The most basic- poor mans backup is a simple scripts that NFS mounts the
other machine and tars it to tape.
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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Tim
> Sent: Saturday, November 28, 1998 4:04 PM
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> Subject: remote backups
>
>
> Hello All,
>
> I just set up a scsi tape drive on my second Linux box (Red Hat Linux
> release 5.1 (Manhattan) Kernel 2.0.34 on an i486) and it's working fine.
> Unfortunately it's the slower box with less memory, anyway....what is the
> best way to do remote backups so that I can back up my main Linux box. I
> don't have room for the SCSI adapter in it, but I'd like to get it backed
> up with this new drive.
>
> Info: wallybox (no tape drive) wallybox2 (scsi tape drive)
>
> I know that I can use something like the --file [HOSTNAME:]F option using
> tar, but I've been using KBackup, and I kind of like it. Is there anyway
> to use this to backup wallybox and still keep all the symlinks and
> permissions on the files?
>
> Any and all help and/or suggestions welcomed. I'm willing to try anything
> at least once. :)
>
>
> Best Regards,
> Tim
>
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