[clug-talk] Partition fun

[Gustin Johnson]

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I use backuppc for system backups as unison is not really a backup
solution.  I use unison to keep directories in sync
(laptop/server/memory key).

Mark Carlson wrote:
> On 1/9/06, Mike Bougie <mike.bougie at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>>is there a gnome tool for backing up /home?
> 
> 
> I use Bacula [ http://bacula.org/ ] for backing up most of my stuff at
> work.  Actually, I have it set up to back up 7 Windows boxes and 2
> Linux boxes every night at 1AM.  It's quite the handy utility, as it
> allows you to backup from specific dates/times in the past.  The only
> downside is that it's somewhat complex to set up since you should
> ideally have a computer dedicated to it as well as use a tape drive.
> 
> The way Bacula is set up is quite interesting, as it is split up into
> three parts: the file daemon (user,) the director (tells the files
> where to back up to,) and the storage daemon (receives the backups and
> stores them on HD, tape, etc.)
> 
> I think the best part about Bacula is that it only backs up files that
> need to be backed up (ones that have changed and are in a directory
> you want backed up.)  Unfortunately, this comes at a cost of being
> more difficult to set up (at least, when you're doing it the first
> time.)
> 
> -Mark
> 
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