gnome gui showing local files for remote hosts, and remote backups not fully taken

Asked by Tommy

When I run backintime-gnome against a remote ssh-host including any given directory, after the backup runs I pull up the snapshot and the interface doesn't show the remote files. If there is a directory on the localhost with the same name, it shows the contents of that directory. If there is no name match, it shows nothing. If I inspect more closely by going to the backup destination directory tree, I find that the directories I told it to include are all empty. I'm including my config file below, which I have not modified. I just copied it from /root/.config/backintime/config

Please help me get back up and running =)

gnome.last_path=/
gnome.main_window.height=664
gnome.main_window.hpaned1=266
gnome.main_window.hpaned2=200
gnome.main_window.width=1255
gnome.main_window.x=1209
gnome.main_window.y=301
gnome.show_hidden_files=true
profile1.snapshots.automatic_backup_anacron_period=1
profile1.snapshots.automatic_backup_day=1
profile1.snapshots.automatic_backup_mode=20
profile1.snapshots.automatic_backup_time=0
profile1.snapshots.automatic_backup_weekday=7
profile1.snapshots.backup_on_restore.enabled=true
profile1.snapshots.bwlimit.enabled=false
profile1.snapshots.bwlimit.value=3000
profile1.snapshots.check_for_changes=true
profile1.snapshots.continue_on_errors=true
profile1.snapshots.copy_links=false
profile1.snapshots.copy_unsafe_links=false
profile1.snapshots.cron.ionice=true
profile1.snapshots.cron.nice=true
profile1.snapshots.custom_backup_time=8,12,18,23
profile1.snapshots.dont_remove_named_snapshots=true
profile1.snapshots.exclude.1.value=.gvfs
profile1.snapshots.exclude.10.value=/lib64
profile1.snapshots.exclude.11.value=/var
profile1.snapshots.exclude.12.value=/usr
profile1.snapshots.exclude.13.value=/tmp
profile1.snapshots.exclude.14.value=/sys
profile1.snapshots.exclude.15.value=/srv
profile1.snapshots.exclude.16.value=/sbin
profile1.snapshots.exclude.17.value=/run
profile1.snapshots.exclude.18.value=/proc
profile1.snapshots.exclude.19.value=/opt
profile1.snapshots.exclude.2.value=/proc/*
profile1.snapshots.exclude.20.value=/mnt
profile1.snapshots.exclude.21.value=/media
profile1.snapshots.exclude.3.value=/sys/*
profile1.snapshots.exclude.4.value=/dev/*
profile1.snapshots.exclude.5.value=/run/*
profile1.snapshots.exclude.6.value=/bin
profile1.snapshots.exclude.7.value=/boot
profile1.snapshots.exclude.8.value=/dev
profile1.snapshots.exclude.9.value=/lib
profile1.snapshots.exclude.size=21
profile1.snapshots.full_rsync=false
profile1.snapshots.include.1.type=0
profile1.snapshots.include.1.value=/
profile1.snapshots.include.size=1
profile1.snapshots.local.password.save=false
profile1.snapshots.local.password.use_cache=true
profile1.snapshots.local_encfs.path=/mnt/storage
profile1.snapshots.log_level=3
profile1.snapshots.min_free_inodes.enabled=false
profile1.snapshots.min_free_inodes.value=2
profile1.snapshots.min_free_space.enabled=false
profile1.snapshots.min_free_space.unit=20
profile1.snapshots.min_free_space.value=1
profile1.snapshots.mode=local
profile1.snapshots.no_on_battery=false
profile1.snapshots.notify.enabled=true
profile1.snapshots.path=/mnt/storage
profile1.snapshots.path.auto=true
profile1.snapshots.path.host=centos7-vm01.mynetwork.me
profile1.snapshots.path.profile=1
profile1.snapshots.path.user=root
profile1.snapshots.preserve_acl=false
profile1.snapshots.preserve_xattr=false
profile1.snapshots.remove_old_snapshots.enabled=false
profile1.snapshots.remove_old_snapshots.unit=80
profile1.snapshots.remove_old_snapshots.value=10
profile1.snapshots.smart_remove=true
profile1.snapshots.smart_remove.keep_all=7
profile1.snapshots.smart_remove.keep_one_per_day=14
