Re: [tlug] Backup Software

[Edward Middleton <edward.middleton@example.com>]

On 11/25/2010 05:02 PM, Nicolas Limare wrote:
>> Alternatively, do you have any ideas for a good backup tool
>> I can use to backup the contents of various linux machines&  servers
>> through the network?
> 
> When it comes to backups I always prefer to use simple, low-tech
> tools, because when something fails or is missing when you need to
> recover the backup, it becomes a nightmare.
> 
> My own solution:
> * rsync everything from all the machines to a central backup server ...
>
> * on each backup server, make snaopshots with rsnapshot

How does rsnapshot handle permission and user name changes in snapshots?

Edward