Hi Bob

On 14.07.2017 21:32, Bob Katz wrote:

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> 
> 
> 2017/07/14 15:06:17 [3292] connect from localhost (::1)
> 2017/07/14 15:06:17 [3292] rsync denied on module Backup-Data-Folder
> from localhost (::1)
> 

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> 
> #######################################################################
> ##
> ##  RSYNCD config file for the backuppc server
> ##
> #######################################################################
> 
> 
> transfer logging = false
>  lock file = /var/run/rsync.lock
>  log file = /var/log/rsyncd.log
>  pid file = /var/run/rsyncd.pid
>  port=873
>  address=localhost.localdomain
>  uid=root
>  gid=root
>  use chroot=yes
>  read only = no
> ## host allow: this is important.
> ## In my case leaving the subnet-mask leads to a failure,
> ## so I only provide the IP.
>    hosts allow = 192.168.0.217, localhost.localdomain

I'd use
    hosts allow = 192.168.0.217, 127.0.0.1

because something has to translate localhost.localdomain to an IP
address and if this fails for whatever glitch of the day is present in
name resolution, your backup will fail, too.


>  motd file=/etc/rsyncd/rsyncd.motd
>  
> ## Now you have to declare, in brackets, the RSYNC 'module', or "share
> name" as it is called within backuppc
>    [Backup-Data-Folder]
>    ## Next, set the path you want backed up. Be sure to use a trailing
> slash
>    path            = /

Please don't do that:
o a Linux system has virtual file systems mounted (/proc, /temp,
  /sys/ ...) that will either not be readable, change during
  access or may lead to endless loops.

o this includes your /var/lib/backuppc directory. That's where
  your backup goes, so you backup your backup. It won't take long
  until the backup of backups of backups (...) will fill up your drive.
  I'd go for /etc at this point and add additional paths later, when
  this works.

>    read only       = no
>    list            = yes
>    auth users = root

Most probably, BackupPC will try to connect as user backuppc, not root.
At least, that's the default.

See 'man rsyncd.conf' (and search for 'auth users'). Please note that
auth users is just a user name (which needs a corresponding password in
the secrets file). This does not translate to actual users on the
system, the user name (and the the corresponding password from the
secrets file) are just used to govern access to the rsyncd server share.
the access rights to the files are deined by the user rsyncd runs under,
so in your case

>  uid=root
>  gid=root



And have a look at the 'secrets file' section right below.


BTW, it is cool that you are still on it and, despite all the troubles
you went through, did not abandon the whole project!

With kind regards

Stefan Peter

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