From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jun 23 17:50:39 2012 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 184A5106566C for ; Sat, 23 Jun 2012 17:50:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl [89.206.35.99]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 771358FC17 for ; Sat, 23 Jun 2012 17:50:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: from wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id q5NHoWvV040114; Sat, 23 Jun 2012 19:50:33 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from localhost (wojtek@localhost) by wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) with ESMTP id q5NHoWaa040111; Sat, 23 Jun 2012 19:50:32 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2012 19:50:32 +0200 (CEST) From: Wojciech Puchar To: Chad Perrin In-Reply-To: <20120623164614.GA13602@hemlock.hydra> Message-ID: References: <20120622160903.GE24912@hemlock.hydra> <20120622184740.GA67847@slackbox.erewhon.net> <20120623003717.GD7876@hemlock.hydra> <20120623075928.GA19093@slackbox.erewhon.net> <20120623125739.GA82828@jorge.cc> <20120623134602.GA36552@jorge.cc> <20120623164614.GA13602@hemlock.hydra> User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Greylist: Sender passed SPF test, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.2.7 (wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl [127.0.0.1]); Sat, 23 Jun 2012 19:50:33 +0200 (CEST) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: backup tools 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: Sat, 23 Jun 2012 17:50:39 -0000 > > Actually, a Wake-On-LAN feature is not at all necessary for me in this > case. It's a simple enough task to just trigger a backup manually at the > command line via a script that automates the process. still. a separate wol tool is available in ports. You may easily construct shell script that will execute it, wait a bit, check out if server booted with ping, then wait a bit more (so inetd or rsyncd started) then run rsync. Unix philosophy means have one program to do think well, not to do everything. This is what make me an exclusive unix "fanatics".