I'd be interested in seeing your script. What I was posting last week was just a sample of what I am doing for a home solution but I know I need further modifications. For example excluding certain (and multiple) folders and wildcard options for example copying multiple user's firefox bookmark files from a windows "docs and settings" folder. Then copying to a different drive, and different machine. Burning to dvd would be good too, I'm sure that is likely to be an extra line or 2 in the script.
Your script may well give me some more ideas I haven't thought of. Cheers, Roger Steve Holdoway wrote: > I'm happy to post my generic backup script that you can run from cron and > forget. If not too much personal data, then ftp'ing to your server / emailing > to a gmail account ( nail is a good simple command line tool to send a tgz > as an attachment ) are both good options for offsite backup. > > Steve > > On Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:48:04 +1300 > Eliot Blennerhassett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Stephen Irons wrote: >> >>> * no desktop distro comes with a backup system for grandma >>> >> Can anybody contradict this statement? >> (I tend to agree it is true, including the other home user OSes) >> >> Given the prevailing wisdom (on this list anyway) that harddrives WILL >> fail, surely backup is just as important as firewall, antivirus etc for >> overall system security. "You DID back up you files didn't you??" >> >> Working system = >> Working [apps email internet printing display wireless BACKUP]? >> >> Should desktop distros install *something* by default that increases >> data security? >> >> Do you know of either >> * an existing backup system that will work for Grandma? >> or >> * a wizard (i.e. documented deterministic process) to set up one of the >> existing backup solutions for gurus so it works for Grandma? >> >> Hmmm. What can I install on this ubuntu box? >> amanda, backuppc, bacula, chiark-backup, flexbackup, hdup, hubackup, >> kdar, keep, konserve, mondo, rdiff-backup, sbackup, simplebackup, slbackup, >> >> AFAIK, none of these is installed by default. Which, if any, could >> grandma cope with? >> >> Anyone have any comments on any of the above systems. >> (I'll reply to myself about Bacula which I am using atm) >> =============================================================== >> My off the cuff thoughts about what grandmas-backup should do: >> >> * run automatically >> >> * install with defaults that do something to back up data, even if it is >> not ideal >> >> * suggest/use available backup devices E.g. Partition on hard drive, 2nd >> hard drive, CD or DVD writer, other networked PC, internet storage of >> some kind etc. >> >> * Prompt periodically for better backup (eg if backup is only happening >> to local HDD - "Time to call your grandson to back up your photos...") >> >> * Back up the at least home directory, system configuration, (? >> understand what is easily restored from installation media or network) >> >> * Your sage advice here -> >> ================================================================ >> >> regards >> >> Eliot >> ===== >> See the 1st and 7th items: >> http://www.strangeplaces.net/weirdthings/haiku.html >> >> >> > >
