Amanda-Users

Re: smbtar

2003-08-11 09:50:53
Subject: Re: smbtar
From: Bert_De_Ridder AT peopleware DOT be
To: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 15:47:30 +0200

Any chance I can create a wrapper script around smbclient ?
(like I do with gnutar )

Bert



Jon LaBadie <jon AT jgcomp DOT com>
Sent by: owner-amanda-users AT amanda DOT org

11/08/2003 15:26
Please respond to amanda-users

       
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On Mon, Aug 11, 2003 at 10:21:42AM +0200, Bert_De_Ridder AT peopleware DOT be wrote:
> I have a question regarding backing up smbshares;
> As i understand it, smbclient should be used by Amanda to perform this
> task.
>
> I also thought that (somewhere along the line) smbtar would get called.
>
> The backup of the share works perfectly. (I can restore it as well)
> however;
> my problem is that smbtar does NOT get called; am I missing something ?

Yeah, a section of the man page.  From the man page of smbclient:

    -T tar options
         smbclient may be used to create tar(1) compatible back-
         ups  of  all the files on an SMB/CIFS share. The secon-
         dary tar flags that can be given to this option are :

smbtar is not needed.

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