simple backup

[Tim M]

>
> 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
> >
> > <https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users>
>
>
>
> 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.



The command to change the permission would be:
chown -R root:users /remote/dir
chmod  -R ug+rwx,o+rx-w /remote/dir
I am not sure what I am doing but is this what I need to do to change
permission?

Tim
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