Re: [sheflug] Backups and Instant messaging

[Gary Stimson <bulk [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Kim Wall wrote:
> set of rotating backups on a second disk  (have a look at 
> http://www.mikerubel.org/computers/rsync_snapshots/ for some ideas). 

Someone took those instructions into a program called rsnapshot. We've
been using it to incrementally backup a bunch of servers for a couple of
years with just the occasional minor problem. (Check your backups weekly
to make sure they're complete).

http://www.rsnapshot.org/

Gary


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