From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1RTxGa-00058V-G1 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:00:40 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id E02FF21C033; Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:00:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A6BCAE02F0 for ; Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:59:32 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DCE141B402A for ; Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:59:31 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new using ClamAV at gentoo.org X-Spam-Score: -4.784 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.784 required=5.5 tests=[AWL=0.617, BAYES_00=-1.9, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED=-2.3, RP_MATCHES_RCVD=-1.201] Received: from smtp.gentoo.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.gentoo.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 94q2+Do01O43 for ; Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:59:24 +0000 (UTC) Received: from lo.gmane.org (lo.gmane.org [80.91.229.12]) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A37151B4022 for ; Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:59:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RTxF7-000393-Jn for gentoo-user@gentoo.org; Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:59:09 +0100 Received: from c-98-215-179-64.hsd1.in.comcast.net ([98.215.179.64]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:59:09 +0100 Received: from reader by c-98-215-179-64.hsd1.in.comcast.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:59:09 +0100 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org From: Harry Putnam Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: experience with rsnapshot Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2011 08:58:04 -0600 Organization: Still searching... Message-ID: <87obw0ckqr.fsf@newsguy.com> References: <21113.1322094400@ccs.covici.com> <15813.1322118528@ccs.covici.com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: c-98-215-179-64.hsd1.in.comcast.net User-Agent: Gnus/5.110018 (No Gnus v0.18) Emacs/24.0.90 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:Fof7IHCBbtlZgZbkvFd6p13z8f0= X-Archives-Salt: c931e7da-b52d-411b-83a7-b1596132912c X-Archives-Hash: a4c9e0edb84c665819370599ece1d5be covici@ccs.covici.com writes: > Grant Edwards wrote: > >> On 2011-11-24, covici@ccs.covici.com wrote: >> >> > I am using rdiff-backup which is no longer maintained, but still seems >> > to work, but I was thinking to use rsnapshot instead which seems like a >> > nice way to do this, but this seems not to have been maintained for a >> > while, either, so I was wondering if anyone is using it and how it works >> > for you? >> >> I set up rsnapshot a few months ago, and so far it seems to be working >> fine. I found the documentation about how to configure the intervals >> and schedule the jobs to be a bit confusing, but once the light bulb >> went on, it's pretty easy. > > > Thanks, this is what I was wondering about. I'll chime in a bit here too. I've used rsnapshot for actual yrs, maybe 3-4. I've needed the occasional buggered up file from the backups and few whole directories over the years. It does not claim any baremetal restore capability... unless its been added. I know there is quite a lot of new functionality that I have not had occasion to delve into. It does not afford a handy slick way of retrieving a backed up file. I mean it is left to your own devices... but since the increments are dated and in hourly, daily, weekly, monthly [...] groupings, its not so hard to find what you need... I'm just saying it is a manual process unless you script something. I probably should investigate new features... since the above may be outdated information. One thing you can be sure of... its highly reliable since it is based on a very robust and well tested rsync and a very robust perl. Also, you will be amazed at how many backups you can have and take so very little space. Of course that last will depend to a good degree how much actual change occurs in your data being backed up. Further, it lends itself to network activity very well. All in all a quite simple to use, highly reliable, network capable, very versatile system.