Until recently I didn't make backups either. I don't have a tape drive, so I thought it was just too complicated. (Which was particularly stupid of me because all of my hard disks are second-hand.) Two disk crashes later, I make backups. Incremental ones every day. :)
I just thought I might could help point you to a viable solution. If you have a CD Writer, I can suggest a Perl program called cdbkup. I've been using it successfully now for several weeks, and it's really easy to use. It supports breaking the files up across multiple cds and incremental backups. I can't remember the URL, but you can find it if you search Freshmeat. (I think that's where I found it.) I wrote a python script to keep up with what backup level, disc set, and exact command I need to execute on any given day. It also writes an HTML calendar of the backup schedule, which I printed out. I'm sure there are much better programs out there to do what I needed, but I couldn't find one...plus it was fun. :) You're welcome to use the script if you want--just email me off-list, and I'll send it to you. BTW, it should work regardless of what software you use to actually perform the backup. Ben On Tue, Oct 16, 2001 at 08:10:08AM +0200, Chris Grigor wrote: > Anyway a big shout out to all those that helped me out !!! Your input was > greatly appreciated and I have learned a painfull but important lesson > ....MAKE A BACKUP !!! -- Ben Logan: blogan at newcreature dot org OpenPGP Key KeyID: A1ADD1F0 _______________________________________________ Seawolf-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list
