[Tfug] backups?

[Claude Rubinson]

On Thu, Jul 15, 2004 at 11:14:22PM -0700, 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?

You might want to review a few essays on backup strategies.  Here are
a couple to get you started...

http://kmself.home.netcom.com/Linux/FAQs/backups.html
http://linuxmafia.com/faq/Admin/backup-strategy.html

Also see the Linux Complete Backup and Recovery HOWTO for bare-metal
recovery at
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Linux-Complete-Backup-and-Recovery-HOWTO/index.html

Claude