Re: Thoughts regarding system-backups

[Todd Gruhn <tgruhn2%gmail.com@localhost>]

More thoughts on "bacula".

The thing is quite involved. I got the *pdf files downloaded.
Is there a simple way to get this thing running?

Do any of these programs (besides bacula) allow backup varification?

Thats why I purchased bru 10yrs ago. NetBSD backup stuff has come
A LOONNNG way since then :-)

On Fri, Jul 30, 2021 at 3:41 PM Todd Gruhn <tgruhn2%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:
>
> I am playing with "bacula". I had no idea that it was so advanced, and
> widely used.
> My big thing is I need something to  replace "bru" (I bought it around
> 2005). I needed to
> add binary-compatibility to the kernel config. Bru allows comparison
> so I dont get caught
> off-guard.
>
> I find the config stuff for bacula intimidating -- not used to the
> /bin/ksh stuff. I program
> mainly in PERL. I recall bru required me to make two named-pipes and set one
> device name in the config file...
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 30, 2021 at 3:00 PM Miko Larsson <jjflxyz%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, 30 Jul 2021 11:08:00 -0400
> > Todd Gruhn <tgruhn2%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:
> >
> > > I acquired a 500MB disk from a lappy.
> > >
> > > Ideas for a package to do system-wide backups?
> > > Can I put the backup in a specific dir -- ORRR must I use the entire
> > > disk?
> > >
> > > Thank you
> >
> > You're not gonna be able to fit a whole lot on a 500*MB* disk ;p
> >
> > On a more serious note; rsync is pretty much *the* tool that one should
> > use for "dynamic" backups. There's also the good ol' tar, but that's
> > more for static backups.
> >
> > --
> > ~miko
> >