Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom wrote:

> On 04/22 04:43 , shacky wrote:
>> Anyone is using BackupPC with the data directory (var/lib/backuppc)  
>> on
>> a remote Samba share?
>
> Don't do it.
>
> - If you're using SMB or CIFS I don't think it will support the  
> hardlinks
>  that BackupPC requires for data pooling.

I believe it does work when the filesystem behind SMB/CIFS supports  
them. It really depends on what filesystem is used on the NAS.

> - It's going to be slow. Just buy a big cheap local disk.

+1.

Nils Breunese.

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