Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 09:55:46 -0800 From: "Gayn Winters" <gayn.winters@bristolsystems.com> To: <mike@ascendency.net>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Help backing up to networked drive Message-ID: <01bd01c61d21$9651d730$6501a8c0@workdog> In-Reply-To: <00a901c61d13$d9251cb0$0401a8c0@Mike8500>
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> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of > Mike Loiterman > Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 8:17 AM > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: RE: Help backing up to networked drive > > > Mike Loiterman <mailto:mike@ascendency.net> wrote: > > I would like to backup my server to a firewire drive > > connected to a Macintosh Mini. Both machines are on my local > > network and, of course, behind a secure firewall. > > > > Right now I'm using this script to take backups: > > > > #!/bin/sh > > > > /sbin/dump -0uanL -f - / | gzip -2 | ssh -c blowfish > > mike@192.168.1.11 dd of=/Volumes/Server-Backup/dump-root.gz && \ > > /sbin/dump -0uanL -f - /tmp | gzip -2 | ssh -c blowfish > > mike@192.168.1.11 dd of=/Volumes/Server-Backup/dump-tmp.gz && \ > > /sbin/dump -0uanL -f - /usr | gzip -2 | ssh -c blowfish > > mike@192.168.1.11 dd of=/Volumes/Server-Backup/dump-usr.gz && \ > > /sbin/dump -0uanL -f - /var | gzip -2 | ssh -c blowfish > > mike@192.168.1.11 dd of=/Volumes/Server-Backup/dump-var.gz > > > > This is working fine, but I have to run the script mannually > > and enter the password. > > > Actually, I take it back. The original script doesn't work. > > dd gives an error when I try to backup /usr saying that the > file is too > large...it dies at 4GB. > Not knowing anything about the mac mini, I can only guess: Have you tried using a partition name for dd of= instead of a file name? -gayn Bristol Systems Inc. 714/532-6776 www.bristolsystems.com
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