Re: [webmin-l] [BUG?] remote backup files

[Jamie C. <jca...@we...>]

On 7/Jul/2006 11:02 Pat Erler wrote ..
> On Fri, 07 Jul 2006 19:21:26 +0200, Jamie Cameron <jca...@we...>
> wrote:
> 
> > On 7/Jul/2006 12:05 Pat Erler wrote ..
> >> hi
> >> On Fri, 07 Jul 2006 18:07:58 +0200, Roger B.A. Klorese
> >> <ro...@qu...> wrote:
> >> >> in backup filesystem, when i choose remote backup via ssh i get this
> >> >> error:
> >> >>
> >> >> bash: line 1: /usr/libexec/rmt: No such file or directory
> >> >> what is missing here?
> >> > You haven't installed rmt on the server.
> >> sure i have:
> >> but somehow the paths in webmin(?) are not correct, it seems..
> >>
> >> all this is debian 3.1, btw..
> > Are both the client and server systems Debian 3.1? It looks like
> yes both are stable debian 3.1
> 
> > the backup client's tar command is expecting the rmt command to be
> > at /usr/libexec/rmt, when it is really at /etc/rmt.
> where does the backup client's tar command it's information about rmt?

As far as I know, it is built into the  tar program.

> > One work-around would be to run
> >
> > ln -s /etc/rmt /usr/libexec/rmt
> >
> > on the destination server.
> i'm quite sure it did work in earlier webmin versions. is it a problem
> in tar or webmin?

It looks to me like a problem in tar.

 - Jamie