Re: [BackupPC-users] Request for pointer

[John H. <jj...@gm...>]

thank you Koen!  some clarification questions below:

On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 11:28 AM, <koe...@ko...> wrote:

> > 1) some clarification of both backuppc settings and Samba setting from
> > someone who has backuppc backing up xp clients over a small LAN.  e.g.
> > show
> > me relevant sections of your config and .pl files.
>
> First: backuppc wiki
> :
> http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/backuppc/index.php?title=Tips_and_Tricks
>
> I don't use it anymore but this is what i remember:
> The user you fill in in the config.pl e.g. user: backupuser passw:
> password
> You add that user to every PC to the administrator group (and backup
> operators?)
>
Assume I have 3 xp machines, each machine has one user, with admin
privilidges, and a password.  Are you saying that in my config.pl, I need to
add, for every machine I want to back up, the user name and password?
What do I do if the machine I want to back up, has only one user with no
password but admin privlidges?


>
>

> > 2) a pointer to a Samba-xp how to....where Samba is NOT a domain
> > controller
>
>
> When your clients are statically mapped, use that as client name.
>
.....use *that* as client name".....What is *that* referring to? the clients
IP address (xx.xx.xx.xx)? The client PCs 'name'?

> Then you don't need nmblookup to find the clients and don't need a WINS
> server for netbios name lookups
>
> >
> > 3) a clarification to: When using backuppc and SMB, is the assumption
> that
> > Samba is acting/configured as a domain controller or not? For backuppc to
> > work, what is the easiest way to configure Samba (not as a domain
> > controller?)
>
> backuppc and smb just have to do with how you access the clients. It has
> nothing to do with DC's etc. You only need the package installed to have
> the smbclient program +-
>
So you are saying that I do not need to configure SMB as a domain
controller...?

>
> I'm not at work so I can't check info from the backup servers.
> I hope this helps a bit.
>
> Koen Linders
>
>
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