BackupPC-users

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

2010-04-16 03:30:19
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Trouble setting up backup to a Windows host
From: "Sorin Srbu" <sorin.srbu AT orgfarm.uu DOT se>
To: "'General list for user discussion, questions and support'" <backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:27:33 +0200
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Les Mikesell [mailto:lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com]
>Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 5:01 PM
>To: backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
>Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Trouble setting up backup to a Windows host
>
>> 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.

Gotcha'. Thanks.


>> * 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.

I'll try that again, as soon as the backup procedure is done. It's still
running  since I started it yesterday. I believe it's compressing all 300GB
of data...


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

And module name being the virtual directory name in DeltaCopy, correct?

Update: Just tried the rsync user...", with a few of the accounts I've tried
with before (including a domain account) and got a file list back. Seems to
be working I'd say.
-- 
/Sorin

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