BackupPC-users

Re: [BackupPC-users] Tar exited with error 512 () status

2011-08-12 15:14:25
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Tar exited with error 512 () status
From: Les Mikesell <lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com>
To: Joe Konecny <jkonecny AT rmtohio DOT com>
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:13:04 -0500
On 8/12/2011 1:55 PM, Joe Konecny wrote:
> On 8/12/2011 2:44 PM, Les Mikesell wrote:
>> On 8/12/2011 1:36 PM, Joe Konecny wrote:
>>> On 8/12/2011 2:31 PM, Les Mikesell wrote:
>>>> Posting the BackupFilesExclude setting for the host in question would
>>>> be a good starting point... The usual place to go
>>>> wrong is not having the share name or '*' on the left side of the '=>'.
>>>>
>>>
>>> $Conf{TarClientPath} = '/usr/local/bin/tar';
>>> $Conf{TarShareName} = [
>>> '/'
>>> ];
>>> $Conf{XferMethod} = 'tar';
>>> $Conf{TarClientCmd} = '$sshPath -q -x -n -l root $host env LC_ALL=C
>>> $tarPath -c -v -f - -C $shareName+ --totals';
>>> $Conf{EMailAdminUserName} = 'xxxxx';
>>> $Conf{EMailUserDestDomain} = 'xxxxx';
>>> $Conf{BackupFilesExclude} = {
>>> '/mnt/usb' => [
>>> ''
>>> ]
>>> };
>>
>> I think that says to exclude nothing from a share named /mnt/usb
>> (which doesn't exist).
>>
>
> Well I'm confused. I'm looking at the docs. It shows...
>
> $Conf{BackupFilesExclude} = '/temp';
>
> ...for an example. So I assume I need...
>
> $Conf{BackupFilesExclude} = '/mnt/usb';
>
>
> Do I need to manually edit the config file?

No, in the web interface 'new key' is for the share name (or * for all), 
then you get a new place to insert the path(s) to exclude on that share.

-- 
   Les Mikesell
    lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com






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