Hi Folks, > I've been using rsnapshot for years, now, to do nightly, weekly, and > monthly backups.
I concur. I will add that rsnapshot can also backup databases, but it needs a short script to do it. I'm willing to offer copies of my scripts, with explanations, if anybody is interested. I also note that you may run into problems using rsnapshot on an NTFS filesystem mounted CIFS, meaning you are an SMB client. If you are "snapping" two files with names differentiated only by case, then these will collide on case insensitive filesystems, and you'll lose one of them. I believe that this can be changed if you perform the magical and possibly mythical NTFS configuration setting that preserves case sensitivity on Windows systems and then mount your CIFS shares on an NFS server, and then "reshare". Seems like a lot of work. Might be easier to go the other way and mount the ext4 file system on the Windows workstation, but you'll need non-Microsoft drivers to do it. I don't know if you can "share" such mount points. The whole "case sensitive" vs "case preserving" is a a good way to spend a week and get nothing done. But it might be fun. > what I'd LIKE is an offsite backup as well, but (1) purchasing the > bandwidth and (2) the remote storage is probably more $$ than I want to > spend. Since you're using rsnapshot, which is simply a disciplined use of rsync, you need only the bandwidth to cover the day's changes, which usually turns out to be very little. You just need a friend who is willing to "host" your NAS and punch a hole in the firewall for you. In the alternative, position your NAS in a location for easy and quick access in the event of emergency evacuation, like the garage, or even an outdoor shed. -- Chris. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
