[plug] [Fwd: [K12OSN] Huck's backuppc howto(long post)]

[Gavin Chester]

Thought to forward this post from another list 'cause of the relevance
to recent postings here :^).  HTH, YMMV, yada yada.

Regards, Gavin

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> From: Huck <dhuckaby at paasda.org>
> To: K12ltsp <k12osn at redhat.com>
> Subject: [K12OSN] Huck's backuppc howto(long post)
> Date: 17 Jan 2005 14:35:02 -0800
> 
> This method was used by me to get backuppc working(my first time)
> I will likely be building out a server specifically for this task in the 
> near future,
> but with Les's constant plugs for the software I had to try it and it 
> worked!
> (not without the headaches which hopefully you'll be able to avoid by 
> this guide)
> 
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Installation of BackupPC on Debian 30r1
> and using *rsync* as the method of backup
> 
>    1.
> 
>       Boot up off the debian cd...(only need #1 to do a network install)
> 
>    2.
> 
>       Follow the installation requirements to the point where it asks if
>       you want to run tasksel...(hit yes here)
> 
>    3.
> 
>       Install the 1^st two options for the Xwindows Environment and
>       Desktop do NOT answer yes to the web server.
> 
>    4.
> 
>       Finish with install.(don't forget to create a “normal user”)
> 
>    5.
> 
>       Now...I had to edit /etc/apt/apt.conf and add this line:
> 
>       /APT::Cache-Limit 10000000;/
> 
>    6.
> 
>       then I needed to make my apt source use 'unstable' editing
>       /etc/apt/sources.list
> 
>       on the first line you should have something like this:
> 
>       deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian stable main non-free contrib
> 
>       change the '/stable/' to '/unstable/'
> 
>    7.
> 
>       /*apt-get update*/
> 
>    8.
> 
>       /*apt-get dist-upgrade*/
> 
>    9.
> 
>       now to install the nifty perl modules using CPAN:
> 
>       /*perl -MCPAN -e -shell*/
> 
>       install Compress::Zlib, Archive::Zip, File::RsyncP <file:///RsyncP>
> 
>   10.
> 
>       now to install apache2 using apt-get
> 
>       /*apt-get install apache2*/
> 
>   11.
> 
>       then install backuppc using apt-get
> 
>       /*apt-get install backuppc*/
> 
>   12.
> 
>       here I rebooted to get the graphical login(I'm sure someone with
>       more guru-ness has a better way...but this worked for me)
> 
>   13.
> 
>       login with the 'normal user' you created on installation and
>       launch mozilla and attempt to go to http://localhost/backuppc and
>       see if you get the lovely
> 
>       web-ministration page(you should)
> 
>   14.
> 
>       now to add a host to the /etc/backuppc/hosts file.
> 
>       Do as the comments in the file tell you(very straight forward)
> 
>   15.
> 
>       now you'll have to edit /etc/passwd and /etc/passwd- files so that
>       the user 'backuppc'
> 
>       gets a login...at the end of the files a line starting with
>       backuppc:x:...and ending with /bin/false just change the '/false/'
>       to '/bash/'...and save the files...
> 
>   16.
> 
>       now you can */su - backuppc/*
> 
>   17.
> 
>       /*ssh-keygen -t dsa */<hit enter 3 times> Your public key has been
>       saved in <path>)...pay attention to this path...you'll need it for
>       the command below.
> 
>   18.
> 
>       ssh-copy-id -i <the path from above> root at the <mailto:root at the>
>       name of the machine you put in the 'hosts' file
> 
>   19.
> 
>       now...you have the passwordless ssh ready...you have the hosts
>       file ready...now you need to edit the /etc/backuppc/config.pl file
>       to tell it what you want backed-up and how.
>       http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/faq/BackupPC.html#step_3__setting_up_config_pl
> 
>       the link above is a good resource...under the Linux/Unix section
>       and rsync sub-section you can see the relevant settings you need
>       to change in config.pl...
> 
>   20.
> 
>       after all that is set...you should be able to login via the
>       http://localhost/backuppc and choose the host you'd like to backup
>       and it aughta work!(unless I forgot something =)
> 
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> --Huck
> 
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