[Samba] Just a quick suggestion for backup solution, please???

[John H Terpstra]

On Friday 17 September 2004 19:14, Mark Jones wrote:
> Hi everybody,
>
> I=B4ve been using samba for a while, but I have no backups...
> I=B4ve just added a 160Gb IDE disk to the server, so I=B4m going to use i=
t as
> a online backup. Does anybody have a suggestion for a backup solution? I=
=B4m
> a litte desperate, things like Amanda or Bacula seems a little too much f=
or
> me...
>
> I=B4d just like something simple and effective, with some easy way to
> Restore files...
>
> My Samba file storage uses a 140Gb scsi - raid-5.
>
> Any quick suggestion, please?

Check out rysnc. See http://www.samba.org/rsync/

=2D John T.

>
> Thanks a lot!
> []=B4s,
> Mark Jones

=2D-=20
John H Terpstra
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