It has several advantages that make the installation overhead worthwhile: 1. Client-side compression 2. Better chance of backing up ACLs (using special tar) 3. Works on machines that have all shares disabled (I have seen disabling shared recommended for some servers, especially SQL.) 4. More straightforward restore 5. Doesn't require SAMBA on AMANDA Server
Also, I haven't tested it, but I suspect sending a tar file using the AMANDA protocol is faster than carrying on an extended SMB conversation. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2003 5:35 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Cygwin client - advantages? Can anyone tell me... What, if any, are the advantages of running an amanda client (under Cygwin - Windows XP) over using samba? I understand amanda-2.4.4 will install under the Cygwin environment, but I would like to know what makes it worth going to the trouble. Thanks, Dick
