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Libby: updated backuppc URL

2017-05-26T17:07:25Z

updated backuppc URL

2015-09-10T23:48:05Z

Note about PullConfig issue caused by Libby on 09/10/2015.

2015-05-18T19:31:02Z

2015-05-18T18:58:20Z

Added intro.

2015-05-18T18:01:25Z

2015-05-18T17:58:39Z

2015-05-18T17:47:53Z

2015-05-18T17:41:29Z

Added link for EMailUserDestDomain.

2015-05-18T17:30:36Z

Added notes on key variables and how they work.

2015-05-18T16:46:23Z

Added setup note.

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 *If BackupPC is not already set up on your desktop, [mailto:libby@geog.ucsb.edu send Libby an email] to arrange a time to set it up. Set up could be anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours, depending on what OS you have and if you need Cygwin installed. A restart could be required.
 *Stop by [[User:Libby | Libby]]'s office so she can have you set up your BackupPC password.
-*While on the UCSB network (either at your computer, over Remote Desktop, or via VPN), go to http://zippy.geog.ucsb.edu/BackupPC and enter your BackupPC username and password (that [[User:Libby | Libby]] helped you set up) to access the BackupPC browser console.
+*While on the UCSB network (either at your computer, over Remote Desktop, or via VPN), go to http://ubu.chg.ucsb.edu/BackupPC and enter your BackupPC username and password (that [[User:Libby | Libby]] helped you set up) to access the BackupPC browser console.
 *Once you are signed in to the BackupPC browser interface, select your computer from the "Hosts" dropdown menu.
 **To find your computer's name in Windows, enter the command "hostname" into a command prompt. On a Mac, use an iTerm to enter the "hostname" command.

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:48, 10 September 2015
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	==Links==		==Links==
	*You can read more about fine-tuning BackupPC [http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/faq/BackupPC.html here].		*You can read more about fine-tuning BackupPC [http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/faq/BackupPC.html here].
		+
		+	==Notes==
		+	*Not preserving the proper amount of lines during pull-config on September 10, 2015 deleted backuppc user from /etc/passwd, resulting in the following error when trying to access the web interface:
		+	Error: Wrong user: my userid is 105, instead of (backuppc)
		+	This script needs to run as the user specified in $Conf{BackupPCUser}, which is set to backuppc.
		+
		+	This is an installation problem. If you are using mod_perl then it appears that Apache is not running as user backuppc.
		+	If you are not using mod_perl, then most like setuid is not working properly on BackupPC_Admin. Check the permissions on
		+	/usr/share/BackupPC/sbin//BackupPC_Admin and look at the documentation."
		+	*Added backuppc user back into /etc/passwd, copied form a backup of /etc/passwd, issue resolved. [[User:Libby\|Libby]] 16:48, 10 September 2015 (PDT)

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 ====Xfer Tab====
 *[http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/faq/BackupPC.html#_conf_rsyncsharename_ RsyncShareName]: This variable can be used to specify the drive(s) you want to back up (e.g., for Windows users, insert /cygdrive/[drive letter] in the field next to the "Add" button and clicking "Add").
-**[http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/faq/BackupPC.html#_conf_backupfilesexclude_ BackupFilesExclude]: [[User:Libby | Libby]] will adjust your backup exclusions based on your OS, but you can fine tune exclusions here to avoid backing up extraneous files (thus shortening the time your desktop takes to backup). A more fine-tuned Windows exclude list can be found [http://lifeofageekadmin.com/installing-backuppc/ here]. The default exclusions for BackupPC for Macs are usually sufficient.
+**[http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/faq/BackupPC.html#_conf_backupfilesexclude_ BackupFilesExclude]: [[User:Libby | Libby]] will set your backup exclusions based on your OS, but you can fine tune exclusions here to avoid backing up extraneous files (thus shortening the time your desktop takes to backup). A more fine-tuned Windows exclude list can be found [http://lifeofageekadmin.com/installing-backuppc/ here]. The default exclusions for BackupPC for Macs are usually sufficient.
 **Do not use [http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/faq/BackupPC.html#_conf_backupfilesonly_ BackupFilesOnly].

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 ==Getting Started==
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 *In the Xfer section, you can adjust what gets backed up and when.
 *In the Email section, you can adjust the domain of your email and tweak when you get notifications.
-*In the Schedule section, you can tweak the time of day your backups occur.
+*In the Schedule section, you can tweak the time of day your backups occur (sticking to the defaults is strongly recommended).
 ===Key Variables===

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 ====Xfer Tab====
-*[http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/faq/BackupPC.html#_conf_rsyncsharename_ RsyncShareName]: For Windows users, this variable can be used to specify the drives you want to back up by inserting /cygdrive/[drive letter] in the field next to the "Add" button and clicking "Add".
+*[http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/faq/BackupPC.html#_conf_rsyncsharename_ RsyncShareName]: This variable can be used to specify the drive(s) you want to back up (e.g., for Windows users, insert /cygdrive/[drive letter] in the field next to the "Add" button and clicking "Add").
 **[http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/faq/BackupPC.html#_conf_backupfilesexclude_ BackupFilesExclude]: [[User:Libby | Libby]] will adjust your backup exclusions based on your OS, but you can fine tune exclusions here to avoid backing up extraneous files (thus shortening the time your desktop takes to backup). A more fine-tuned Windows exclude list can be found [http://lifeofageekadmin.com/installing-backuppc/ here]. The default exclusions for BackupPC for Macs are usually sufficient.
 **Do not use [http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/faq/BackupPC.html#_conf_backupfilesonly_ BackupFilesOnly].

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 ===Key Variables===
-<span style="color: red">'''NOTE:''' For the sake of the integrity of your backup, please consult with [[User:Libby | Libby]] before changing any variables not listed here!</span>
+<span style="color: red">'''NOTE:''' For the sake of the integrity of your backups, please consult with [[User:Libby | Libby]] before changing any variables not listed here!</span>
 ====Xfer Tab====

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 ==Edit Config==
-*In the Email section, change the EMailUserDestDomain variable to the domain of your email address. Your username should be the part of your email before the @.
+*In the Email section, change the [http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/faq/BackupPC.html#Email-reminders-status-and-messages EMailUserDestDomain] variable to the domain of your email address. Your username should be the part of your email before the @.
 *In the Xfer section, you can adjust what gets backed up and when.

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 ===Key Variables===
 ==Links==
 *You can read more about fine-tuning BackupPC [http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/faq/BackupPC.html here].