[Tfug] backups?

[Michael Stenner]

On Sat, Jul 17, 2004 at 09:00:41AM -0700, Bob Greenwood wrote:
> 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. 

Those people who like the rsync-style backups should take a look at
rdiff-backup.  http://rdiff-backup.stanford.edu/

It keeps a current snapshot of the system (like rsync would) but also
includes reverse diffs so you can reconstruct backward if you need to.
With periodic burning of the backup directory to cd, this makes for a
very tidy solution for small systems.

					-Michael

> -----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!
> 
> 
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