On Thursday 01 August 2002 04:08, Ronneil Camara wrote: >Ok. Thanks for all the links >. >Is amanda really a helpful tool? How is it better than dump or tar > command?
Amanda isn't a "tar" or "dump". What it is, is all the administrative stuff wrapped around tar or dump, allowing such operations to be made considerably more intelligently and automatic with little if any user interference required once its up and running on your system. >Thank you so much. > >Neil > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick Schumacher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Amanda-Users Mailingliste" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > "Ronneil Camara" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 2:49 AM >Subject: AW: HOWTOs > >> Hi, >> i start using amanda a few weeks before. >> these sites help me alott: >> http://www.backupcentral.com/amanda.html >> http://www.frankenlinux.com/guides/amandaintro.html >> http://amanda.sourceforge.net/fom-serve/cache/1.html >> http://www.sgr.nada.kth.se/unix/administration/amanda.html >> >> and.. this mailinglist, the docs directory, uh, manpages are >> (always)cool > >;) > >> greets >> >> Patrick Schumacher | technical department >> >> phone +49 (0)4192-8794 -440 | fax -290 | >> easynet DV GmbH | Achtern Dieck 9 | 24576 Bad Bramstedt >> >> # easynet is part of the easynet group plc | >> www.easynetgroup.net >> >> > -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht----- >> > Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Im Auftrag von Ronneil >> > Camara Gesendet: Donnerstag, 1. August 2002 06:37 >> > An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > Betreff: HOWTOs >> > >> > >> > Hello guys, >> > >> > I never found any good documentation about amanda so I never >> > continued > >it. > >> > But everytime i see good post here on the mailing list, I'm >> > being > >convince > >> > to try it again. >> > >> > So is anyone kind enough to share his notes, howtos, >> > documentation on setting up and using amanda? >> > >> > Thank you. >> > >> > Ronneil -- Cheers, Gene AMD K6-III@500mhz 320M Athlon1600XP@1400mhz 512M 99.09% setiathome rank, not too shabby for a WV hillbilly
