Josef Reidinger wrote:

JosipBroz wrote:

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Hi there. IIRC there was a default configuration in YaST 11.0 > System > System backup. You just had to customize it and you had a (somewhat) working backup strategy in place (with cron, anacron, and everything else pre-configured). Now, when you go to YaST > System > System backup, there's just this blank window staring at you. Am I supposed to be able to create a backup config from scratch? I'm not able to do that. Even if I try, it never runs (or it tries to backup 300 GB of data to a 2 GB partition). Any suggestions? Or, better: any pre-configured backup schemes to dig out or download from anywhere?

I don't know If I good understand. But if blank window is really empty window, then it is bug (and fill it to bugzilla). If not, then you can easily add backup of config by Add Profile(and fill what and where store) and then set Automatic backup.

Hi, An empty window means there are no backup profiles defined yet. This is actually correct I'm afraid. We don't ship any default profiles with the yast2-backup package. You can define a new profile quite easily using the "Profile Management" -> "Add Profile" menu entry in the base screen (as mentioned above). If backup is actually trying to backup 300 GB to a 2 GB partition, you have to change it. "Profile Management" -> "Edit (Profile)". Then change the "Filename" in the "Archive Settings" dialog. In the "Search Constraints" you can also exclude some directories of files from the backup (obviously creating a backup of the backup itself doesn't make sense) and/or just backup only some directories (in the very same dialog). If you want cron to run the backup automatically, use "Profile Management" -> "Automatic Backup". Hint: Backup uses a temporary directory while creating the backup itself. You can change the directory by entering the "Backup Options" dialog and pressing the "Expert" button. You'll see "Temporary Location of Archive Parts" there. Bye Lukas -- Lukas Ocilka, YaST Developer (xn--luk-gla45d) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ano, ano. Moudry rozkaz. Sam jsem nemel v tech gratulacich jasno.