Benedict simon wrote:

> 
> Dear All,
> 
> I am new to backupPC and do have a problem with backing up a Linux hosts
> here is my configuration
> 
> i have a Backup PC server on Centos 5.3
> i have downloaded installed backuppc as per intructions form the site but
> from source rpm
> also installed the required perl modules
> 
>
http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3/stat/4/idpl/9547999/com/BackupPC-3.1.0-2.el5.noarch.rpm.html
> 
> I am using rsync to backup another centos OS ( my first client)
> 
> now when i say start full backup from the GUI it say started fullubackup
> of host hostname...
> 
> but in my XferLOG i see
> 
> -----------
> full backup started for directory /var/spool/mail
> Running: /usr/bin/ssh -q -x -l root kmdns1 /usr/bin/rsync --server
> --sender --numeric-ids --perms --owner --group -D --links --hard-links
> --times --block-size=2048 --recursive --ignore-times . /var/spool/mail/
> Xfer PIDs are now 16127
> Read EOF: Connection reset by peer
> Tried again: got 0 bytes
> Done: 0 files, 0 bytes
> Got fatal error during xfer (Unable to read 4 bytes)
> Backup aborted (Unable to read 4 bytes)
> Not saving this as a partial backup since it has fewer files than the
> prior one (got 0 and 0 files versus 0)
> 
> --------------
> 
> as per the docs this error is usaually caused when the backuppc user
> cannot ssh without a pasword to the client.
> 
> I have configured SSh corectly and the key exchange is fine
> 
> cause when i run the command as user backuppc on the Backuppc server
> 
> ssh -l root kmdns1 whoami ( where kmdns1) is my hostname
> it prints
> root
> 
> my /etc/BackupPC/hosts file
> ----------------------------------------
> # The first non-comment non-empty line gives the field names and should
> # not be edited!!
> #
> host        dhcp    user    moreUsers     # <--- do not edit this line
> #
> kmdns1          0       admin   backuppc
> #farside    0       craig   jill,jeff     # <--- example static IP host
> #entry
> #larson     1       bill                  # <--- example DHCP host entry
> -----------------------------
> 
> admin s the default user created when i used the rpm command to install
> backuppc and (--backuppc--) is the user i have added and also in
> apache.users file ..
> tried login into the web CGI with both users bu the same error
> 
> 
> really would apprecite your help and kind advice
> 
> 
> Regards
> 
> 
> simon
Do you have rsync --daemon running on kmdns1
Whats happen if you try:
telnet kmdns1 873
You should get a prompt like:
Trying xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx...
Connected to kmdns1.
Escape character is '^]'.
@RSYNCD: 30.0

br
Matthias
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