Re: [BackupPC-users] Wierd backup problem

Okay, here we go, Tyler. I'm going to basically start converting hosts
over to your full-machine backup. Wish me luck...:)

Obviously there are a few boxes (like my Nokia devices) that I'll
still either not change or wait till the end.

--b

On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 5:21 PM, Tyler J. Wagner <tyler AT tolaris DOT com> 
wrote:
> B,
>
> You are doing two things differently from my own config:
>
> 1. You're using lots of RsyncShareNames, rather than just / and using
> BackupFilesOnly and BackupFilesExclude. In fact, I've never used more
> than one RsyncShareName. Do you use this on your other hosts too? Aside
> from having BackupsDisable set, does it differ from any other host?
>
> 2. You're using sudo instead of root login. Your call. I prefer SSH keys
> with root not allowed to SSH by password.
>
> Attached is a sample of my backup host's configuration. This is a merge
> of important global variables for clarity, and those specific to the
> backup host. My backup host gets backed up daily just like any other
> client.
>
> Regards,
> Tyler
>
> On Fri, 2010-11-12 at 10:53 -0500, B. Alexander wrote:
>> Here is the config for that host:
>>
>> $Conf{PartialAgeMax} = '0'; # Added per Craig's recommendation
>> $Conf{BackupsDisable} = '1';
>> $Conf{RsyncClientCmd} = 'sudo $rsyncPath $argList+';
>> $Conf{RsyncClientRestoreCmd} = 'sudo $rsyncPath $argList+';
>> $Conf{RsyncShareName} = [ '/boot', '/lib/modules', '/home', '/etc',
>> '/var/backups', '/var/cache/apt', '/var/lib/apt', '/var/log', '/root',
>> '/usr/local', '/var/lib/dpkg' ];
>>
>> In the main config, I am using  "--checksum-seed=32761" in RsyncArgs,
>> which enables it for everything.
>>
>> --b
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 3:10 AM, Tyler J. Wagner <tyler AT tolaris DOT com> 
>> wrote:
>> > On Thu, 2010-11-11 at 17:26 -0500, B. Alexander wrote:
>> >> I don't think so, Les. I have been watching the backup as it runs (as
>> >> Tyler suggested earlier in the thread), and if I change the order of
>> >> the directories in RsyncShareName, the last file that gets backed up
>> >> changes, but it is the same file, whether during an incremental or
>> >> full.
>> >
>> > Could you post more of your config for that host? Are you using multiple
>> > RsyncShareName entries? Or one ("/") with a few directories in
>> > BackupFilesOnly and BackupFilesExclude? Are you using
>> > "--checksum-seed=32761" in RsyncArgs?
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Tyler
>> >
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