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Title: Backup without everything
Post by: msicafe on January 11, 2005, 06:00:01 PM

I have a problem with my server that I would like to fix by doing a fresh install, then complete update via shplus.sh then restore only the necessary user files (i.e. users, pswds, email, ibays, etc..) without ending up with the same problems that I am currently having with my server.

Problems include:
Unable to port forward
Unable to update anything in server-manager
errors on server that send me errors in email stating something about /all-ip/  

Can someone help with this backup problem ??

Title: Backup without everything
Post by: Damian on January 15, 2005, 03:22:34 PM

You could back up the machine using:

Backup & Restore -> Backup to workstation

That should copy the users, ibays and so on.

Then take an image of the drive (Bart's Network Boot CD & Ghost).

Finally do the reinstall/smeplus and then Restore from Desktop

Or you could do it all manually  ;-)

Damian

Title: manual backup
Post by: msicafe on January 16, 2005, 03:00:50 AM

it's the automatic "backup to desktop" that carries over the problem... If i could find out the manual backup taking everything but any configuration with it would be my answer (i think)

Title: Backup without everything
Post by: gpapaiko on January 16, 2005, 11:43:13 AM

HI,

I hade a similar probelm and got around it as follows.
1/ On your workstation (assuming w2k or XP) creat an account namse called "admin" and the password MUST the same as the password on your SME server.

2/ Make sure it is a member of the ADMINISTRATOR group.

3/ Create a directory and share it with full permissions. Making sure you have enough disk space for your backup.

4/ Log on to your SME server or telnet to it as "root".

5/ Creat a mount point for it. eg /mnt/bck2ws
     "> mkdir /mnt/bck2ws"              
6/ Using smb count the share created on the workstations.
     "> /bin/mount -t smbfs -o username=admin,password=password //computername/sharename /mnt/bck2ws"

7/ This is now treated just like any other directory/drive you can now manualy copy that ever files you need and they will be on your work station.

JUST check the syntax for any errors.

Have fun
Regards
George
 :hammer:   :pint:  :pint:

Title: but...
Post by: msicafe on January 16, 2005, 05:46:54 PM

I"m going to set that up for sure.. .

But...

What I need to know now is what do i need to back up to move everything BUT the configuration of the sme setup