On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 17:36 , Tony Whitmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent: >Kevin Bramblett wrote:
>versions have solved the problem.) > >The Unix Agent for BackupExec (available from Veritas' FTP server) is >really independant of Samba. By installing the BackupExec Agent for Unix >(binary only, sadly) on our Linux system (running Debian Stable with a >2.6.6 kernel) the server then appeared in the list of BackupExec Agents >in the program on the NT server. Testing showed that Unix permissions >were saved and restored correctly using the BackupExec Agent - something >that I did not think would happen had the files been restored using Samba. > I _had_ the agent running - and as said above it is samba independent - I have not found a way to just connect to the share - I hear arcserve could care less and connects without a hitch.. >The documentation on Vertias' website suggests that it is still not >possible to do differential backups from a Unix system (presumably >because of the lack of an archive bit. > >To get around this limitation, in the longer term I am looking at using >rsync to backup to either a co-located server or removable hard-drives. > this is how I solved my issue as well - and honestly, doing it this way is much more easier and redundant than tape - especially using a cp -al to make differential changes prior to the rsync! ------------------------------------------- Chris McKeever If you want to reply directly to me, please use cgmckeever--at--prupref.com <A href="http://www.prupref.com";>Prudential</A><A href="http://www.prupref.com";>Chicago Real Estate</A> > ---- Prudential Preferred Properties www.prupref.com Success�Driven�By�Results ���Results�Driven�By�Commitment ������Commitment�Driven�By�Integrity ���������We�Are�Prudential�Preferred�Properties ��������������� -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
