On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 6:59 PM, Steven Peck <[email protected]> wrote: > Is the 'Linux' way recognized or agreed upon by the parties involved?
The "Linux way" is a file copy. Nothing more. The only reason Linux is suggested is that NT refuses to let the system operator copy files that don't have the correct ownership and permission for the security model NT imposes. Linux is more flexible. When it's done, you turn the computer off and Linux disappears. Now you just have a USB flash drive full of files. If you're worried about potential divergence -- and hey, it's good to be careful -- you can then mount the USB flash drive under NT and examine it at whatever level of detail you like. > Turning over copies of backup tapes in > the manner that the company documents it performs archives generally is. Sure. But "Burn all the files to a tape" sounds like the files will be restored, then backed up again to another tape. That's not turning over the original backup tape. So either way, the OP really should get agreement from the other parties. But OP has already stated that the other parties are being unresponsive to reasonable requests. In such situations, you have to do the best you can. Another bit: The OP mentions Networker. Networker uses Unix tar as the basic tape format (at least years ago when I used it (it was "Legato" then)). So you're actually providing the files in a format closer to the original using Linux to copy the files, and closer to a Unix format if you use the NT-based backup software. (Little bit of irony there if you like that sort of thing, ha.) -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
