X-Git-Url: http://git.rot13.org//?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc-src%2FBackupPC.pod;h=e8e8c0a1460dcce873762cd90dafa6842f6c0bd0;hb=5729095faa3ef12dc5d4f02538c3650ac81912ef;hp=122ee2ad8713d8073d3122b273ca9aca6104bcd6;hpb=74dc9d456332757127d5eda4ce32f29377133fa2;p=BackupPC.git diff --git a/doc-src/BackupPC.pod b/doc-src/BackupPC.pod index 122ee2a..e8e8c0a 100644 --- a/doc-src/BackupPC.pod +++ b/doc-src/BackupPC.pod @@ -446,12 +446,13 @@ As of June 2003 the latest version is 1.13.25. =item * If you are using rsync to backup linux/unix machines you should have -version 2.5.5 on each client machine. See L. -Use "rsync --version" to check your version. +version 2.5.5 or higher on each client machine. See +L. Use "rsync --version" to check your +version. For BackupPC to use Rsync you will also need to install the perl File::RsyncP module, which is available from -L. Version 0.41 or later is required. +L. Version 0.44 or later is required. =item * @@ -531,7 +532,7 @@ You can run "perldoc Archive::Zip" to see if this module is installed. To use rsync and rsyncd with BackupPC you will need to install File::RsyncP. You can run "perldoc File::RsyncP" to see if this module is installed. File::RsyncP is available from L. -Version 0.41 or later is required. +Version 0.44 or later is required. =back @@ -754,9 +755,9 @@ Here's a simple example of a hosts file: =head2 Step 5: Client Setup -Two methods for getting backup data from a client are -supported: smb and tar. Smb is the preferred method for WinXX clients -and tar is preferred method for linux/unix clients. +Two methods for getting backup data from a client are supported: smb and +tar. Smb is the preferred method for WinXX clients and tar is preferred +method for linux/unix clients. The transfer method is set using the $Conf{XferMethod} configuration setting. If you have a mixed environment (ie: you will use smb for some @@ -779,11 +780,19 @@ The preferred setup for WinXX clients is to set $Conf{XferMethod} to "smb". prepared to run rsync/cygwin on your WinXX client. More information about this will be provided via the FAQ.) -You need to create shares for the data you want to backup. -Open "My Computer", right click on the drive (eg: C), and -select "Sharing..." (or select "Properties" and select the -"Sharing" tab). In this dialog box you can enable sharing, -select the share name and permissions. +If you want to use rsyncd for WinXX clients you can find a pre-packaged +zip file on L. The package is called +cygwin-rsync. It contains rsync.exe, template setup files and the +minimal set of cygwin libraries for everything to run. The README file +contains instructions for running rsync as a service, so it starts +automatically everytime you boot your machine. + +Otherwise, to use SMB, you need to create shares for the data you want +to backup. Open "My Computer", right click on the drive (eg: C), and +select "Sharing..." (or select "Properties" and select the "Sharing" +tab). In this dialog box you can enable sharing, select the share name +and permissions. Many machines will be configured by default to share +the entire C drive as C$ using the administrator password. If this machine uses DHCP you will also need to make sure the NetBios name is set. Go to Control Panel|System|Network Identification