diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 5d388545b06f9afcf0b1e9ca72d67afd7f5dafc7..a9b259a8fc03f6e9a9df412aaa98dc11f4b83c7a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ version 0.9.2 -- unreleased
 	rdiff ninjahelper bugfixes:
 		used to expand '*' in default source directories
 		the "Cancel" buttons used to have a weird behaviour... at least
+	code refactor: moved to lib/ some code that has to be shared between
+		backupninja and ninjahelper
+	added duplicity ninjahelper
 
 version 0.9.1 -- November 05 2005
 	rearranged source so that it is relocatable with autotools
diff --git a/handlers/Makefile.am b/handlers/Makefile.am
index dbe453dd9fff5cf3ca208a0f66f8b82a92db62a7..6ba0925dc2fe0fa780d39d09739fbd9a8abc32ac 100644
--- a/handlers/Makefile.am
+++ b/handlers/Makefile.am
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 
-HANDLERS = dup dup.helper maildir mysql.helper rdiff sys \
-		makecd makecd.helper \
-		parseini rdiff.helper sys.helper ldap pgsql sh trac \
+HANDLERS = dup dup.helper maildir mysql.helper rdiff sys makecd makecd.helper \
+		rdiff.helper sys.helper ldap pgsql sh trac \
 		ldap.helper mysql pgsql.helper svn
 
-
 EXTRA_DIST = Makefile.am $(HANDLERS)
 
 dist_pkgdata_DATA = $(HANDLERS)
diff --git a/handlers/Makefile.in b/handlers/Makefile.in
index df6dd3eb1db0958de5dd7cc37a5e3d95b096502d..18e02ef8ce2832ccc0b3478641ce0a92ff40aba9 100644
--- a/handlers/Makefile.in
+++ b/handlers/Makefile.in
@@ -112,9 +112,8 @@ sharedstatedir = @sharedstatedir@
 sysconfdir = @sysconfdir@
 target_alias = @target_alias@
 HANDLERS = dup dup.helper maildir mysql.helper rdiff sys \
-		makecd makecd.helper \
-		parseini rdiff.helper sys.helper ldap pgsql sh trac \
-		ldap.helper mysql pgsql.helper svn
+		makecd makecd.helper rdiff.helper sys.helper \
+		ldap pgsql sh trac ldap.helper mysql pgsql.helper svn
 
 EXTRA_DIST = Makefile.am $(HANDLERS)
 dist_pkgdata_DATA = $(HANDLERS)
diff --git a/handlers/dup.helper b/handlers/dup.helper
index 7c172f066f1bc45e0ca039512a622a55f5c72f8b..89f458da03157c6a265c3bd44d50c471a88e6ce1 100644
--- a/handlers/dup.helper
+++ b/handlers/dup.helper
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ do_dup_excludes() {
 }
 
 do_dup_src() {
-   host_or_vservers_chooser
+   host_or_vservers_chooser "$dup_title"
    [ $? = 0 ] || return 1
    case $host_or_vservers in
       'host')
diff --git a/lib/Makefile.am b/lib/Makefile.am
index 2fcce96ac2902f21ceb2c4cfd2cbd66beddd57b7..08c26c73cd36e3d29be493f4d9597202f2990496 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -1,15 +1,22 @@
-EXTRALIBS = easydialog tools
-CLEANFILES = $(EXTRALIBS)
-dist_pkglib_DATA = $(EXTRALIBS)
-EXTRA_DIST = easydialog.in tools.in
+EXTRA_DIST = easydialog.in parseini.in tools.in
+
+GENERATED_FILES = easydialog parseini tools
+
+dist_pkglib_DATA = $(GENERATED_FILES)
+
+CLEANFILES = $(GENERATED_FILES)
 
 edit = sed \
     -e "s,@BASH\@,$(BASH),g"
 
-easydialog: easydialog.in
+easydialog: #easydialog.in
 	rm -f easydialog
 	$(edit) easydialog.in > easydialog
 
-tools: tools.in
+parseini: #parseini.in
+	rm -f parseini
+	$(edit) parseini.in > parseini
+
+tools: #tools.in
 	rm -f tools
 	$(edit) tools.in > tools
diff --git a/lib/Makefile.in b/lib/Makefile.in
index 8ce67a90926e69e7e1c81e7dcba8f940b3ad4dda..3da86b9ae2c68aef185f8ec17d79930b8d97230d 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/Makefile.in
@@ -111,10 +111,10 @@ sbindir = @sbindir@
 sharedstatedir = @sharedstatedir@
 sysconfdir = @sysconfdir@
 target_alias = @target_alias@
-EXTRALIBS = easydialog tools
-CLEANFILES = $(EXTRALIBS)
-dist_pkglib_DATA = $(EXTRALIBS)
-EXTRA_DIST = easydialog.in tools.in
+EXTRA_DIST = easydialog.in parseini.in tools.in
+GENERATED_FILES = easydialog parseini tools
+dist_pkglib_DATA = $(GENERATED_FILES)
+CLEANFILES = $(GENERATED_FILES)
 edit = sed \
     -e "s,@BASH\@,$(BASH),g"
 
