Re: [ILUG] Backing up to disk

From: Donncha O Caoimh (donncha.ocaoimh at domain tradesignals.com)
Date: Fri 13 Sep 2002 - 15:19:22 IST


Try my install-backup script at
http://cork.linux.ie/projects/installbackup/installbackup-0.1.tar.gz
I have updated it at home but the 0.1 version should work well. It'll create
incremental backups in a directory once a day, and full backups on a
specified day.

Donncha.

On Friday 13 September 2002 14:49, Niall O Broin wrote:
> To retrieve random_erased_vital_source_file.c as it was on Friday Sep. 13,
> you simply select that snapshot and use cp or whatever filesystem access
> tool to get the file. The purpose of this kind of backup is to be able to
> go back to any changed version of a file for the past X days, or to recover
> from a dead client disk - it isn't of course a substitute for off site
> backup for disaster recovery.
>
> The above sounds good to me - what am I missing ? Is there any software
> around to help automate this ?
>
>
>
> Niall



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