BackupPC-users

Re: [BackupPC-users] scp as the transfer?

2008-08-18 16:47:40
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] scp as the transfer?
From: Martin Leben <ml060223 AT leben DOT nu>
To: backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:47:18 +0200
Nils Breunese (Lemonbit) wrote:
> Ward... James Ward wrote:
> 
>> Since I don't have rsync or gnu tar on my busybox console servers,  
>> is it possible to configure BackupPC to use scp?
> 
> No, the only values for $Conf{XferMethod} for backups are smb, rsync,  
> rsyncd and tar. See the documentation: 
> http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/faq/BackupPC.html#step_5__client_setup

... which basically puts you in a position where you have to copy the busybox 
data to another machine, using for example scp from cron, and then backup the 
copy instead. Messy, but it works.

Good luck!
/Martin


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