[Tfug] backups?

[Bob Greenwood]

I would use rsync in a script... see the docs. If you are more comfortable
with a gui type application and have a mix of OS's take a look at WinSCP3 (
http://winscp.sourceforge.net/eng/ ) file manager, which runs on Windoz, is
GPL licensed, sports a commander style split window, uses ssh, drag and
drop, will keep remote and local files/directories current by transferring
only the changes. I use it at work as a tool on a mix of linux, Win32
machines, which is where I am now. Its not a 'backup' tool per se but it
might work for you if your needs are simple. That said, take the time to
learn how to use rsync... it is a nifty, versatile tool. 

Bob   

-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Huntwork [mailto:ash at huntwork.net] 
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 11:14 PM
To: Tucson Free Unix Group
Subject: [Tfug] backups?

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!