On Thu, 2008-12-18 at 11:44 -0500, Max Hetrick wrote: > I wrote a guide for installing and configuring BackupPC on a CentOS host > using rsync as the primary backup method. As best as one can proof read > their own writing, I did so, but please read through and feel free to > correct and change any typos. > > <http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/BackupPC> I have 3 BackupPC servers running (2 i386 & 1 x86_64) backing up linux/win xp/vi$ta clients and have a few initial suggestions: 1) Add the wiki reference, which contains clarification of many points not addressed sufficiently in the documentation. http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net/ Considerable information regarding backing up window$ clients via rsync is contained there. As a note, the provided stripped down cygwin/rsync package is stale (will not run under vi$ta as a service) and installing the current cygwin works much better. 2) Also, a bug report contains corrective measures for the 64-bit installation. http://bugs.centos.org/view.php?id=3175 3) Web interface documentation link issues are addressed in another bug report: http://bugs.centos.org/view.php?id=3190 4) There is also a minor tweak with email notification that could be addressed in the readme file that I will eventually submit a bug report on (SendmailPath points to mail, not sendmail. Trying to send mail in default config gives a fatal error). 5) A section addressing backing up Macs would be very helpful (to me). The official documentation is very lacking in that area. Steve
