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Re: [BackupPC-users] rsync not backing up certain directories

2010-08-25 14:05:56
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] rsync not backing up certain directories
From: Les Mikesell <lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com>
To: backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:03:04 -0500
On 8/24/2010 7:27 AM, mbp wrote:
> I have a server that BackupPC is only backing up certain directories and 
> skipping the rest.  I am using rsync to do the backup against a Linux box and 
> it is creating the /var directory, however it is not grabbing any of the 
> files.
>
> I have a server that is set up identically, the configuration files are 
> identical, and it works.
>
> Here is the config file:
> $Conf{BackupFilesExclude} = [
>    '/tmp','/proc','/mnt','/sys','/media','/lost+found','boot'
>    ];
> $Conf{XferMethod} = 'rsync';
>
> The backuppc account is using ssh keys to the root user.

Did you add --one-file-system to the rsync args?  If so you have to add 
explicit shares for each mounted file system you want to back up.

-- 
   Les Mikesell
    lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com


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