Backup for server

[Mikkel L. Ellertson]

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On 06/07/2012 07:58 AM, Richard Shaw wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 3:18 AM, Alan Holt <berber.it at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hello all, I am looking for backup program that will work on Fedora 16
>> server.
>> The task is simple:
>> - Snapshots every night
>> - Full backup one time in the week
>>
>> I am keeping to look in Google, but may be somebody already use
something
>> tool for similar purpose.
>> Thanks.
>>
>> P.S> rsync is good but I think not enough for server where I
have important
>> data.
>
> I use BackupPC (available in the main repos) at home and have also set
> it up in a business environment as a contractor. There is some front
> end setup but it works quite well and uses a web interface.
>
> You can use rsync, tar, or smb as backup methods. I'm not sure what
> your boss has against rsync but with backup PC it's all done over an
> SSH tunnel so it's just as secure as any other method.
>
> Richard
rsync will also use a ssh tunnel. From the man page, it looks like
this is now the default option. It used to use rsh, with ssh being
an option. There are security concerns with using the older r*
tools. If I remember correctly, it has to do with the service you
had to run in order to use them. (I can not remember what it is
called - it has been too long sense the last time I had it
installed/enabled.)

Mikkel
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