On 2009-11-12 13:39, Jussi Hirvi wrote: > > But still another problem persists: the ip keeps changing. That is why I > want the client (person) to start the script by a web interface. That > way I could pick the ip up from the httpd log, or with some server-side > script... Any ideas how to do this? There is "BackupPC" which does lots of other things, and also can use rsync as backup and, moreover, has such button for the user in a web page: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/BackupPCBackupSummary.html -- Paul Bijnens, Xplanation Technology Services Tel +32 16 397.525 Interleuvenlaan 86, B-3001 Leuven, BELGIUM Fax +32 16 397.552 *********************************************************************** * I think I've got the hang of it now: exit, ^D, ^C, ^\, ^Z, ^Q, ^^, * * quit, ZZ, :q, :q!, M-Z, ^X^C, logoff, logout, close, bye, /bye, ~., * * stop, end, ^]c, +++ ATH, disconnect, halt, abort, hangup, KJOB, * * ^X^X, :D::D, kill -9 1, kill -1 $$, shutdown, init 0, Alt-F4, * * Alt-f-e, Ctrl-Alt-Del, Alt-SysRq-reisub, Stop-A, AltGr-NumLock, ... * * ... "Are you sure?" ... YES ... Phew ... I'm out * ***********************************************************************