Re: Restore backuppc installation (localhost) from existing backuppc backups
[email protected] Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:28:55 -0400
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--===============2642612217009182023== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=e87ad43e067ca684df1c7579d0d4b8c7bd340766 --e87ad43e067ca684df1c7579d0d4b8c7bd340766 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Thanks. That worked. Can see all the old files now. Was able to retrieve all my old backuppc config files. And I will add my general thanks to the chorus praising your continued support of backuppc. On Mon, Aug 3, 2026, at 8:58 AM, G.W. Haywood wrote: > Hi there, > > On Mon, 3 Aug 2026, backuppc@sundquist... wrote: > > > I have recreated my backups from scratch without referring to my old config.pl > > > > I was never able to recover the old localhost /etc files. > > > > I was able to identify the backup numbers based on your suggestions. > > But got stuck on the sharename. > > > > When I ran (as backuppc) > > > > /usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_ls -h localhost -n 0 -s /etc > > > > It just gave me usage instructions. I tried putting the sharename > > in single quotes, too but that didn't work. I am sure that is the > > sharename for the default localhost backup, as that is what it is in > > my new installation (using tar). > > > > So not critical since I have most things working, but I never like > > to leave myself stumped. > > If you look carefully at the usage instructions from BackupPC_ls you > should see that you missed out an important part - the specification > of the directory, directories or file(s) that you want it to list. > > So for example you could simply add ' /' to your command, changing > > .../BackupPC_ls -h localhost -n 0 -s /etc > > to > > .../BackupPC_ls -h localhost -n 0 -s /etc / > > HTH > > -- > > 73, > Ged. > > > _______________________________________________ > BackupPC-users mailing list > [email protected] > List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users > Wiki: https://github.com/backuppc/backuppc/wiki > Project: https://backuppc.github.io/backuppc/ > --e87ad43e067ca684df1c7579d0d4b8c7bd340766 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title></head><body><div style=3D"fon= t-family:Verdana;">Thanks. That worked. Can see all the old = files now. Was able to retrieve all my old backuppc config files.<= /div><div style=3D"font-family:Verdana;"><br></div><div style=3D"font-fa= mily:Verdana;">And I will add my general thanks to the chorus praising y= our continued support of backuppc.</div><div style=3D"font-family:Verdan= a;"><br></div><div>On Mon, Aug 3, 2026, at 8:58 AM, G.W. Haywood wrote:<= /div><blockquote type=3D"cite" id=3D"qt" style=3D""><div style=3D"font-f= amily:Verdana;">Hi there,</div><div style=3D"font-family:Verdana;"><br><= /div><div style=3D"font-family:Verdana;">On Mon, 3 Aug 2026, backuppc@su= ndquist... wrote:</div><div style=3D"font-family:Verdana;"><br></div><di= v style=3D"font-family:Verdana;">> I have recreated my backups from s= cratch without referring to my old <a href=3D"http://config.pl">con= fig.pl</a></div><div style=3D"font-family:Verdana;">></div><div style= =3D"font-family:Verdana;">> I was never able to recover the old local= host /etc files.</div><div style=3D"font-family:Verdana;">></div><div= style=3D"font-family:Verdana;">> I was able to identify the backup n= umbers based on your suggestions.</div><div style=3D"font-family:Verdana= ;">> But got stuck on the sharename.</div><div style=3D"font-family:V= erdana;">> </div><div style=3D"font-family:Verdana;">> When I= ran (as backuppc)</div><div style=3D"font-family:Verdana;">></div><d= iv style=3D"font-family:Verdana;">> /usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_= ls -h localhost -n 0 -s /etc</div><div style=3D"font-family:Verdana;">&g= t;</div><div style=3D"font-family:Verdana;">> It just gave me usage i= nstructions. I tried putting the sharename</div><div style=3D"font= -family:Verdana;">> in single quotes, too but that didn't work. = I am sure that is the</div><div style=3D"font-family:Verdana;">> sha= rename for the default localhost backup, as that is what it is in</div><= div style=3D"font-family:Verdana;">> my new installation (using tar).= </div><div style=3D"font-family:Verdana;">> </div><div style=3D"= font-family:Verdana;">> So not critical since I have most things work= ing, but I never like</div><div style=3D"font-family:Verdana;">> to l= eave myself stumped.</div><div style=3D"font-family:Verdana;"><br></div>= <div style=3D"font-family:Verdana;">If you look carefully at the usage i= nstructions from BackupPC_ls you</div><div style=3D"font-family:Verdana;= ">should see that you missed out an important part - the specification</= div><div style=3D"font-family:Verdana;">of the directory, directories or= file(s) that you want it to list.</div><div style=3D"font-family:Verdan= a;"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:Verdana;">So for example you cou= ld simply add ' /' to your command, changing</div><div style=3D"font-fam= ily:Verdana;"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:Verdana;">.../BackupPC= _ls -h localhost -n 0 -s /etc</div><div style=3D"font-family:Verdana;"><= br></div><div style=3D"font-family:Verdana;">to</div><div style=3D"font-= family:Verdana;"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:Verdana;">.../Backu= pPC_ls -h localhost -n 0 -s /etc /</div><div style=3D"font-family:Verdan= a;"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:Verdana;">HTH</div><div style=3D= "font-family:Verdana;"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:Verdana;">--&= nbsp;</div><div style=3D"font-family:Verdana;"><br></div><div style=3D"f= ont-family:Verdana;">73,</div><div style=3D"font-family:Verdana;">Ged.</= div><div style=3D"font-family:Verdana;"><br></div><div style=3D"font-fam= ily:Verdana;"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:Verdana;">____________= ___________________________________</div><div style=3D"font-family:Verda= na;">BackupPC-users mailing list</div><div style=3D"font-family:Verdana;= "><a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">BackupPC-users= @lists.sourceforge.net</a></div><div style=3D"font-family:Verdana;">List= : <a href=3D"https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/= listinfo/backuppc-users">https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ba= ckuppc-users</a></div><div style=3D"font-family:Verdana;">Wiki: &nb= sp; <a href=3D"https://github.com/backuppc/backuppc/wiki">htt= ps://github.com/backuppc/backuppc/wiki</a></div><div style=3D"font-famil= y:Verdana;">Project: <a href=3D"https://backuppc.github.io/backuppc= /">https://backuppc.github.io/backuppc/</a></div><div style=3D"font-fami= ly:Verdana;"><br></div></blockquote><div style=3D"font-family:Verdana;">= <br></div></body></html> --e87ad43e067ca684df1c7579d0d4b8c7bd340766-- --===============2642612217009182023== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline --===============2642612217009182023== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list [email protected] List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: https://github.com/backuppc/backuppc/wiki Project: https://backuppc.github.io/backuppc/ --===============2642612217009182023==--