On 6/14/2011 12:42 PM, Chris Baker wrote:
>
> The machines that are running Ubuntu are actually older than the machine
> that is running Fedora. People here had been using them as workstations.
> The Fedora box was purchased specifically to be used for backups. The
> Ubuntu machines have 1 GB of me
Chris Baker
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> > You are switching from Fedora to Ubuntu because a new server running
> > Ubuntu is faster than a 3 year old server running Fedora? It sounds
to
> > me like the speed differences you are seeing are due more to newer
> > (faster) hardware than an OS c
On 6/14/2011 11:00 AM, Bowie Bailey wrote:
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>> Just recently, with some help from people here, I set up some new servers
>> myself and was truly amazed at just how easy it was. I set up Ubuntu LTS
>> 10.04, and everything just works.
>>
>> I have major improvements in the throughput of my backups.
On 6/14/2011 10:34 AM, Chris Baker wrote:
> I have a server that is about three years old. I set it up and haven't
> done much with it since. I am running Kernel version this:
> "2.6.23.1-42.fc8 #1 SMP Tue Oct 30 13:18:33 EDT 2007 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64
> GNU/Linux"
>
> I installed BackupPC at the ti
>>>
>>> I can tell you what I encountered, and speculate that you may be
>>> experiencing something similar:
>>>
>>> Some antivirus programs are protective of attempts to read their files
>>> or
>>> directories, and respond by either killing the process or suspending its
>>> ability to read files
On Tue, 2011-06-14 at 09:34 -0500, Chris Baker wrote:
> I'm thinking of just doing a clean install on a new drive and then
> mounting /var to the external drive. I suppose I could also mount
> /var/lib/backuppc to the external drive.
>
> Hopefully I have provided enough details. What is the best s
I have a server that is about three years old. I set it up and haven't
done much with it since. I am running Kernel version this:
"2.6.23.1-42.fc8 #1 SMP Tue Oct 30 13:18:33 EDT 2007 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64
GNU/Linux"
I installed BackupPC at the time and have also just left it alone.
Just recently,