profile1.snapshots.smart_remove.keep_one_per_month=48
profile1.snapshots.smart_remove.keep_one_per_week=8
profile1.snapshots.ssh.cipher=default
profile1.snapshots.ssh.host=
profile1.snapshots.ssh.ionice=false
profile1.snapshots.ssh.nice=false
profile1.snapshots.ssh.path=
profile1.snapshots.ssh.port=22
profile1.snapshots.ssh.private_key_file=/root/.ssh/id_rsa
profile1.snapshots.ssh.user=root
profile1.snapshots.use_checksum=false
profile1.snapshots.user_backup.ionice=true
profile2.name=ovirtbk_misc_test
profile2.snapshots.automatic_backup_anacron_period=1
profile2.snapshots.automatic_backup_day=1
profile2.snapshots.automatic_backup_mode=20
profile2.snapshots.automatic_backup_time=0
profile2.snapshots.automatic_backup_weekday=7
profile2.snapshots.backup_on_restore.enabled=true
profile2.snapshots.bwlimit.enabled=false
profile2.snapshots.bwlimit.value=3000
profile2.snapshots.check_for_changes=true
profile2.snapshots.continue_on_errors=true
profile2.snapshots.copy_links=false
profile2.snapshots.copy_unsafe_links=false
profile2.snapshots.cron.ionice=true
profile2.snapshots.cron.nice=true
profile2.snapshots.custom_backup_time=8,12,18,23
profile2.snapshots.dont_remove_named_snapshots=true
profile2.snapshots.exclude.1.value=.gvfs
profile2.snapshots.exclude.10.value=/sys/*
profile2.snapshots.exclude.11.value=/dev/*
profile2.snapshots.exclude.12.value=/run/*
profile2.snapshots.exclude.2.value=.cache*
profile2.snapshots.exclude.3.value=[Cc]ache*
profile2.snapshots.exclude.4.value=.thumbnails*
profile2.snapshots.exclude.5.value=[Tt]rash*
profile2.snapshots.exclude.6.value=*.backup*
profile2.snapshots.exclude.7.value=*~
profile2.snapshots.exclude.8.value=.dropbox*
profile2.snapshots.exclude.9.value=/proc/*
profile2.snapshots.exclude.size=12
profile2.snapshots.full_rsync=false
profile2.snapshots.include.1.type=0
profile2.snapshots.include.1.value=/etc
profile2.snapshots.include.2.type=1
profile2.snapshots.include.2.value=/var/log/messages
profile2.snapshots.include.3.type=0
profile2.snapshots.include.3.value=/root
profile2.snapshots.include.size=3
profile2.snapshots.local_encfs.path=
profile2.snapshots.log_level=3
profile2.snapshots.min_free_inodes.enabled=false
profile2.snapshots.min_free_inodes.value=2
profile2.snapshots.min_free_space.enabled=false
profile2.snapshots.min_free_space.unit=20
profile2.snapshots.min_free_space.value=1
profile2.snapshots.mode=ssh
profile2.snapshots.no_on_battery=false
profile2.snapshots.notify.enabled=true
profile2.snapshots.path.auto=true
profile2.snapshots.path.host=centos7-vm01.mynetwork.me
profile2.snapshots.path.profile=2
profile2.snapshots.path.user=root
profile2.snapshots.preserve_acl=false
profile2.snapshots.preserve_xattr=false
profile2.snapshots.remove_old_snapshots.enabled=false
profile2.snapshots.remove_old_snapshots.unit=80
profile2.snapshots.remove_old_snapshots.value=10
profile2.snapshots.smart_remove=true
profile2.snapshots.smart_remove.keep_all=7
profile2.snapshots.smart_remove.keep_one_per_day=14
profile2.snapshots.smart_remove.keep_one_per_month=48
profile2.snapshots.smart_remove.keep_one_per_week=8
profile2.snapshots.ssh.cipher=default
profile2.snapshots.ssh.host=remotehost01
profile2.snapshots.ssh.ionice=true
profile2.snapshots.ssh.nice=true
profile2.snapshots.ssh.password.save=false
profile2.snapshots.ssh.password.use_cache=false
profile2.snapshots.ssh.path=/opt
profile2.snapshots.ssh.port=22
profile2.snapshots.ssh.private_key_file=/root/.ssh/id_rsa
profile2.snapshots.ssh.user=root
profile2.snapshots.use_checksum=false
profile2.snapshots.user_backup.ionice=true
profile3.name=tommys_fedora_vm
profile3.snapshots.automatic_backup_anacron_period=1
profile3.snapshots.automatic_backup_day=1
profile3.snapshots.automatic_backup_mode=20
profile3.snapshots.automatic_backup_time=0
