Problem with dump/restore is that it can be a pain to restore 1 file :)
Richard Jenniss ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote*:
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>Disk dump works too! :)
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>dd if=/in_file_or_filesystem of=out_file_or_filesystem
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>if 'if' isn't specified, it takes input from stdin
>if 'of' isn't specified, it puts output to stdout
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>Can be a little slow, but it works as good as ghost.
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>On Mon, 30 Sep 2002 21:21:26 +0000
>"Trevor Lauder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>> I wrote my own bash script to do my backups. It uses: find, gzip, mt, and afio
to
>> make the backups. The script can easily be modified to backup to a file, tape
>> (default), or CD-R/CD-RW. It also performs a verify after the backup to insure
>> that the files it wrote to the archive are indeed the files that it backed up....
>> this helps to insure that a restore will actually work. :) Most of it is
>> configurable through a file I place in /etc and I run it through cron. It logs
all
>> information/errors from afio, etc and will send an email to however many
addresses
>> you want with a status of the backup and verify. You can also parse the log
files
>> that it places in /var/log/backup/ for a full report on file compression/errors.
>> Afio is again used to perform ToC of the tape or to do a restore. If anyone
would
>> like to use this script just let me know, I could post it to the list if you
want.
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>> BEH - Bryce Hansen ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote*:
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>> >I'm trying to find out what everyone has learned about various backup
>> >programs. I'm looking for X and text menu interfaces, full scheduling
>> >capability and popularity which hopefully means it will exist and be
>> >supported for some time to come. And for a final kicker, I'm also looking
>> >for free or at least inexpensive. Currently I'm looking at Arkeia by Knox
>> >Software - are there any users out there with hands-on experience?
>> >
>> >If anyone has any experiences of the 'it really screwed me up when it
>> >didn't do as it was supposed to' or 'the restore failed when I needed it'
>> >variety, I would like to know of those as well.
>> >
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