On Wednesday 09 May 2007 09:51, Linux User wrote:

> Is it possible with rdiff-backup to back up the whole server not only data?
> So that it can be easily restored to a working state after a crash? Or is it
> better to use some other solution for this purpose?
> 
> Thank you!

A late reply, but you may find an article I wrote interesing:
http://www.halfgaar.net/backing-up-unix

There are some issues you need to watch out for when backing up a complete
system. Rdiff-backup 1.0.x lacks the --preserve-numerical-ids for example,
making it almost unusable for system backups. The article contains more info.



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