-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I use backuppc for system backups as unison is not really a backup solution. I use unison to keep directories in sync (laptop/server/memory key).
Mark Carlson wrote: > On 1/9/06, Mike Bougie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>is there a gnome tool for backing up /home? > > > I use Bacula [ http://bacula.org/ ] for backing up most of my stuff at > work. Actually, I have it set up to back up 7 Windows boxes and 2 > Linux boxes every night at 1AM. It's quite the handy utility, as it > allows you to backup from specific dates/times in the past. The only > downside is that it's somewhat complex to set up since you should > ideally have a computer dedicated to it as well as use a tape drive. > > The way Bacula is set up is quite interesting, as it is split up into > three parts: the file daemon (user,) the director (tells the files > where to back up to,) and the storage daemon (receives the backups and > stores them on HD, tape, etc.) > > I think the best part about Bacula is that it only backs up files that > need to be backed up (ones that have changed and are in a directory > you want backed up.) Unfortunately, this comes at a cost of being > more difficult to set up (at least, when you're doing it the first > time.) > > -Mark > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFDwwnawRXgH3rKGfMRAgevAJ9b9Qq8lmAKfSFnE1UyidNDzyCYuQCfYTa4 4ZEcA2PC9bEFkOrCcGDy8BU= =QmRp -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
