Topic: backup to desktop problem?

[Pat Erler]

hi!

on my freshly installed SME 5.1.2, when i create a backup to desktop, the server-manager tells me there are 268 mb of user data, but the actual backup is just 38 kb, consisting of some files from /etc, /root and /home.

the only special thing i did was, that i moved /home/e-smith/files/ibays to another disk and symlinked the directory back from there...

what can i do about this?


PAT

[dj_ramjet99]

Hi Pat, I just discovered this problem when backing up to tape, I also look forward to an answer.

[Pat Erler]

To answer my question:

to have the symbolic links backed up edit the file

/etc/e-smith/web/panels/manager/cgi-bin/backup

and change line 420 from

            "/bin/tar --directory / --create @directories --file=-"

to

            "/bin/tar -h --directory / --create @directories --file=-"

regards,

PAT