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Re: [BackupPC-users] Help setting up backups on HFS+ network drive

2012-08-15 12:00:20
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Help setting up backups on HFS+ network drive
From: Mike <ispbuilder AT gmail DOT com>
To: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" <backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:58:53 -0300
On 12-08-15 12:52 PM, Les Mikesell wrote:

> Does the device offer nfs as an option?  If so, I'd use that instead of cifs.
>
>> Am I going about this in the wrong way? Should I be backing up to this drive 
>> in a different manner? Right now, $Conf{XferMethod} = 'tar'; but I have 
>> tried it set to "smb" as well with the same results.
>

I'm suprised nobody has suggested creating an appropriately sized file 
on a CIFS share, making a filesystem on the file, and then mounting it 
with -o loop and running BackupPC on that.


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