profile3.snapshots.automatic_backup_weekday=7
profile3.snapshots.backup_on_restore.enabled=true
profile3.snapshots.bwlimit.enabled=false
profile3.snapshots.bwlimit.value=3000
profile3.snapshots.check_for_changes=true
profile3.snapshots.continue_on_errors=true
profile3.snapshots.copy_links=false
profile3.snapshots.copy_unsafe_links=false
profile3.snapshots.cron.ionice=true
profile3.snapshots.cron.nice=true
profile3.snapshots.custom_backup_time=8,12,18,23
profile3.snapshots.dont_remove_named_snapshots=true
profile3.snapshots.exclude.1.value=.gvfs
profile3.snapshots.exclude.10.value=/dev/*
profile3.snapshots.exclude.11.value=/run/*
profile3.snapshots.exclude.12.value=.cache*
profile3.snapshots.exclude.2.value=[Cc]ache*
profile3.snapshots.exclude.3.value=.thumbnails*
profile3.snapshots.exclude.4.value=[Tt]rash*
profile3.snapshots.exclude.5.value=*.backup*
profile3.snapshots.exclude.6.value=*~
profile3.snapshots.exclude.7.value=.dropbox*
profile3.snapshots.exclude.8.value=/proc/*
profile3.snapshots.exclude.9.value=/sys/*
profile3.snapshots.exclude.size=12
profile3.snapshots.full_rsync=false
profile3.snapshots.include.1.type=0
profile3.snapshots.include.1.value=/etc
profile3.snapshots.include.2.type=0
profile3.snapshots.include.2.value=/root
profile3.snapshots.include.3.type=0
profile3.snapshots.include.3.value=/home
profile3.snapshots.include.4.type=0
profile3.snapshots.include.4.value=/var/log/journal/ee5070b66c6c47c7a4c135c20fb2f5e7
profile3.snapshots.include.size=4
profile3.snapshots.local_encfs.path=
profile3.snapshots.log_level=3
profile3.snapshots.min_free_inodes.enabled=false
profile3.snapshots.min_free_inodes.value=2
profile3.snapshots.min_free_space.enabled=false
profile3.snapshots.min_free_space.unit=20
profile3.snapshots.min_free_space.value=1
profile3.snapshots.mode=ssh
profile3.snapshots.no_on_battery=false
profile3.snapshots.notify.enabled=true
profile3.snapshots.path.auto=true
profile3.snapshots.path.host=tbutler-centos7-vm01.mynetwork.me
profile3.snapshots.path.profile=3
profile3.snapshots.path.user=root
profile3.snapshots.preserve_acl=false
profile3.snapshots.preserve_xattr=false
profile3.snapshots.remove_old_snapshots.enabled=false
profile3.snapshots.remove_old_snapshots.unit=80
profile3.snapshots.remove_old_snapshots.value=10
profile3.snapshots.smart_remove=true
profile3.snapshots.smart_remove.keep_all=7
profile3.snapshots.smart_remove.keep_one_per_day=14
profile3.snapshots.smart_remove.keep_one_per_month=48
profile3.snapshots.smart_remove.keep_one_per_week=8
profile3.snapshots.ssh.cipher=default
profile3.snapshots.ssh.host=192.168.117.129
profile3.snapshots.ssh.ionice=true
profile3.snapshots.ssh.nice=true
profile3.snapshots.ssh.password.save=false
profile3.snapshots.ssh.password.use_cache=true
profile3.snapshots.ssh.path=/mnt/storage
profile3.snapshots.ssh.port=22
profile3.snapshots.ssh.private_key_file=/root/.ssh/id_rsa
profile3.snapshots.ssh.user=root
profile3.snapshots.use_checksum=false
profile3.snapshots.user_backup.ionice=true
profiles=1:2:3
profiles.version=1

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Tommy (tbutler-ubuntu) said :
#1

I see upon even closer investigation that the remote host option isn't for pulling from a remote host. It's for pushing to one. That's nice... But what can we do if we want to use back in time against a neighbor host or VM?

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Germar (germar) said :
#2

BackInTime will only backup local files to the remote destination. Not the other way around. Sure you could mount the remote destination with e.g. NFS first and than back them up. But that's odd.

Why not running BIT directly on the remote host? It works even without GUI.

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