Re: Backup solutions wanted
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That command i gave was a one way sync. from /media/disk-2 to /media/sda1. Reverse the command to go the other way. It will add new files from left to right. Cheers > Thanks Dan - would that just compare the two drives and add any new > files - or does it overwrite the whole lot every time? > > chris > > [email protected] wrote: >> You need to setup SSH key auth, and install rsync on both then run this: >> >> rsync -az -e ssh /media/disk-2 user@fileserver:/media/sda1 >> >> >> >>> I'm looking to backup, or sync, two identical 1TB drives. >>> >>> One is in this pc at /media/disk-2 >>> The other in my file server at /media/sda1 >>> >>> I have ssh installed on both machines and can manually copy stuff over, >>> but I want it to happen automatically as a cron-job >>> >>> I've tried unison-gtk but cant get it to work ( crashes without error >>> details ) and I'm not clever enough to write a script myself :( >>> >>> Does anyone know of a simple backup/sync app that works on ubuntu 8.04 >>> 64bit? >>> >>> cheers >>> chris >>> > > > _______________________________________________ > HBLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.linux.net.nz/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hblug >