> Why did you not move the main log files under /var/log/?
In fact old backuppc logs are compressed using a non-standard program. So they
can be read only from the web interface.
All logs under /var/log are usually readable with view, zcat, zless, so if
backuppc logs were put there, I think I w
On Tuesday 04 September 2007, you wrote:
> Le mardi 04 septembre 2007 15:54, Frans Pop a écrit :
> > Why was it decided to do this differently for Debian? Backwards
> > compatibility with previous Debian versions maybe?
> Yes, 2 reasons:
I've reversed your reasons for clarity of my arguments.
> 2
Le mardi 04 septembre 2007 15:54, Frans Pop a écrit :
> Why was it decided to do this differently for Debian? Backwards
> compatibility with previous Debian versions maybe?
Yes, 2 reasons:
1- the debian package 1st introduced the config files in /etc (before they
were found in /var/lib/backuppc)
Note this comment from upstream author:
! The documentation fix applies just to the Debian package.
! The virgin BackupPC release does in fact put the per-pc
! config files (assuming FHS) in /etc/BackupPC/pc/HOST.pl.
Why was it decided to do this differently for Debian? Backwards
compatibility wi
tags 436793 + patch
thanks
The attached patch should fix this issue.
Cheers,
FJP
diff --git a/doc/BackupPC.html b/doc/BackupPC.html
index ca0dd67..fd8a0fc 100644
--- a/doc/BackupPC.html
+++ b/doc/BackupPC.html
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ located in the following locations:
__CONFDIR__/config.pl
Package: backuppc
Version: 3.0.0-3
Severity: minor
The documentation mentions several times that the new location of the
per-pc configuration file is now: /etc/backuppc/pc/.pl.
This is _not_ correct. It should be: /etc/backuppc/.pl (i.e.
without the "pc" subdirectory).
-- System Information:
Debi
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