On Thu, 16 Jun 2005 01:44:56 -0700, Zac Medico wrote:

> To do online backups of my desktop system I have a script that backs up
> my whole root filesystem with the exception of some files (especially
> some sensitive ones in /etc).  I do separate backups of /etc.
> Occasionally I use my squashfs backups to create livedvds. 

I do something similar. I use rdiff-backup to create hourly or daily
backups of various directories. Then a weekly cron job creates squashfs
files of these backups, which I write to a home made live DVD that
contains everything I need (I hope) to restore a system.
 

-- 
Neil Bothwick

BASIC: Bill's Attempt to Seize Industry Control

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