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| ====== HOWTO Install BackupPC ====== | ====== HOWTO Install BackupPC ====== | ||
| [[http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/info.html|BackupPC]] is a high-performance, enterprise-grade system for backing up Linux and WinXX PCs and laptops to a server's disk. BackupPC is highly configurable and easy to install and maintain. It runs quite well on the DNS-323. The accompanying forum thread is located [[http://forum.dsmg600.info/t2264-BackupPC-DNS-323-running-working.html|here]]. \\ For a Wikipedia description click [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backuppc|here]]. | [[http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/info.html|BackupPC]] is a high-performance, enterprise-grade system for backing up Linux and WinXX PCs and laptops to a server's disk. BackupPC is highly configurable and easy to install and maintain. It runs quite well on the DNS-323. The accompanying forum thread is located [[http://forum.dsmg600.info/t2264-BackupPC-DNS-323-running-working.html|here]]. \\ For a Wikipedia description click [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backuppc|here]]. | ||
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| ===== Requirements ===== | ===== Requirements ===== | ||
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| + | ===== Create backuppc user ===== | ||
| + | Create user and homedirectory | ||
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| + | useradd -m backuppc | ||
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| + | To not lose user by reboot - store password permanently | ||
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| + | store-passwd.sh | ||
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| IO::Uncompress::Gunzip | IO::Uncompress::Gunzip | ||
| - | I don't think this is difficult, just time consuming. | + | I don't think this is difficult, just time consuming. However, if you're lazy and trust the perl automatic installer, you can run: |
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| + | for N in Compress::Raw::Zlib IO::Compress::Base IO::Compress::Base::Common IO::Compress::Gzip IO::Compress::Gzip::Constants IO::Uncompress::Base IO::Uncompress::Gunzip | ||
| + | do perl -MCPAN -e "install $N" | ||
| + | done | ||
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| Are these paths correct? [y]? y | Are these paths correct? [y]? y | ||
| BackupPC will run on host [...]? your HOSTNAME here (it's probably already the default answer) | BackupPC will run on host [...]? your HOSTNAME here (it's probably already the default answer) | ||
| - | BackupPC should run as user [backuppc]? root (it's better to create a limited user named backuppc) | + | BackupPC should run as user [backuppc]? |
| Install directory (full path) [...]? /ffp/usr/BackupPC | Install directory (full path) [...]? /ffp/usr/BackupPC | ||
| Data directory (full path) []? /ffp/backuppcdata | Data directory (full path) []? /ffp/backuppcdata | ||
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| Now you're ready to add more computers to be backed up to the server and edit your settings to your liking. | Now you're ready to add more computers to be backed up to the server and edit your settings to your liking. | ||
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| ===== Troubleshooting ===== | ===== Troubleshooting ===== | ||
| - | "unknown host" error when starting a backup | + | == "unknown host" error when starting a backup == |
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| This can happen if you have added a host to conf/hosts but forgotten to reload the config file. | This can happen if you have added a host to conf/hosts but forgotten to reload the config file. | ||
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| And to make this work on startup add to the end of your fun_plug file: | And to make this work on startup add to the end of your fun_plug file: | ||
| echo "192.168.xxx.xxx computer1 computer1" >> /etc/hosts | echo "192.168.xxx.xxx computer1 computer1" >> /etc/hosts | ||
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| + | Edited by PetoZ 4.1.2010. | ||
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| + | == backup aborted (inet connect: Connection timed out) == | ||
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| + | Connection is blocked on firewall or rsyncd on client computer is not running. | ||
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| + | == restore failed (Unable to read 4 bytes) == | ||
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| + | To fix this change read only = false in c:/rsyncd/rsyncd.conf file on your client computer. | ||
| + | I tested it and it works on Windows XP Home and Professional. | ||
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