SamK wrote:

> QUESTIONS:
> 01 The format of the command line required by BackupPC_archiveStart  
> is <archiveHost> <userName> <hosts>.  Is is possible to specify  
> multiple <hosts> without explicitly listing each of them at the  
> command line?  (perhaps a wildcard) I have tried an asterisk without  
> success.

Asterisks are normally expanded by your shell to a list of files in  
the current directory. I don't believe there is an 'all' option. You  
could just list them, or grep/awk them from your hosts file or  
something.

> 02 I would like to conduct actions prior and post creating an  
> archive. Specifically mounting a Truecrypt encrypted removable  
> disk.  The following command line works exactly as required when  
> executed at the command line as user = backuppc but fails when used  
> in archiveHost.pl.
> Command line version
> /bin/echo password | /usr/bin/truecrypt --text --keyfiles="" -- 
> protect-hidden=no --password=password --mount /dev/sdd1 /media/ 
> backups-archived
>
> archiveHost.pl version
> $Conf{ArchivePreUserCmd} = '/bin/echo password | /usr/bin/truecrypt  
> --text --keyfiles="" --protect-hidden=no --password=password -- 
> mount /dev/sdd1 /media/backups-archived';
>
> Is this the correct file in which to list pre/post archive commands?
>
> Is there a syntax flaw in the construction of my  
> $Conf{ArchivePreUserCmd}?

I believe your are going to run this as a cronjob, right? Why not make  
a three line script (mount image, archive+gzip, unmount) and run that  
from cron? Then you don't need to mess with any pre or post commands  
in BackupPC. Just an idea.

Nils Breunese.

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