On Sun, Jan 05, 2003 at 01:22:49AM -0500, Gene Heskett wrote: > > I get around that problem here with the use of an extra directory on > one of the drives here that has an rsync'd image of the stuff on > the other machine I use mainly for a firewall that I would normally > use samba for the backup data transport protocol. rsync does not > seem to suffer from this foible. cron fires off that script about > half an hour ahead of amanda. So in fact I only backup this > machine as far as the entries in the disklist are concerned, but > that includes the images of the other machine. > > If you have the space, and rsync can run on the bsd box (it should) > then you may want to consider that alternative method.
Hmmm. Well, yes, I could I suppose. I'd have to do a little creative repartitioning. It just seems like this should be able to be solved without such workarounds. > Chuckle... > No codicile about who sets it off? I think I'd find a new insurer. Heh. Imagine my guffaws when I read through my policy and stumbled upon THAT gem. ;) Benny ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Discharge of a nuclear weapon shall be deemed a warlike act, even if accidental." -- My homeowners insurance policy