Author: Adam Goryachev <mailinglists AT websitemanagers.com DOT au>
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:54:17 +1100
Backuppc will connect using the *name* rather than the IP address. You should test like this: su -s /bin/bash - backuppc ssh -l root <hostname> whoami where hostname is what you have in your backuppc
Author: "Kenneth L. Owen" <tx836519 AT bellsouth DOT net>
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:01:43 -0400
If I understand you correctly: [ken@Archiver ~]$ su - Password: [root@WinServer ~]# su -s /bin/bash - backuppc -bash-3.2$ ssh -l root WinServer whoami root -bash-3.2$ It works this way, too. -- ken (
Author: royden yates <royden.yates AT gmail DOT com>
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:31:58 +0200
Having failed to properly digest a previous issue, I am hesitant... :-) On the backuppc server, have you tried after su - backuppc (ie you assume the id of the backuppc user): /usr/share/backuppc/bin
Author: "Kenneth L. Owen" <tx836519 AT bellsouth DOT net>
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:27:08 -0400
Mr. Yates, Since Fedora 8 had BackupPC included in the distribution, user backuppc was already in existence and set for no logon. As root the su -s line changes the user to 'backuppc'. The test below
Author: Adam Goryachev <mailinglists AT websitemanagers.com DOT au>
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:46:47 +1100
Great, but the above command will get backuppc to run the various commands that it would normally run during a backup. This will allow you to see the exact commands being run, and any error messages
Author: "Kenneth L. Owen" <tx836519 AT bellsouth DOT net>
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:11:00 -0400
Sorry, I missed the command line in the first message. The client machine name is mixed case of the form 'HOSTname'. I believe that I read in the documentation that it should be all lower case. I kno
Author: Adam Goryachev <mailinglists AT websitemanagers.com DOT au>
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:25:28 +1100
That means that you are not finding the backuppc command... you will need to work out where backuppc commands are installed. Try: locate backuppc_dump or locate BackupPC_dump (I think locate is case-
Author: "Nils Breunese (Lemonbit)" <nils AT lemonbit DOT com>
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:57:08 +0200
I guess the default config shipping with the package you installed only allows access from localhost. Nils Breunese. -- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Bu
Author: "Kenneth L. Owen" <tx836519 AT bellsouth DOT net>
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:24:42 -0400
Well, I'll work on remote access later. Now that I have BackupPC working on the system in the original distribution file setup, I am ready to change the storage location to a large hard disk just for