Re: [BackupPC-users] rsync with windows/cygwin

There was a bug in older versions of cygwin/rsync which did not work as a "server" over ssh. It would hang up, so you had to run rsync as a daemon and set up shares. However, that has since been fixed, so you should be able to run rsync/ssh just fine.

I suspect your problem with BackupFileExclude is that you are not including the full path. If you are using a Windows client, your full path will be something like "/cygdrive/c/Program Files/<something to not backup>". If you are neglecting the /cygdrive/c/ part, that may be your issue.

Trey Nolen

Michael MH. Heel wrote:

Thx fort he info sorin and gerald. I will look into into.

In the meantime i tried standard rsync over ssh. The backup works fine with a „small“ problem: BackupFilesExclude doenst work at all. I dont know if thats the mentioned rsync bug or not but basic operation is working now. I use centos 5.4 with backuppc 3.2.0. client is a win2003 server running cygwin.

So either i take care of the BackupFilesExclude problem or the rsyncd problem. Which method you think is the better one for this scenario if both would work ?

michael

Von: Gerald Brandt [mailto:gbr AT majentis DOT com]
Gesendet: Dienstag, 14. September 2010 13:34
An: General list for user discussion,questions and support
Betreff: Re: [BackupPC-users] rsync with windows/cygwin

From: "Michael MH. Heel" <mh AT heel-data DOT de>
To: backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 4:07:06 AM
Subject: [BackupPC-users] rsync with windows/cygwin

Hello. I am testing BackupPC since a few days for backing up Windows PCs.

Most information i got tell me to use rsyncd when it comes to windows machines due to a bug.

As i run into problems with rsyncd+ssh i wonder if the rsync problem still persists or if it can be used now.

About the rsyncd problem: rsyncd trys to connect directly and is not using the ssh tunnel. I found documents about this problem but if rsync would work i would save the time solving the problem.

Thx for your help

Michael H.

Here is how I did it. If you don't want to use Microsoft's VSS, that part can be skipped.

http://geraldbrandt.com/2010/06/08/backuppc-with-sshrsyncvss-on-windows-server/
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