simple backup

[Chaitanya Chalasani]

On 10/4/07, Tim <southern.tim at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I have been trying to backup my laptop to a small server that I have
> been experimenting with. I am trying to follow the directions in "Ubuntu
> Hacks" but run into problems when I try to configure the destination. I
> can connect to the server using Place/Connect to Server but when I try
> to form the correct syntax in Simple Backup I get an error message: "The
> selected destination is not writable with current permissions. The
> backup can not be written there." What is the correct syntax. It says
> "ssh://username:password@example.com/remote/dir/" the hostname of this
> machine is "laptop" (very creative right). The user name for the server
> is simply "server". Which user name and which password is used in the
> "username:password"? I simply use the IP address for my server. I have
> tried every combination I can think of but get NOWHERE! Any ideas or
> suggestions for a simpler way to backup my laptop. Maybe doing it with
> commandlines would be easier.
>
> Tim
>
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Simple Backup is quite a good tool. I am using it for my daily incremental
backups and once in a fortnight full backup. There might be issue with the
/remote/dir write permission for the user server. check if the owner or the
group has the write permission for the dir.
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