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Re: [BackupPC-users] Spaces in rsync-conf

2011-06-27 10:28:56
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Spaces in rsync-conf
From: Daniel Spannbauer <ds AT marco DOT de>
To: backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:27:28 +0200
Am 06/27/2011 04:06 PM, schrieb Michael Stowe:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I try to use the cygwin-rsync from Backuppc.
>> Cause of the German Language, the c:\Users-Folder is called
>> "c:\Dokumente und Einstellungen".
>> But rsync can't find that folder.
>>
>> I tried it with
>> path = "/cygdrive/c/Dokumente und Einstellungen" and other quuotings,
>> but none worked. I always get the error "rsync: chdir
>> "/cygdrive/c/Dokumente und Einstellungen" failed: No such file or
>> directory (2)"
>>
>> What is the right way to quote such a path?
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Daniel
>
> Errr...  no.
>
> "Dokumente und Einstellungen" is "Documents and Settings," not Users.
>
> If you're backing up Vista or Windows 7, your problem isn't the spaces in
> the folder name, it's that the folder name is actually "Users," which is
> the same on both German and English versions.
>
> This is translated to "Benutzer" on the desktop, but it's only a localized
> name, in the filesystem, you still want "Users."
>
> And I hate to answer your question with a question, but where do you wish
> to quote the path with spaces in it?  The BackupPC configuration,
> rsyncd.conf, the command line ...?
>

Sorry, for the confusion, I'm backing up a machine with Windows XP Prof.
My problem is the rsyncd.conf, rsync can't find the path.

Regards

Daniel


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