BackupPC issues

[The_Librarian]

Hi All

I have installed BackupPC on Ubuntu Server, and got it to work.

The issue that I have is that it seems to try to extract the files when doing a backup.

Consider the following :

Command format for a full backup : $smbClientPath \\$host\$shareName $I_option -U $userName -E -d 1 -c tarmode\ full -Tc$X_option - $fileList

Xferlog of this command :

 Contents of file /var/lib/backuppc/pc/10.0.0.3/XferLOG.0.z, modified 2016-11-01 16:52:12

Running: /usr/bin/smbclient \\\\10.0.0.3\\backups -U backuppc -E -d 1 -c tarmode\ full -Tc - 
full backup started for share backups
Xfer PIDs are now 3776,3775
WARNING: The "syslog" option is deprecated
Domain=[IT-MANAGEMENT] OS=[Windows 8.1 Single Language 9600] Server=[Windows 8.1 Single Language 6.3]
tar:316  tarmode is now full, system, hidden, noreset, quiet
tar:712  Total bytes received: 196560803
tarExtract: Got file './googledrivesync.exe', mode 0644, size 1.06538e+06, type 0
  create   644       0/0     1065376 googledrivesync.exe
tarExtract: Got file './GoogleEarthSetup.exe', mode 0644, size 1.06538e+06, type 0
  create   644       0/0     1065376 GoogleEarthSetup.exe
tarExtract: Got file './iview442_setup.exe', mode 0644, size 2.13194e+06, type 0
  create   644       0/0     2131936 iview442_setup.exe
tarExtract: Got file './NetTimeSetup-314.exe', mode 0644, size 775206, type 0
  create   644       0/0      775206 NetTimeSetup-314.exe
tarExtract: Got file './os2_ntpd-1.4-full-shl-2015-01-20.zip', mode 0644, size 83359, type 0
  create   644       0/0       83359 os2_ntpd-1.4-full-shl-2015-01-20.zip
tarExtract: Got file './PDFCreator-2_4_0-Setup.exe', mode 0644, size 2.83989e+07, type 0
  create   644       0/0    28398896 PDFCreator-2_4_0-Setup.exe
tarExtract: Got file './sp6ai386.exe', mode 0644, size 3.57207e+07, type 0
  create   644       0/0    35720696 sp6ai386.exe
tarExtract: Got file './teracopy.exe', mode 0644, size 2.66945e+06, type 0
  create   644       0/0     2669448 teracopy.exe
tarExtract: Got file './test/', mode 0755, size 0, type 5
  create   755       0/0           0 test
tarExtract: Got file './TP.zip', mode 0644, size 1.22502e+06, type 0
  create   644       0/0     1225023 TP.zip
tarExtract: Got file './tp55.zip', mode 0644, size 985839, type 0
  create   644       0/0      985839 tp55.zip
tarExtract: Got file './VirtualBox-5.1.8-111374-Win (1).exe', mode 0644, size 1.2244e+08, type 0
  create   644       0/0   122439648 VirtualBox-5.1.8-111374-Win (1).exe
tarExtract: Done: 0 errors, 0 filesExist, 0 sizeExist, 0 sizeExistComp, 11 filesTotal, 196560803 sizeTotal
Got fatal error during xfer (No files dumped for share backups)
Backup aborted (No files dumped for share backups)
Saving this as a partial backup, replacing the prior one (got 11 and 0 files versus 0)

What bothers me is that it says tarExtract - does this means that it is trying to extract the files?

Any help will be appreciated on this issue.

Thanks

 

[McGuywer]

BackupPC archives the files it backups.
You should see a f character before or after each file.
I believe it is because your compression option is set.

I have stayed away from BackupPC for this reason.
I know there is a option to switch it off. Can you do that and test again?

ls your backed up directory on the backup server, you should see that there is a 'f'

I would like BackupPC to backup to a drive, I would then like to either restore via BackupPC or just copy the files over.

 

[PPLdude]

ahh I didn't see this thread.

Is your TopDir pointing at a nfs mount by any chance?

 

[The_Librarian]

Went with something else, did not had the time to faff around with it.

But I've left that company since.

 

[PPLdude]

Went with something else, did not had the time to faff around with it.

But I've left that company since.

What did you go with?

Got backuppc running smoothly now