peter_2000 AT users.sourceforge DOT net wrote:

> Hi,
> I have set up BackupPC on Kubuntu as a guest OS sitting on top of  
> Windows XP using vmWare Server. Thus, my full set up is:
> - Windows XP Prof
> - vmWare Server
> - Kubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron (as a guest OS in vmWare)
> - virtual disk on a USB 320G disk
> - Current backup directory: /var/lib/backuppc
> - New backup directory: /mnt/myusbdrive/backuppc
>
> I was able to do a test backup which went to the default set up of / 
> var/lib/backuppc/pc
>
> However, to have a proper set up I need to increase my disk space  
> for the backup. I created a virtual disk that is sitting on the USB  
> drive.
>
> I created the folders under "/mnt/myusbdrive/backuppc" :
> - pc
> - cpool
> - pool
> - log
>
> The permissions and ownership for each are:
> - drwxr-xr-x  for pc, cpool, & pool
> - drwxr-x---  for the log directory
> - drwxr-x---  for the pc/leo directory
>
> I stopped the backuppc process with "/etc/init.d/backuppc stop"
>
> I then did a su to be the user backuppc and then navigated my way to  
> "/mnt/myusbdrive/backuppc/pc"
>
> Once in the folder, I executed the command, "/usr/share/backuppc/bin/ 
> BackupPC_tarPCCopy /var/lib/backuppc/pc | xvPf -"
>
> Unfortunately, each time I have tried I receive the following error  
> (for each and every file):
> tar: ./leo/5/fZleo/attrib: Cannot hard link to `../pool/7/1/a/ 
> 71a84edaf55c1badb085a7937fc09c15': No such file or directory
>
> BTW, having a look at the folder, I can see that it has made the  
> directories but no files. They have the "f" in front of each  
> directory name.
>
> I've looked around on the net, but either the answer is there and I  
> can't see it from the trees, or ... well it's not.
>
> I would appreciate any pointers on what I'm doing wrong.

If you use the packaged version of BackupPC please just use /var/lib/ 
backuppc for your backups. You can (bind) mount your backup space at  
that location. Alternatively create /var/lib/backuppc as a symlink to  
your backup storage. Also make sure that the filesystem you're using  
supports hardlinks.

Nils Breunese.

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