Yes, the ubuntu install is different from the 'source' install, so the 
documentation doesn't fit exactly.
After trying the Ubuntu package, I had to totally remove it and install 
from the sourceforge files (not .deb either)
The install went nicely, even though it isn't the 'ubuntu way', it 
worked well and the documents were totally in sync.

samk-01 AT ntlworld DOT com wrote:
> InstallDir on my system = /usr/share/backuppc
> In /usr/share/backuppc/bin are various files including:
> BackupPC_archive  (Note not BackupPC_archiveStart)
> BackupPC_archiveHost
>
> The on-line docs at Sourceforge do not correspond with my Ubuntu 8.04-Server 
> LTS distribution.
>
> At the command line, using the full path, both can be started.  From the CGI 
> it appears that BackupPC_archiveHost is started with the following command:
> $Installdir/bin/BackupPC_archiveHost $tarCreatePath $splitpath $parpath $host 
> $backupnumber $compression $compext $splitsize $archiveloc $parfile *
>
> Still, it doesn't explain why it it fails to run when scheduled or fails to 
> create a log entry, but works when started manually using the button in the 
> CGI and creates the log entries.
>
> SamK
>
>   
>> From: "Nils Breunese (Lemonbit)" <nils AT lemonbit DOT com>
>> Date: 2008/11/17 Mon AM 09:45:41 GMT
>> To: "General list for user discussion,
>>      questions and support" <backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
>> Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC Working Well - Except Archiving
>>
>> SamK wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> The on-line documentation at Sourceforge mentions creating an  
>>> archive at the command line using BackupPC_archiveStart.  This  
>>> method fails as the system cannot find BackupPC_archiveStart.
>>>       
>> The BackupPC_archiveStart binary is probably not in your path. Try  
>> calling it using the full path, e.g. /usr/local/BackupPC/bin/ 
>> BackupPC_archiveStart on our systems.

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