From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 28 06:29:55 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 99AC41065673 for ; Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:29:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from odhiambo@gmail.com) Received: from fg-out-1718.google.com (fg-out-1718.google.com [72.14.220.155]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1DBE08FC16 for ; Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:29:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from odhiambo@gmail.com) Received: by fg-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id e12so377048fga.35 for ; Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:29:54 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=YMmK6SicKsmfNS46wHwQEyu0O2YhhgSjGDgooZyhS7M=; b=tVcpPIvOcRIhGNOi7k6ot9VtxWnTQKhA0D2i/5BGLTeoTfDflYK9wAdr1g/q2/MrbZ m/bS34ssSB8VSQJR/5twatka2iEB1NutRLj135VbM2/X3VVzWa3ruOXf9R3xG1UWDhmt uKSbidIdXgDrdjBcUArkyCtaqHKtlMBcLipgI= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=Qtz3/0qm+IU91D0tthXjRHy1YIHRlzOGRX2YvR870FQ8UorqdaQXVopSeh6o6bkvLD NXqXXCHESXgv/6HBNh0YM7R1DOeCjQSFm5bYFzJOB/TSJdSXVtGcaPHiiNzpKusB06o4 iJibLYk10wTz1lGLhtuq8YFTLpxLErmoikI6Y= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.223.106.68 with SMTP id w4mr932349fao.20.1233124193803; Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:29:53 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <200901272230.n0RMUsk7035006@dc.cis.okstate.edu> References: <200901272230.n0RMUsk7035006@dc.cis.okstate.edu> Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:29:53 +0300 Message-ID: <991123400901272229i550b9003w12ae146c1d010a97@mail.gmail.com> From: Mamlookie To: Martin McCormick Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Looking for a Good FreeBSD and General Unix Backup System X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:29:55 -0000 On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 1:30 AM, Martin McCormick wrote: > Several months ago, I started using dar to backup a > number of FreeBSD and Linux systems to one FreeBSD box. It > worked fine once one got the syntax of the remote commands > working, but then it all died when I moved it to a new > FreeBSD6.3 system. > > If I can't figure out what is wrong or whether it is > worth fixing, I am going to have to find some other archiver so > we can get good backups and trust them to be easily restored. I just stumbled upon BackupPC yesterday, so I amnot sure how good it can be because I haven't had time to test, but nothing stops you from looking at it, now that you are after a solution. Please see http://backuppc.sourceforge.net PS: If you do test it out, please come back and tell us what you feel about it. I personally will appreciate the feedback, even if to my personal address. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "The only time a woman really succeeds in changing a man is when he is a baby." - Natalie Wood