Hi Rob,

I use it on a few windows boxes here. A simple howto I put together:

note: i use cwrsync. there is also deltacopy which seems more user friendly but less flexible than cwrsync.

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Backing up a windows XP (not tested on other versions) workstation is done as follows.

  • Install cwrsync
  • Configure newly created rsync user to run as administrator
  • Configure firewall to allow icmp and port 873(rsync)
  • Setup rsyncd.conf (C:\Program Files\cwRsyncServer\rsyncd.conf) as follows:

---- rsyncd.conf ----

use chroot = false

strict modes = no

hosts allow = ip.of.backuppc.server

[backupwin]
                path = /cygdrive/c/Documents and Settings/user
                read >                 strict modes = no


---- rsyncd.conf ----

  • Configure the Rsync server process in Admin tools --> services to startup automatically. Then restart service.
  • Optionally, configure registry to not show ugle rsync in user list on logon screen --- described here

Optionally if you have a linux partition and want to have that backed up too so not requiring the pc to be booted up in linux at time of backup do the following:

  • Install ext2 driver from here
  • Select drive letter (in this case i used "L") and then configure/add to rsyncd.conf (C:\Program Files\cwRsyncServer\rsyncd.conf) as follows:

---- rsyncd.conf ----

use chroot = false

strict modes = no

hosts allow = ip.of.backuppc.server

[backupwin]

                path = /cygdrive/c/Documents and Settings/user
                read >                 strict modes = no

[backuplinux]

                path = /cygdrive/l/home/user
                read >                 strict modes = no

---- rsyncd.conf ----

  • Optionally, For security reasons hiding that drive letter in explorer can be done by using this guide
  • A reboot will probably be required
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Rob Morin wrote:
Just wondering what/how people are using backupPC with windows file 
servers? Is there a version for windows or would i have to install a 
UNIX box and mount windows drives? as i want to purchase a disk array, 
but want to share it for regular windows file use and and for backing up 
files too...
Thanks for your replies in advance

:)

Havea  great day!

  

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Garith Dugmore
Systems Administrator
South African Astronomical Observatory

Phone:		021 460 9343
Website:	http://www.saao.ac.za
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