[Box Backup] config question

Wendell MacKenzie boxbackup@fluffy.co.uk
Mon, 01 May 2006 20:39:18 -0400


Chris Wilson wrote:
> Hi Wendell,
>
>>   Managed to straighten out my key issue from previous posting.
>
> What was causing it? Those key errors were weird, I've never seen
> anything like that.

WML (wendell mackenzie logic :)  I didn't follow the instructions 2 the
T...I guess.
>
>>   When I instruct the backup to begin, the bbackupd daemon is logging a
>> shedload of messages into /var/log/message about files
>> and directories that are being backed up (presumably)....
>>
>>   question is: where to?  My /etc/box/bbackup.conf has the parm:
>>
>> DataDirectory = /mnt/backup/wendell
>>
>>   specified.  Does this not mean to backup the files/directories to
>> this as a target directory?  If so, why am I not seeing the target
>> structure being assembled.  I let it run for 15 mins or so...
>
> No, the data directory is for client state. The location where your
> backups are stored is controlled by bbstored, and specified in
> raidfile.conf. The names are encrypted, so you won't recognise your
> directory and file structure in there, but the amount of data should
> be similar, and should match what "bbstoreaccounts" tells you.

got it.  Built boxi tonight...any plans for rpm'ing it? 
>
> Cheers, Chris.