Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 17:00:01 -0400 From: John Almberg <jalmberg@identry.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Fwd: Remote backups using ssh and dump Message-ID: <DF3834DB-2A4B-4CF5-BDE8-18FD4D07ABD7@identry.com> References: <05AE2191-0A3D-4E5B-9B0F-06F6AB6447A0@identry.com>
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> > Little did I know, when I posted this question, that I would > receive such a wealth of information. I'm deeply appreciative of > the community's willingness to share information and thank each and > every one of your for your contributions. > > Now I have some reading to do. :-) > > I think there is a difference between what dump does and what tar/ rsync do... I like the idea of doing a bit level backup, rather than a file level backup. If you've never done a dump, try it locally, and then try restore, particularly interactive restore (restore -i). It's pretty cool and I don't think tar or rsync have anything like it. -- John
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