Re: Restore backuppc installation (localhost) from existing backuppc backups

Brad Alexander <[email protected]> Wed, 6 May 2026 09:34:58 -0500
Newsgroups gmane.comp.sysutils.backup.backuppc.general
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I've had my backuppc on a ZFS dataset for over 10 years for this very
reason.

On Tue, May 5, 2026 at 10:23=E2=80=AFAM G.W. Haywood <[email protected]=
o.uk>
wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> On Mon, 4 May 2026, Kenneth Porter wrote:
>
> > ...
> > I'd also recommend choosing a filesystem that allows the mount command
> > to specify an owner and group for the whole filesystem, so you can move
> > the media to another host without having to chown everything.
>
> My recommendation is to choose a filesystem for reliability and stability=
,
> especially for a system which runs BackupPC.
>
> --
>
> 73,
> Ged.
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">I&#39;ve had my backuppc on a ZFS dataset for over 10 year=
s for this very reason.=C2=A0</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quot=
e_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, May 5, 2026 at 1=
0:23=E2=80=AFAM G.W. Haywood &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]=
k">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"g=
mail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204=
,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hi there,<br>
<br>
On Mon, 4 May 2026, Kenneth Porter wrote:<br>
<br>
&gt; ...<br>
&gt; I&#39;d also recommend choosing a filesystem that allows the mount com=
mand<br>
&gt; to specify an owner and group for the whole filesystem, so you can mov=
e<br>
&gt; the media to another host without having to chown everything.<br>
<br>
My recommendation is to choose a filesystem for reliability and stability,<=
br>
especially for a system which runs BackupPC.<br>
<br>
-- <br>
<br>
73,<br>
Ged.<br>
<br>
<br>
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