Re: [BackupPC-users] Per PC config file..

[Craig B. <cba...@us...>]

Syed Imran writes:

> This is what I've done.
> 
> __TOPDIR__ == /backuppc
> 
> so, I've got the main config file as /backuppc/conf/config.pl and hosts
> in /backuppc/conf/hosts (this file currently has only 1 host specified
> as dhcp -> marks-desktop)
> 
> /backuppc/pc/marks-desktop/config.pl contains the following::
> do "/backuppc/conf/config.pl
> $Conf{SmbShareName} = 'TestBackup';
> #completion of marks-desktop config file

As you noted in your following email, you were missing a ';'.
But, more importantly, there is no need to include the main
config.pl.  So all you need is a one-liner:

    $Conf{SmbShareName} = 'TestBackup';

> When I connect to the cgi interface, it says that it can successfully
> ping marks-desktop (from marks-desktop home page). But when I click for
> a perform Full Backup Now, it says in the error log that It was unable
> to backup C$ share on marks-desktop! the contents of Xfer-log for
> marks-desktop::
> Running: /usr/bin/smbclient \\\\marks-desktop\\C\$ -I 172.16.102.169 -U 
> -E -N -d 1 -c tarmode\ full -Tc -
> Xfer PIDs are now 4640,4639
> Domain=[TECHNOLOGY] OS=[Windows 5.1] Server=[Windows 2000 LAN Manager]
> tree connect failed: NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED
> tarExtract: Unexpected end of tar archive (tot = 512, num = , posn = )
> tarExtract: Done: 1 errors, 0 filesExist, 0 sizeExist, 0 sizeExistComp, 0 filesTotal, 0 sizeTotal
> 
> I see 10 problems here:
> (0) somehow the share name has not been over-ridden (its specified in
> config.pl for marks-desktop)

See above.

> (1) whats the tree connect failed thingy? I can connect to the machine
> and browse the shares there. I actually have Full permissions on the
> TestBackup folder on marks-desktop!

And you've discovered you don't have any permission
(NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED) for the share C$.

Craig