@@ -291,11 +291,15 @@ uninstall-am: uninstall-dist_pkglibDATA uninstall-info-am
 	uninstall-dist_pkglibDATA uninstall-info-am
 
 
-easydialog: easydialog.in
+easydialog: #easydialog.in
 	rm -f easydialog
 	$(edit) easydialog.in > easydialog
 
-tools: tools.in
+parseini: #parseini.in
+	rm -f parseini
+	$(edit) parseini.in > parseini
+
+tools: #tools.in
 	rm -f tools
 	$(edit) tools.in > tools
 # Tell versions [3.59,3.63) of GNU make to not export all variables.
diff --git a/handlers/parseini b/lib/parseini.in
similarity index 100%
rename from handlers/parseini
rename to lib/parseini.in
diff --git a/lib/tools.in b/lib/tools.in
index 89f2ff733918e888fc79a2f927252ee63e8bd346..90df264566d7ad2055af38883bdfde4371f5b0b5 100644
--- a/lib/tools.in
+++ b/lib/tools.in
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #!@BASH@
 
+# This file contains functions shared between ninjahelper and backupninja.
+
+#####################################################
+## MISC FUNCTIONS
 
 #
 # create a temporary file in a secure way.
@@ -16,4 +20,35 @@ function maketemp() {
 	echo $tempfile
 }
 
+#####################################################
+## CONFIG-FILE RELATED FUNCTIONS
+
+function setfile() {
+	CURRENT_CONF_FILE=$1
+}
+
+function setsection() {
+	CURRENT_SECTION=$1
+}
+
+#
+# sets a global var with name equal to $1
+# to the value of the configuration parameter $1
+# $2 is the default.
+# 
+function getconf() {
+	CURRENT_PARAM=$1
+	ret=`awk -f $libdirectory/parseini S=$CURRENT_SECTION P=$CURRENT_PARAM $CURRENT_CONF_FILE`
+	# if nothing is returned, set the default
+	if [ "$ret" == "" -a "$2" != "" ]; then
+		ret="$2"
+	fi
 
+	# replace * with %, so that it is not globbed.
+	ret="${ret//\\*/__star__}"
+
+	# this is weird, but single quotes are needed to 
+	# allow for returned values with spaces. $ret is still expanded
+	# because it is in an 'eval' statement.
+	eval $1='$ret'
+}
diff --git a/src/backupninja.in b/src/backupninja.in
index 26634576c1b4655650d1963b5ce658378a981104..f43eaabd2eb1f2767764025bb6b6053785f24335 100755
--- a/src/backupninja.in
+++ b/src/backupninja.in
@@ -121,38 +121,6 @@ function msg {
 	let "msgcount += 1"
 }
 
-function setfile() {
-	CURRENT_CONF_FILE=$1
-}
-
-function setsection() {
-	CURRENT_SECTION=$1
-}
-
-
-#
-# sets a global var with name equal to $1
-# to the value of the configuration parameter $1
-# $2 is the default.
-# 
-
-function getconf() {
-	CURRENT_PARAM=$1
-	ret=`awk -f $scriptdir/parseini S=$CURRENT_SECTION P=$CURRENT_PARAM $CURRENT_CONF_FILE`
-	# if nothing is returned, set the default
-	if [ "$ret" == "" -a "$2" != "" ]; then
-		ret="$2"
-	fi
-
-	# replace * with %, so that it is not globbed.
-	ret="${ret//\\*/__star__}"
-
-	# this is weird, but single quotes are needed to 
-	# allow for returned values with spaces. $ret is still expanded
-	# because it is in an 'eval' statement.
-	eval $1='$ret'
-}
-
 #
 # enforces very strict permissions on configuration file $file.
 #
@@ -308,7 +276,7 @@ function process_action() {
 	echo "" > $bufferfile
 	echo_debug_msg=1
 	(
-		. $scriptdir/$suffix $file
+		. $scriptdirectory/$suffix $file
 	) 2>&1 | (
 		while read a; do
 			echo $a >> $bufferfile
@@ -408,42 +376,30 @@ if [ ! -r "$conffile" ]; then
 	fatal "Configuration file $conffile not found."
 fi
 
