RE: simple backup script
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marcus Schopen [mailto:lists@localguru.de]
> Sent: Tuesday, 2 September 2003 11:59 AM
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: simple backup script
>
>
> Joyce, Matthew wrote:
> [...]
> > RAID only provides resilience against hardware failures, it
> does not
> > protect anyone from user errors or mishaps which occurred
> yesterday,
> > or last week, or last month.
>
> right!!!
>
> > Fault tollerance and data backups are not the same thing, they are
> > just different components of a data protection policy.
> >
> > My advice would be (as a minumum) to take a full backup on Monday
> > night and incrementals or differentials all other nights.
> Like I say,
> > as a minumim.
>
> which programm do you use to do that?
>
I would imagine TAR would be your friend.
I do not have this knowledge to give you.
However, I would consider separating the data a from the system and approach
the backup of these data type differently.
Perhaps a full system weekly (Sunday) and before any major system
modification would be enough and incremental or differential for your data.
um... a quick google....
http://www.biochemistry.unimelb.edu.au/pscotney/backup/Backup-HOWTO.html
http://www.linux-backup.net
and our very own Karsten M Self :)
http://kmself.home.netcom.com/Linux/FAQs/backups.html
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