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From: David Relson <relson@osagesoftware.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Cc: emailgrant@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} backups... still backups....
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2013 08:40:51 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20130630084051.3307c522@osage> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAN0CFw22tM+Mnrr-pj_978arpL7VRndvb4e3Jtg+_Eju9WhxmA@mail.gmail.com>

On Sun, 30 Jun 2013 01:11:35 -0700
Grant wrote:

> >> Can anyone think of an automated method that remotely and securely
> >> backs up data from one system to another, preserves permissions and
> >> ownership, and keeps the backups safe even if the backed-up system
> >> is compromised?
> >
> > app-backup/backuppc
> >
> > It uses hard links, but to save space, so all versions of all files
> > are kept for your entire history, but unchanged files are kept only
> > once, even if present on multiple targets.
> 
> Thank you for the recommendation.
> 
> How far would I have to open my systems in order for backuppc to
> function?
> 
> Can the web server reside on a different system than the backup
> server?
> 
> - Grant

I've been using backuppc since 2007 and am very happy with it.


  parent reply	other threads:[~2013-06-30 12:40 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 29+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-06-29 23:42 [gentoo-user] {OT} backups... still backups Grant
2013-06-30  7:58 ` Neil Bothwick
2013-06-30  8:11   ` Grant
2013-06-30  9:05     ` Neil Bothwick
2013-06-30 20:12       ` Grant
2013-06-30 20:34         ` Neil Bothwick
2013-06-30 21:36           ` Grant
2013-07-01  0:29             ` Neil Bothwick
2013-07-01  8:39               ` Grant
2013-07-01  8:57                 ` Neil Bothwick
2013-07-01 12:29                   ` Grant
2013-07-01 12:41                     ` Neil Bothwick
2013-07-01 13:31                       ` Grant
2013-07-01 13:42                         ` Neil Bothwick
2013-07-01 14:08                           ` Grant
2013-07-01 18:12                             ` Michael Hampicke
2013-07-01 23:14                               ` Grant
2013-07-01 23:28                                 ` Neil Bothwick
2013-07-02  6:24                                   ` Grant
2013-07-02  8:08                                     ` Neil Bothwick
2013-07-02  8:38                                       ` J. Roeleveld
2013-07-18 15:54                                         ` Grant
2013-06-30 12:40     ` David Relson [this message]
2013-06-30  9:58 ` Stefan G. Weichinger
2013-06-30 11:05   ` William Kenworthy
2013-06-30 18:08     ` Mick
2013-06-30 22:55       ` William Kenworthy
2013-07-01  3:18 ` Joseph
2013-07-01  8:51   ` Grant

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