Re: [BackupPC-users] SmbClient for Workgroup and Domain authentication

Thanks for your reply. rSync is an option, but not "skipping all that" - I still need to make SMB work for situations where I am unable to rSync.

On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 9:17 AM, Michael Stowe <mstowe AT chicago.us.mensa DOT org> wrote:

> I'm in an environment where some workstation may be in the domain, others
> not. However, either way, we'll have a "backuppc" user account for
> connecting to the machine for smb backup.
>
> Instead of having to choose one or the other username (backuppc vs.
> Domain/backuppc) and having to do a client override for the other, I was
> hoping to be able to create/define a wrapper script such that it will
> attempt connection using the domain credentials:
>
> $smbClientPath \\$host\$shareName $I_option -U Domain/backuppc
>
>
> and if that fails, try connecting with the local user account
>
> $smbClientPath \\$host\$shareName $I_option -U backuppc
>
>
> Do any of you creative geniuses know how I can make that happen?

Is skipping all that and using rsync an option?

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