Re: [BackupPC-users] Spaces in rsync-conf

[Daniel S. <ds...@ma...>]

Am 06/27/2011 04:42 PM, schrieb Michael Stowe:
>> Am 06/27/2011 04:06 PM, schrieb Michael Stowe:
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I try to use the cygwin-rsync from Backuppc.
>>>> Cause of the German Language, the c:\Users-Folder is called
>>>> "c:\Dokumente und Einstellungen".
>>>> But rsync can't find that folder.
>>>>
>>>> I tried it with
>>>> path = "/cygdrive/c/Dokumente und Einstellungen" and other quuotings,
>>>> but none worked. I always get the error "rsync: chdir
>>>> "/cygdrive/c/Dokumente und Einstellungen" failed: No such file or
>>>> directory (2)"
>>>>
>>>> What is the right way to quote such a path?
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>>
>>>> Daniel
>>>
>>> Errr...  no.
>>>
>>> "Dokumente und Einstellungen" is "Documents and Settings," not Users.
>>>
>>> If you're backing up Vista or Windows 7, your problem isn't the spaces
>>> in
>>> the folder name, it's that the folder name is actually "Users," which is
>>> the same on both German and English versions.
>>>
>>> This is translated to "Benutzer" on the desktop, but it's only a
>>> localized
>>> name, in the filesystem, you still want "Users."
>>>
>>> And I hate to answer your question with a question, but where do you
>>> wish
>>> to quote the path with spaces in it?  The BackupPC configuration,
>>> rsyncd.conf, the command line ...?
>>>
>>
>> Sorry, for the confusion, I'm backing up a machine with Windows XP Prof.
>> My problem is the rsyncd.conf, rsync can't find the path.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Daniel
>
> In that case, to find the path, start with:
>
> dir /x
>
> This will provide the "short" names, which should be locatable:
> 03/05/2010  03:20 PM<DIR>           DOCUME~1     Documents and Settings
> 06/14/2011  03:32 PM<DIR>           PROGRA~1     Program Files
>
> In this case, I'd use:
>
> /cygdrive/c/DOCUME~1
>
> And it should be able to locate the path.

Hallo Michael,

it seems to work now.
Lots of errors like "Device or resource busy", but the rsync works.

Thanks

Regards

Daniel




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