Re: remote backup from Windows PCs
On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 at 15:37 GMT, Hamish Moffatt penned:
> Hi,
>
> I have a server running Debian with a tape drive and I want to back up
> some Windows PCs to it (via LAN). I could use smbmount and regular
> Linux backup tools (tar or whatever), but the Windows PCs aren't
> always on.
>
> So I'd prefer that backups are initiated on the remote PCs, and that
> even the file set to backup was controlled on the remote PCs. All the
> Linux server is doing then is streaming the data to tape.
>
> Can anyone recommend some software to achieve this?
>
> thanks, Hamish
Is it possible to install cygwin on the windows boxes? If so, rsync
might be a good option.
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