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]]> By: Tobias http://www.olivetalks.com/2008/02/21/automatic-backup-of-windows-computers-using-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-2005 Tobias Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:31:22 +0000 http://www.olivetalks.com/2008/02/21/automatic-backup-of-windows-computers-using-linux/#comment-2005 This variant seems to be far more convenient than the setup with cwrsync/ssh-server on the windows site. I'm regularly setting up rsnapshot for small network backups and I ran into some problems with rsync with windows, which I wasn't able to debug. Maybe the one and only windows solution would have worked. Reinstall the system. Another good point of using the autofs(smb client) method is, that the client has reduced load, because no addational software is required. But a drawback is also there. If the computer(maybe a notebook) is not there, then rsnapshot may stop operation completely with the error that the given directory is not present. If you set up rsnapshot differently, so maybe that the parentdirectory of the automounted share is backed up, you must take care of the possibility, that rsync deletes the entire backup, and rotates it up to daily/weekly and monthly backup. So you may end up with empty backup sets for an absent windows machine. This variant seems to be far more convenient than the setup with cwrsync/ssh-server on the windows site. I’m regularly setting up rsnapshot for small network backups and I ran into some problems with rsync with windows, which I wasn’t able to debug. Maybe the one and only windows solution would have worked. Reinstall the system. Another good point of using the autofs(smb client) method is, that the client has reduced load, because no addational software is required. But a drawback is also there. If the computer(maybe a notebook) is not there, then rsnapshot may stop operation completely with the error that the given directory is not present. If you set up rsnapshot differently, so maybe that the parentdirectory of the automounted share is backed up, you must take care of the possibility, that rsync deletes the entire backup, and rotates it up to daily/weekly and monthly backup. So you may end up with empty backup sets for an absent windows machine.

]]> By: How to Survive What is Coming | random neuron misfires http://www.olivetalks.com/2008/02/21/automatic-backup-of-windows-computers-using-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-1017 How to Survive What is Coming | random neuron misfires Sun, 29 Mar 2009 21:55:24 +0000 http://www.olivetalks.com/2008/02/21/automatic-backup-of-windows-computers-using-linux/#comment-1017 [...] Backups: This should be obvious, but keep backups of your websites and data! Be prepared to migrate your websites and domain names to another hosting service on very short notice, in case your current hosting provider closes their doors because they’ve gone bankrupt or can’t support your business any more. In case you don’t get any notice, you’ll have a recent backup handy. I use rsnapshot to back up all of my data on an hourly to several encrypted arrays (local and remote), so I always have copies near and far, where I need them. I also back up my Windows machines with rsnapshot as well. Here are some instructions on how to do that using cwRsync and another: Automatic backup of Windows computers using Linux [...] [...] Backups: This should be obvious, but keep backups of your websites and data! Be prepared to migrate your websites and domain names to another hosting service on very short notice, in case your current hosting provider closes their doors because they’ve gone bankrupt or can’t support your business any more. In case you don’t get any notice, you’ll have a recent backup handy. I use rsnapshot to back up all of my data on an hourly to several encrypted arrays (local and remote), so I always have copies near and far, where I need them. I also back up my Windows machines with rsnapshot as well. Here are some instructions on how to do that using cwRsync and another: Automatic backup of Windows computers using Linux [...]

]]> By: ZoltarStark http://www.olivetalks.com/2008/02/21/automatic-backup-of-windows-computers-using-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-417 ZoltarStark Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:06:54 +0000 http://www.olivetalks.com/2008/02/21/automatic-backup-of-windows-computers-using-linux/#comment-417 I don't think rsnapshot will preserve NTFS permissions. The tool doesn't operate at the level where NTFS permissions are available. I don’t think rsnapshot will preserve NTFS permissions. The tool doesn’t operate at the level where NTFS permissions are available.

]]> By: jan http://www.olivetalks.com/2008/02/21/automatic-backup-of-windows-computers-using-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-412 jan Sun, 09 Nov 2008 01:46:42 +0000 http://www.olivetalks.com/2008/02/21/automatic-backup-of-windows-computers-using-linux/#comment-412 What about NTFS permissions? I assume they are not preserved, right? If so, is there a way to do that? What about NTFS permissions? I assume they are not preserved, right? If so, is there a way to do that?

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