Re: [rdiff-backup-users] --exclude problems

Hello Dominic,

Am running program on linux server. Here is the command

rdiff-backup -v4 --print-statistics address@hidden::d:/Users/Steve /mnt/hda1/backup/address@hidden/Steve

I think I've found the problem, I'm creating a shell script that will run on my linux server that uses rdiff-backup and ssh to backup my windows clients back to the linux server.

I'm using:

On the linux server : rdiff-backup 1.2.8 ; sendEmail

On the windows client : openssh for windows from http://www.mls-software.com/opensshd.html ; rdiff-backup 1.2.8 for windows.

I had some trouble with openssh for windows for a while, but got it working with auto public keys eventually.

My script uses variables to build the rdiff-backup command.

For example I have the following variable

rdiffoptions="-v4 --print-statistics";

This is where I should have put my --exclude **Outlook.pst code. It now looks like this

rdiffoptions="-v4 --print-statistics --exclude **Outlook.pst";

I was placing the code where the variables are joined into the command string.

The following way does not work with my script

BakCommand="$rdiffbackup $rdiffoptions --exclude **Outlook.pst address@hidden::$BakSrc $BakDest";

I'm not experienced with bash scripting, and am sure there is a simple rule that I broke.

Thanks to everyone who offered to help.

PS My real problem here is that if outlook is open, its Outlook.pst file will not be copied.

The closest solution i found so far is the following.

ssh into the client from the server and run vscsc in conjuction with rdiff-backup FROM the client in the following way.

Command from linux server : $ ssh address@hidden cmd /C "vscsc -exec=d:/Users/backup.bat d:"

where d:\Users\backup.bat contains

----------------------------

@echo off

DOSDEV B: %1

rdiff-backup -v3 --print-statistics B:/Users/Steve address@hidden::/mnt/hda1/backup/Steve

DOSDEV /D B:

----------------------------

This worked once and now does not work at all, and I get errors saying access denied.

Error ----------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------

$ ssh address@hidden cmd /C "vscsc -exec=d:/Users/backup.bat D:"

address@hidden's password:

VSCSC.EXE 3.0 - Volume Shadow Copy Simple Client for Windows 7

This is a modified version of the original Volume Shadow Copy Client

by Microsoft (VSHADOW.EXE), originally bundled with the Microsoft SDK 7

for Windows Vista and Windows 7.

(Option: Execute binary/script after shadow creation 'd:/Users/backup.bat')

(Option: Create shadow copy set)

(Gathering writer metadata...)

(Waiting for the asynchronous operation to finish...)

Initialize writer metadata ...

Discover directly excluded components ...

- Excluding writer 'Shadow Copy Optimization Writer' since it has no selected components for restore.

- Excluding writer 'MSSearch Service Writer' since it has no selected components for restore.

Discover components that reside outside the shadow set ...

- Component '\TasksStore' from writer 'Task Scheduler Writer' is excluded from backup (it requires C:\ in the shadow set)

- Component '\WriterMetadataStore' from writer 'VSS Metadata Store Writer' is excluded from backup (it requires C:\ in the shadow set)

- Component '\PerformanceCounters' from writer 'Performance Counters Writer' is excluded from backup (it requires C:\ in the shadow set)

- Component '\System Files' from writer 'System Writer' is excluded from backup (it requires C:\ in the shadow set)

- Component '\BCD\BCD' from writer 'ASR Writer' is excluded from backup (it requires in the shadow set)

- Component '\Registry' from writer 'Registry Writer' is excluded from backup (it requires C:\ in the shadow set)

- Component '\WMI' from writer 'WMI Writer' is excluded from backup (it requires C:\ in the shadow set)

- Component '\COM+ REGDB' from writer 'COM+ REGDB Writer' is excluded from backup (it requires C:\ in the shadow set)

Discover all excluded components ...

Discover excluded writers ...

- The writer 'Task Scheduler Writer' is now entirely excluded from the backup: