> On Sun, Apr 25, 1999 at 01:35:22PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > Hello, I'd like to ask people what there preffered backup program/app is
> > under Linux.
> >
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> > What do you recommend I use, is there anything freely available like bru which
> > performs a verify of the archive once it has done.
Currently, BRU is the only Linux backup tool that performs a true
verification of ALL of the data that you write to tape. Keep in mind
that unless the actual data is verified, the verification pass is
useless. GNU tar's -d mode will compare the tape contents to the disk,
but this can mean extra work for you while you decipher the logs for
whether the difference reported means you have a bad tape or just that
someone moved a file after the file was backed up (which doesn't mean a
bad tape).
Juergen Leising wrote:
> I prefer afio-2.4.5; verification is possible, unfortunately there is no
> graphical user interface, so you have to write your own scripts; but
> examples for that can be found via dejanews (keywords: linux-tape & afio)
> so it is not too hard.
>
> taper-6.9 has some serious problems as far as restore is concerned;
> additionally I haven't found out how to do a verification under
> taper being run by a cron job.
>
> arkeia has a great graphical interface, but no verification - so
> forget it.
>
> I have also bad experience about bru.
Juergen -
Interesting, but what problems have you had with BRU to illicit such a
comment? We know of no outstanding issues with BRU for Linux that are
not explained by improper LIBC versions or timezone problems. If you
have another type of problem with BRU, please let us know what it is so
that we can straighten things out.
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