>
> Hello,
> I'm new to backuppc and having a problem with changing where backups are
> to be stored.
> I am running Kububtu 10.04 with the official Ubuntu BackupPC install.
>
> I changed the topdir entry in /etc/backuppc/config.pl from the original
> setting of /var/lib/backuppc to my preferred location on a USB drive  at
> /media/mydisk/backuppc. The drive is mounted correctly and the directory
> exists.
>
> On rebooting and attempting to connect to backuppc via my browser, after
> logging on I get a message'Error:Unable to connect to backuppc server'.
> Changing the line in config.pl back to the original, allows things to run
> correctly again.
>
> As I don't wish to save the backups at the default location, how do I
> overcome this?
>
> Thanks

Leave the settings for that alone ... and use a symbolic link.

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