[H-GEN] Linux backup tool of choice

[Robert Brockway]

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On Tue, 8 Apr 2003, David Findlay wrote:

> Could anyone give me recommendations on their preferred linux backup tools?
> I'm after something to do backups to tape. I'd like to do a full system
> backup, as well as incremental backups daily. Needs to run unattended and
> email a report somewhere. Any preferences, ideas? Thanks,

I use a homemade script, but the core of it is dump for ext2/3.  Currently
my script doesn't send an email but I'm going to be implementing that soon

I now need email going to different people at different times so I'll be
doing a pretty generic approach to mail coming from the backup system.

Gnu tar does incremental backups also but dump sure is a neat tool.  There
was a discussion about dump on the list a few months ago with arguments on
both sides.  Worth a read.

Rob

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