[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Anyways, I think the "two pass" behavior Hal mentioned is the best
> reason _not_ to use 'dump' - inode errors can't be a good thing.
> I've got a 20 GB drive & an old AT box lying around doing nothing
> so I think I might look into setting up AMANDA or something similar.
> Its overkill but as long as it doesn't involve almanacs I should
> be OK, eh?
I would disrecommend Amanda.
I set it up for our home network about three years ago. At that time,
it had these problems:
assumed tape as backup medium.
assumed several disk partitions fit on one tape.
was poorly maintained.
That was three years ago, and I'd love to hear that it's much better
now.
In the meantime, I'd suggest an rsync based backup. Unfortunately, I
don't know of any free, packaged solutions for that, just a wealth of
info on the 'net for rolling your own.
http://www.google.com/search?q=rsync+backup
--
Bob Miller K<bob>
kbobsoft software consulting
http://kbobsoft.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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