-# find $scriptdir
-scriptdir=`grep scriptdirectory $conffile | awk '{print $3}'`
-if [ -z "$scriptdir" ]; then
-        if [ -d "@datadir@" ]; then
-	   scriptdir="@datadir@"
-	else
-	   echo "Could not find entry 'scriptdirectory' in $conffile" 
-	   fatal "Could not find entry 'scriptdirectory' in $conffile" 
-	fi
-else
-        if [ ! -d "$scriptdir" ]; then
-	   echo "Script directory $scriptdir not found."
-	   fatal "Script directory $scriptdir not found."
-	fi	   
-fi
-
-# find $libdir
-libdir=`grep libdirectory $conffile | awk '{print $3}'`
-if [ -z "$libdir" ]; then
+# find $libdirectory
+libdirectory=`grep '^libdirectory' $conffile | awk '{print $3}'`
+if [ -z "$libdirectory" ]; then
         if [ -d "@libdir@" ]; then
-	   libdir="@libdir@"
+	   libdirectory="@libdir@"
 	else
 	   echo "Could not find entry 'libdirectory' in $conffile." 
 	   fatal "Could not find entry 'libdirectory' in $conffile." 
 	fi
 else
-        if [ ! -d "$libdir" ]; then
-	   echo "Lib directory $libdir not found." 
-	   fatal "Lib directory $libdir not found." 
+        if [ ! -d "$libdirectory" ]; then
+	   echo "Lib directory $libdirectory not found." 
+	   fatal "Lib directory $libdirectory not found." 
 	fi
 fi
 
+# include shared functions
+. $libdirectory/tools
+
 setfile $conffile
 
 # get global config options (second param is the default)
 getconf configdirectory @CFGDIR@/backup.d
+getconf scriptdirectory @datadir@
 getconf reportemail
 getconf reportsuccess yes
 getconf reportwarning yes
@@ -472,9 +428,6 @@ if [ ! -d "$configdirectory" ]; then
 	fatal "Configuration directory '$configdirectory' not found."
 fi
 
-# include shared functions
-. $libdir/tools
-
 [ -f "$logfile" ] || touch $logfile
 
 if [ "$UID" != "0" ]; then
@@ -516,7 +469,7 @@ for file in $files; do
 		continue
 	fi
 
-	if [ -e "$scriptdir/$suffix" ]; then
+	if [ -e "$scriptdirectory/$suffix" ]; then
 		process_action $file $suffix
 	else
 		error "Can't process file '$file': no handler script for suffix '$suffix'"
diff --git a/src/ninjahelper.in b/src/ninjahelper.in
index 451f38978e91b56a959d89491e1bcd199b9c199a..0d7050c647257f1026636fdcb1db881976a7c20b 100755
--- a/src/ninjahelper.in
+++ b/src/ninjahelper.in
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ require_packages() {
 ## menu for the wizards
 ##
 donew() {
+  unset host_or_vservers
+  unset vservers_chooser_vsnames
   listBegin "new action menu" "select an action to create"
   listItem return "return to main menu"
   for data in $HELPERS; do
@@ -162,6 +164,102 @@ doaction() {
   done
 }
 
+#####################################################
+## VSERVERS RELATED FUNCTIONS
+
+##
+## If vservers are not enabled, exit silently and set host_or_vservers to 'host'.
+## Else, have the user choose the target he/she wants to perform the backup on:
+##   - host system only
+##   - some vservers only
+##   - both the host system and some vservers
+## Sets, respectively, $host_or_vservers to 'host', 'vservers', or 'both'
+## $host_or_vservers is unset when a new helper is run.
+## Returns 1 if cancelled.
+##
+host_or_vservers_chooser() {
+   local title=$1
+   # exit silently if vservers are not enabled
+   if [ "$vservers" != "yes" ]; then
+      host_or_vservers='host'
+      return
+   fi
+   # if there is one, set the previously chosen item as the default
+   [ -n "$host_or_vservers" ] && setDefault $host_or_vservers
+   menuBox "$title - src" "Do you want to operate on the host system and/or on vservers?" \
+      "host" "Host system only" \
+      "vservers" "Vservers only" \
+      "both" "Host system and Vservers"
+   [ $? = 0 ] || return 1
+   case $REPLY in
+      "host")
+	 host_or_vservers='host'
+	 ;;
+      "vservers")
+	 host_or_vservers='vservers'
+	 ;;
+      "both")
+	 host_or_vservers='both'
+	 ;;
+   esac
+}
+
+##
+## If the argument is the name of a vserver selected for backup (in
+## $vservers_chooser_vsnames), echoes 'on' and returns 0.
+## Else, echoes 'off' and returns 1.
+##
+vserver_is_selected() {
+   local vserver=$1
+   local vserver_is_selected=1
+   local i
+   for i in $vservers_chooser_vsnames ; do
+      [ "$vserver" == "$i" ] && vserver_is_selected=0
+   done
+   if [ $vserver_is_selected = 0 ]; then
+      echo on
+   else
+      echo off
+   fi
+   return $vserver_is_selected
+}
+
+##
+## Have the user choose among "all vservers" and a not-empty subset of these.
+## Sets global $vservers_chooser_vsnames variable to "all" or to a
+## space-separated name list.
+## Depends on host_or_vservers() to have already run.
+## $vservers_chooser_vsnames is unset when a new helper is run.
+## Returns 1 if cancelled.
+##
+vservers_chooser() {
+   local title=$1
+   local i=
+   [ -n "$VROOTDIR" ] || (msgBox "warning" "VROOTDIR is not set in $conffile and could not be guessed."; return 1)
+   [ -d "$VROOTDIR" ] || (msgBox "warning" "VROOTDIR ($VROOTDIR) does not exist."; return 1)
+
+   booleanBox "$title" "Do you want to backup all vservers?" ` [ -z "$vservers_chooser_vsnames" -o "$vservers_chooser_vsnames" == "all" ] || echo no`
+   if [ $? = 0 ]; then
+      vservers_chooser_vsnames="all"
+   else
+      # choose among the existing vservers
+      local vserver=
+      local vserver_was_selected=
+      REPLY=
+      while [ -z "$REPLY" ]; do
+	 listBegin "$title" "Choose at least one Linux-Vserver to backup:"
+	    # list existing vservers, preselecting the previously selected ones
+	    for vserver in `ls $VROOTDIR | grep -E -v "lost+found|ARCHIVES"`; do
+	       listItem "$vserver" "Backup $vserver vserver" `vserver_is_selected $vserver`
+	    done
+	 listDisplay checklist
+	 [ $? = 0 ] || return 1
+      done
+      # remove quotes around each vserver name
+      vservers_chooser_vsnames=`echo $REPLY | tr -d '"'`
+   fi
+}
+
 #####################################################
 ## begin program
 
