On Mon, Apr 25, 2005 at 10:55:46AM -0500, Bryan K. Walton wrote: > We have been successfully using Amanda to backup the data on our > network (comprised of both linux and windows boxes) for over a year > now. We are using Samba with Windows ACLs on one of our servers. > Just this morning I discovered that Gnu Tar doesn't successfully > backup/restore windows acls. And it appears that I need to be using > star instead of tar. Can I make this change without building Amanda > from source? We are currently using the amanda-server and > amanda-client packages from Debian testing.
If you are using samba, you are not using gnutar. Samba has its own code to do "tar-like" archives. The only way I know of to get an "accurate" backup of windows systems is to use a Windows-based backup program that outputs its results into a file. Then that file can be saved onto tape by amanda. Restores would similarly be an unpleasant, two-step process. -- Jon H. LaBadie [EMAIL PROTECTED] JG Computing 4455 Province Line Road (609) 252-0159 Princeton, NJ 08540-4322 (609) 683-7220 (fax)