> just a note on rsync - i've seen the > "oops-i-didnt-do-rsync-correctly-and-i-lost-data" movie many times. it's a > great tool, with lots of optimizations built in, but it can be tricky. (it > was a phd thesis after all.) > > i'm into stupid, simple things, like tar. i feel like i'm getting advanced > when i use the -z flag to compress it. ;-) > > over 50% of data loss is due to human error. don't get fancy - use simple, > well understood things and save yourself some trouble.
I think a uug meeting on backup and restore procedures would be interesting. How to setup raid, how to use rsync, how to use dd to backup an entire disk.... Oh, and how to restore off of those mediums as well. Michael -------------------- BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
