from BPC to
> Win-machine works using passwordless login with certificates.

If you are using rsyncd, ssh is not involved at all.

> * Installed the DeltaCopy (DC) rsyncd-service.
>
> * Have a shared folder on the Win-machine.
>
> * On BPC I added the Win-machine as any other backup-client, but chose
> "rsyncd" for $XferMethod.
>
> * Set $RsyncShareName in BPC as "Users".
>
> * Set a virtual directory in DeltaCopy called "Users" pointing to the local
> folder E:\users on the Win-machine. Do not add a Comment for this virtual
> directory in DC! It will confuse BPC. Do not check Authentication.
>
> * Back in BPC again, unchecked the $RsyncdUserName and $RsyncdPasswd.
>
> * I unchecked the $RsyncdAuthRequired checkbox. I couldn't make it work with
> it requiring authentication.

This should just be a matter of checking the 'use authentication' box in 
the deltacopy virtual directory configuration and adding a user name
and password, then using the same thing from backuppc.

You should be able to test access with a command line like
rsync user@host::modulename

-- 
   Les Mikesell
    lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com

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