Re: Cygwin client - advantages?
Hi, 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 I haven't used it yet here, but I suspect another advantage not listed above is: 6. Can do dumps at higher levels than 0 and 1. This depends on the used dump tool. Up to now, the backup of windows shares uses the archive flag, which enables only level 0 or 1 dumps. Now my question: What special tar does one use to get the ACLs? As I already mentioned on this list: The sourceforge project amanda win32 ( http://sourceforge.net/projects/amanda-win32/ ) brought up a utility called nttar.exe which is able to dump and restore files _with_ acls. I don't have the time (or neither the ability) to integrate this tool into amanda, but maybe someone else has. Regards, Christopher -- == Dipl.-Ing. Christopher Odenbach HNI Rechnerbetrieb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel.: +49 5251 60 6215 ==
Re: Cygwin client - advantages?
On Sun, 23 Mar 2003, Bort, Paul wrote: 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 I haven't used it yet here, but I suspect another advantage not listed above is: 6. Can do dumps at higher levels than 0 and 1. Now my question: What special tar does one use to get the ACLs? Thanks! What is an ACL?
Re: Cygwin client - advantages?
Hi, 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 I haven't used it yet here, but I suspect another advantage not listed above is: 6. Can do dumps at higher levels than 0 and 1. Now my question: What special tar does one use to get the ACLs? Thanks! What is an ACL? ACL = Access Control List With NTFS you can set detailed access control information, such as readable for user x, writeable for group y, read and writeable for users a, b and c, executable for everyone but not for user x and so on. With samba you can not save these ACLs - restored files only get default rights. For more information about ACLs, please ask e.g. google. Christopher -- == Dipl.-Ing. Christopher Odenbach HNI Rechnerbetrieb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel.: +49 5251 60 6215 ==
RE: Cygwin client - advantages?
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
RE: Cygwin client - advantages?
On Sun, 23 Mar 2003, Bort, Paul wrote: 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 I haven't used it yet here, but I suspect another advantage not listed above is: 6. Can do dumps at higher levels than 0 and 1. Now my question: What special tar does one use to get the ACLs? -Mitch
