BackupPC-users

Re: [BackupPC-users] unable to restore via zip archives

2010-01-20 01:38:16
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] unable to restore via zip archives
From: Johan Cwiklinski <mailings AT x-tnd DOT be>
To: backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:36:07 +0100
Hello,

Le 20/01/2010 00:43, Matthias Meyer a écrit :
> Johan Cwiklinski wrote:
>
>   
>> Hello,
>>
>> Le 02/10/2009 18:15, Boyko Yordanov - Exsisto Ltd. a écrit :
>>     
>>> Hello list!
>>>
>>> I've been playing w/ BackupPC version 3.2.0beta0 for a couple of days
>>> and I am facing the following issue:
>>>
>>> I am unable to restore files via zip archives with compression (1-9).
>>> The web interface prompts me to save the file, but then the file is
>>> usually just a few kilobytes in size (no matter how many files I am
>>> selecting for restoration) and I am unable to extract anything from
>>> it. I am able to download a zero compression "zip" archive, but
>>> nothing if I set the compression to higher values. The other restore
>>> methods are working fine. I have all the necessary perl modules
>>> installed including Archive::Zip and the ones it depends on. There are
>>> no errors in the BackupPC log file, actually it just logs a normal
>>> entry like I've successfully downloaded the zip archive - but I did
>>> not.. at least the file I get seems somehow broken.
>>>
>>> Could it be a bug or a known issue? Anyone noticing the same behavior
>>> w/ his BackupPC setup? I have two boxes running this version of
>>> BackupPC - I can't use zip archives for restoration on both of them,
>>> its just not working for me.
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> Boyko
>>>   
>>>       
> I running BackupPC on Debian and I can restore via zip files with
> compression 9.
> Did you try a restore via .tar file too?
>   

Yes, tar file works as excpected.

> Do you can restore your files with a "normal" restore via your transfer
> method?
>   

What's a "normal restore"? If you mean restoring on the host, without
getting a zip or tar file, that works well too.

> br
> Matthias
>
>   

Regards,
Johan

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