Michael Stowe wrote:
>
>>> The first advice was:
>>>   "The first thing to verify, of course, is that smbclient can connect
>>> using the command line."
>>>
>>> That's the one that matters for smb xfers.  Can you connect with
>>> smbclient to the sharename in question with the same credentials
>>> configured in backuppc?
>> sorry, I forgot to mention that in my list. Either smb client connection
>> has been tested twice, and it works fine when invoked manually, using
>> the same credentials and shares etc.
>>
>> Best regards
>> Stefan
> 
> Bizarre!  You're saying that the command line works when you run it, but
> the exact same command line fails when run by backuppc?  This suggests
> your computer has acquired a capricious spirit -- or, something is
> actually different.
> 
> What command line are you verifying with smbclient?  Are you actually able
> to retrieve files?

It is actually a bit hard to duplicate the command exactly since backuppc 
passes 
the credentials in the environment so you don't see them in the logs or in a 
ps. 
There have been versions of samba that had problems parsing the backuppc 
command 
line but I've forgotten which ones.  Is there any chance that smbclient has 
been 
updated on the backuppc server?  And is there any difference if you force an 
incremental run instead of a full?

-- 
   Les Mikesell
     lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com


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