Could not start backup, because no backup server was found

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Hi and thank you for the lovely project.

My urbackup server is XP Pro.
Client is Win 7 32 bit.

When tried to lunch and thing from the client i got a message:

UrBackup

Could not start backup, because no backup server was found.

OK

Tried to open the relevant port, borg sides, and add rules for the service at the firewall both sides, but no successes.

Here is the client log:

11/16/11 14:54:58: WARNING: Upgrading…
11/16/11 14:54:58: ERROR: Error preparing Query [SELECT tvalue FROM misc WHERE tkey=‘db_version’]: no such table: misc
11/16/11 14:56:29: ERROR: CUDPThread exited.

And the server log:

11/16/11 06:25:50: WARNING: Upgrading…
11/16/11 06:25:50: WARNING: Done.
11/16/11 06:38:38: ERROR: Could not create or read directory for client “ashic-PC”
11/16/11 08:25:54: ERROR: Constructing of filelist of “server” failed: no backup dirs
11/16/11 10:07:07: ERROR: Constructing of filelist of “server” failed: no backup dirs
11/16/11 10:12:18: ERROR: Constructing of filelist of “server” failed: no backup dirs
11/16/11 10:17:29: ERROR: Constructing of filelist of “server” failed: no backup dirs
11/16/11 10:22:40: ERROR: Constructing of filelist of “server” failed: no backup dirs
11/16/11 10:27:51: ERROR: Constructing of filelist of “server” failed: no backup dirs
11/16/11 10:33:02: ERROR: Constructing of filelist of “server” failed: no backup dirs
11/16/11 10:38:13: ERROR: Constructing of filelist of “server” failed: no backup dirs
11/16/11 10:43:24: ERROR: Constructing of filelist of “server” failed: no backup dirs
11/16/11 10:48:35: ERROR: Constructing of filelist of “server” failed: no backup dirs
11/16/11 10:53:46: ERROR: Constructing of filelist of “server” failed: no backup dirs
11/16/11 10:58:57: ERROR: Constructing of filelist of “server” failed: no backup dirs

Any idea ?

Tnx in advance!!

Ashi.

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Hi,

sorry it does not work. Two things:
-What is the name of the Win 7 client? ashic-PC or server or something else?
-Any additional network devices (VPN, VMWare, VBox) on the client?

Then you could also adjust the “args.txt” file for both server and client (warn=>debug) to get more messages in the log file.
It is able to make backups of other PCs, right?

The thing is it does restart an internal service if it detects a network interface change (different ip). That’s what the “ERROR: CUDPThread exited.” says. I think I changed how that
works in the next version. Could you try that one?
http://urserver.de/urbackup/unstable/UrBackup%20Client%200.39-1.exe

Thanks!

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Thank u for your replay.

Client name is ashic-pc, and sever name i server.

Well i have another Win 7 client and XP and both work just fine.

I do have additional Network adapter, one of Fortisill, and Virtual box, and PAN for the Bluetooth, but all r disable and not active right now.

Its seem that with the new version ashic-pc do computing with the server.

Now i’d found that i cannot remove client from the server client list, cause now i have two ashic-pc, the old and the bad, and the new and good.

BTW:

Is there any way to backup single folder or file, i mean like sync util ?

Thank u!!

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Good. If it works with the new version just use that one :).

You should be able to delete a client by clicking on “Show details” on the server interface. Why there are two clients now is another weird thing…

I didn’t understand what you meant with that single folder/file selection. I mean you can already select the folders, but not single files.

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Wow, your project is realy fantastic.

I’d seccseed removing the old ashic-pc :)

2)I meant for something like SyncToy of Microsoft.

And what is the way to backup selected folders ?

Thank you!!

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Klick on the tray icon and select the folders or set them on the server side. How did you do it?

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Tnx!

Just as explained,

details --> remove client.

Yoy mean, “add path” menu ?

Thank u!

Ashi.

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Yupp

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Thank you again,

Ashi.

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I think I found the reason it did not work (by chance):
The installer plugin to add the firewall rule did not know about vistas/7 new advanced firewall rules which separates the rules into domains (public/private). So it sometimes would add the rule to the wrong domain. E.g. to public if you are actually in a private network…

I replaced that pugin with a better one :)