[Tfug] backups?

Terence Rudkin trexx at pobox.com
Fri Jul 16 06:26:24 MST 2004


Attached is a script I use to create a cpio of the file I need
backed-up.  I then cp the file to a nother machine or to cdrom.  One
problem with it is cpio pukes if the output exceeds 2 gig.

TR

On Thu, 2004-07-15 at 23:14, Andrew Huntwork wrote:
> i'd like to back up some files on 3 linux machines on my local network. 
>   It's really just home directories and cvs that i care about.  I don't 
> have a tape drive, just a cd writer and the hard drives on the 3 
> machines themselves.  I started looking at amanda, but it seems to be 
> highly dependent on a tape drive.  Is there any free program that will 
> help me do this?  And what is the best backup strategy with my 
> resources?  copying files around, or burning data to a bunch of cd's, or 
> both?
> 
> Thanks for the help!
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