Re: backing up to ftp server

2004-07-07 Thread Vadik
I am thinking about using ncftpput (ftp server does not support ssh), and to enstript files before uploading. I did take a look at i assume oyu mean encrypt ... and yes .. do encrypt the backup files but mroe importantly, use a different ftp login id and unique passwd you do not use

Re: backing up to ftp server

2004-07-07 Thread Vadim Kutsyy, PhD
i assume oyu mean encrypt ... and yes .. do encrypt the backup files yes, I mean enscrypt, and yes my ftp user name/password is different and can not be changed. ... I mean encrypt, encrypt, encrypt, ... Sorry, -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe.

Re: backing up to ftp server

2004-07-07 Thread Vadim Kutsyy, Ph.D.
I want to start backing up to ftp server and I was not able to find package which does that. tar zcvf today.tgz `find /etc /home -mtime -7 ( -type f -o -type l ) -print scp today.tgz ftp-backup:/pub/Backups - add your host key for passwd-less backups Just in case if some one needs

Re: backing up to ftp server

2004-07-06 Thread Alvin Oga
On Mon, 5 Jul 2004, Vadik wrote: tar zcvf today.tgz `find /etc /home -mtime -7 ( -type f -o -type l ) -print scp today.tgz ftp-backup:/pub/Backups - add your host key for passwd-less backups Thanks, I do know how to tar and how to upload, I was mostly looking for script

Re: backing up to ftp server

2004-07-05 Thread Alvin Oga
hi ya On Sun, 4 Jul 2004, [iso-8859-1] Thomas Adam wrote: --- Vadik [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I want to start backing up to ftp server and I was not able to find package which does that. My only requirement that it should do daily backups and keep last 7 backups (or do incremental

Re: backing up to ftp server

2004-07-05 Thread Stephen Le
On Mon, 5 Jul 2004 01:12:06 -0700 (PDT), Alvin Oga [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why ftp? Why not use rsync? because rsync doesn't keep a copy of the last set of changes before it overwrite it ?? Actually, rsync can be used to make incremental backups. Please see:

Re: backing up to ftp server

2004-07-05 Thread Alvin Oga
hi ya stephen On Mon, 5 Jul 2004, Stephen Le wrote: Why ftp? Why not use rsync? because rsync doesn't keep a copy of the last set of changes before it overwrite it ?? Actually, rsync can be used to make incremental backups. Please see:

Re: backing up to ftp server

2004-07-05 Thread Thomas Adam
--- Alvin Oga [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: tar zcvf today.tgz `find /etc /home -mtime -7 ( -type f -o -type l ) -print I think you'll find you'd need to escape the brackets, above. Why ftp? Why not use rsync? because rsync doesn't keep a copy of the last set of changes before it overwrite

Re: backing up to ftp server

2004-07-05 Thread Jon Dowland
On Sun, 04 Jul 2004 14:39:12 -0700, Vadik [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I want to start backing up to ftp server and I was not able to find package which does that. My only requirement that it should do daily backups and keep last 7 backups (or do incremental backups). Take a look at http

Re: backing up to ftp server

2004-07-05 Thread Alvin Oga
hi ya thomas On Mon, 5 Jul 2004, [iso-8859-1] Thomas Adam wrote: --- Alvin Oga [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: tar zcvf today.tgz `find /etc /home -mtime -7 ( -type f -o -type l ) -print I think you'll find you'd need to escape the brackets, above. yes, \( Why ftp? Why not use rsync?

Re: backing up to ftp server

2004-07-05 Thread Vadik
Alvin Oga wrote: hi ya On Sun, 4 Jul 2004, [iso-8859-1] Thomas Adam wrote: --- Vadik [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I want to start backing up to ftp server and I was not able to find package which does that. My only requirement that it should do daily backups and keep last 7 backups (or do

backing up to ftp server

2004-07-04 Thread Vadik
I want to start backing up to ftp server and I was not able to find package which does that. My only requirement that it should do daily backups and keep last 7 backups (or do incremental backups). Thanks, -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble

Re: backing up to ftp server

2004-07-04 Thread Thomas Adam
--- Vadik [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I want to start backing up to ftp server and I was not able to find package which does that. My only requirement that it should do daily backups and keep last 7 backups (or do incremental backups). Why ftp? Why not use rsync? -- Thomas Adam

Re: backing up to ftp server

2004-07-04 Thread Vadik
Thomas Adam wrote: --- Vadik [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I want to start backing up to ftp server and I was not able to find package which does that. My only requirement that it should do daily backups and keep last 7 backups (or do incremental backups). Why ftp? Why not use rsync? I

Re: backing up to ftp server

2004-07-04 Thread Thomas Adam
--- Vadik [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have an ftp server which I can utilize for backups. I can not modify anything on that server. This looks to be a very simple exercise in scripting, if nothing else. Have you taken a look at kbackup (I assume not): http://kbackup.sourceforge.net/ I

Re: backing up to ftp server

2004-07-04 Thread Vadik
Thomas Adam wrote: --- Vadik [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have an ftp server which I can utilize for backups. I can not modify anything on that server. This looks to be a very simple exercise in scripting, if nothing else. Have you taken a look at kbackup (I assume not):