phil wrote at about 16:12:24 +0200 on Monday, July 27, 2009: > Hello, > > even when I'm running backuppc successfully on two servers and doing > backups of linux and windows clients, I still haven't fully understand > the dis(advantages) of rsync / rsyncd / samba regarding security. > > I would like to see a short table chowing the advantages and > disadvantages of using the different possibilities. > > What is the benefit of using rsyncd vs. rsync via ssh? I've read several > times that rsyncd is less secure because it transfer the files > unencrypted and because it opens another door for intruders. > > So what is the prefered method for linux / windows clients, _if_ I do > _not_ look at what is the easiest way to configure my client but the > most secure. > > I try to summarize what I (think to) know: > > SAMBA: > > + easy to setup, since C$ shares are already there for the administrator > + no configuration on the client side > - unencrypted transfer (?) > - can not send incremental changes of files > > RSYNC: > > + easier to setup than rsyncd > + transfer incremental changes (?) > + encrypted transfer via ssh - hangs on some Windows files > > RSYNCD: > > ? what is the advantage when using rsyncd in favor of rsync? + works better on some Windows systems > > Kind regards from Berlin > > - p hil > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day > trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus > on > what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with > Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july > _______________________________________________ > BackupPC-users mailing list > [email protected] > List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users > Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net > Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ >
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