@@ -182,64 +280,51 @@ if [ ! -x "`which dialog`" ]; then
     done
 fi
 
+# bootstrap
 conffile="@CFGDIR@/backupninja.conf"
 if [ ! -r "$conffile" ]; then
 	echo "Configuration file $conffile not found." 
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-# find $scriptdir
-scriptdir=`grep scriptdirectory $conffile | awk '{print $3}'`
-if [ -z "$scriptdir" ]; then
-        if [ -d "@datadir@" ]; then
-	   scriptdir="@datadir@"
-	else
-	   echo "Could not find entry 'scriptdirectory' in $conffile" 
-	   exit 1
-	fi
-else
-        if [ ! -d "$scriptdir" ]; then
-	   echo "Script directory $scriptdir not found." 
-	   exit 1
-	fi	   
-fi
-
-# find $libdir
-libdir=`grep libdirectory $conffile | awk '{print $3}'`
-if [ -z "$libdir" ]; then
+# find $libdirectory
+libdirectory=`grep '^libdirectory' $conffile | awk '{print $3}'`
+if [ -z "$libdirectory" ]; then
         if [ -d "@libdir@" ]; then
-	   libdir="@libdir@"
+	   libdirectory="@libdir@"
 	else
 	   echo "Could not find entry 'libdirectory' in $conffile." 
 	   exit 1
 	fi
 else
-        if [ ! -d "$libdir" ]; then
-	   echo "Lib directory $libdir not found." 
+        if [ ! -d "$libdirectory" ]; then
+	   echo "Lib directory $libdirectory not found." 
 	   exit 1
 	fi
 fi
 
-configdirectory=`grep configdirectory $conffile | awk '{print $3}'`
-if [ ! -n "$configdirectory" ]; then
-	echo "Cound not find entry 'configdirectory' in $conffile" 
-	exit 1
-fi
-if [ ! -d "$configdirectory" ]; then
-	echo "Configuration directory $configdirectory not found." 
-	exit 1
-fi
-
-. $libdir/easydialog
+# include shared functions
+. $libdirectory/easydialog
+. $libdirectory/tools
 
+# am I running as root?
 if [ "$UID" != "0" ]; then
-	msgBox "warning" "ninjahelper must be run by root!"
+	msgBox "warning" "$0 must be run by root!"
 	exit 1
 fi
 
+# get global config options (second param is the default)
+setfile $conffile
+getconf configdirectory @CFGDIR@/backup.d
+getconf scriptdirectory @datadir@
+getconf vservers no
+getconf VSERVERINFO /usr/sbin/vserver-info
+getconf VSERVER /usr/sbin/vserver
+getconf VROOTDIR `if [ -f "$VSERVERINFO" ]; then $VSERVERINFO info SYSINFO |grep vserver-Rootdir | awk '{print $2}'; fi`
+
 # load all the helpers
 HELPERS=""
-for file in `find $scriptdir -follow -name '*.helper'`; do
+for file in `find $scriptdirectory -follow -name '*.helper'`; do
    check_perms $file
    . $file
 done