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[Roger McCowan <triumphguru@xxxxxxxxx>]

I've done a different workaround.  I replaced the config file for
sbackup with the one from 12.04, and edited it to match the new
environment.
In a terminal window, I run "gksudo /usr/bin/sbackup-config-gtk" (which
enables admin/root so that a scheduled backup can be done).  This opens
the sbackup dialog box and I click on the "make backup" button without
touching any of the other tabs.  I still get the error window popping up
(twice) but click OK each time and the backup then runs.  I have to
close both the process id pop-up window and the sbackup window for the
backup to proceed.

You can try that as an alternative to reverting to the earlier version
of Ubuntu.

Regards,
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Roger McCowan

Mob: 0439 711 381

-----Original Message-----
From: Alvin Ho <alfkh@xxxxxxxxx>
Reply-to: Bug 1179080 <1179080@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: triumphguru@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Bug 1179080] Re: sBackup unable to be configured for external
media destination
Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 20:10:28 -0000


Workaround avail, albeit not a very nice 1. Fortunately for me, i
installed a 12.04.2LTS partition on the same disk. I managed to boot
into that partition & restore my data to it. Since it was not a lot of
data, I was able to restore it without too much pain.

 I'm quite a newbie at this, so to me, it should make no difference if
i'm root, or normal user with sudo priveledges. It was working in 12.04,
12.10 right? & in 13.04 it stopped working. I can only conclude that
something has changed in 13.04; the only major change i'm aware of is
NAUTILUS. Apparently sbackup queries some feature from Nautilus that is
no longer there.

The only way we can know for sure, is if we can install a 13.04 system
with a 12.10 or 12.04 version of nautilus & try to change the backup
destination. In the meantime, i think i'm gonna de-install/un-install
sbackup. In 13.04, it's as good as scuba gear in the desert anyway.

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