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> > I only use rsync for my servers. Desktops use samba shares, and I
> > only backup a specific directory or two.
> 
> You might want to note or check whether it works without dosdev on
> XP. Also, if I remember correctly even the flags for vshadow vary by
> OS version. So just something for people to be careful about or if it
> does work on XP, I would love to know how.
> 

I thought about it, but it's not neccesary for work, so I really don't have 
time.  If someone modifies my script, I'd love to hear about it.

> 
> >
> >
> > Since I use rsync instead of rsyncd, I don't think I have that
> > problem. Unless BackupPC's post command isn't run if there is a
> > failure?
> 
> Well, I think you still want to make sure that the old shadow is taken
> down properly to free up space. More importantly, you want to be sure
> that the new shadow is set up properly or else you may have an empty
> directory or have a leftover out-of-date shadow. Just something to
> think about because you wouldn't want to think your backups are
> working only to find out later that you are backing up either nothing
> or old stuff -- and remember BackupPC and rsync/rsyncd don't know what
> *should* be in the share.
> 
> This is not at all meant to criticize just some stuff to think about!

As long as the postdump command is run, I should be fine, I think.  I don't 
believe I'm bullet proof, but it's pretty good.

> 
> >
> > >
> > > So yes, you can make it simpler, but it may be at the cost of
> > > reliability and robustness.
> > >
> > > > If anyone is interested, I can post the scripts here, and how I
> > > > setup cygwin 1.7
> > > >
> 
> Definitely post it & share it!
> 
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