Re: Cygrunsrv and backups

2002-04-29 Thread Don Sharp
"Craveiro, Marco" wrote: > > Don, i'm sorry about being such a pain but i have googled for a bit with no > luck :-( > on my status i dont get the remaining blocks, only the total capacity. i > then did a status 3 which tells me that "reports remaining" is set to "no". > so i'm assuming i have t

RE: Cygrunsrv and backups

2002-04-29 Thread Craveiro, Marco
[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 29 April 2002 02:21 > To: gnuwin32 > Subject: Re: Cygrunsrv and backups > > "Craveiro, Marco" wrote: > > > > "Don Sharp" wrote: > > > > > > anyway, there's just one thing i dont un

Re: Cygrunsrv and backups

2002-04-29 Thread Don Sharp
"Craveiro, Marco" wrote: > > "Don Sharp" wrote: > > > > anyway, there's just one thing i dont understand on your script: > > > > > > mt -f /dev/nst0 tell > > > > > > why do you need this? > > > > > > > One doesn't strictly need it. I use it to tell me how near to a full > > tape I am usi

RE: Cygrunsrv and backups

2002-04-29 Thread Craveiro, Marco
"Don Sharp" wrote: > > anyway, there's just one thing i dont understand on your script: > > > > mt -f /dev/nst0 tell > > > > why do you need this? > > > > One doesn't strictly need it. I use it to tell me how near to a full > tape I am using so I reshuffle what goes on which tape when

Re: Cygrunsrv and backups

2002-04-27 Thread Don Sharp
gt; > Sent: 26 April 2002 06:09 > > To: gnuwin32 > > Subject: Re: Cygrunsrv and backups > > > > If you have experience of backing up using tar on Unix then you can do > > the same with cygwin. Tape positioning with "mt" on the no-rewind > > edi

RE: Cygrunsrv and backups

2002-04-26 Thread Heribert Dahms
26, 2002 15:09 > To: gnuwin32 > Subject: Re: Cygrunsrv and backups > [Heribert] [snip] > cd /dost > tar cf /dev/nst0 * > [Heribert] [snip] -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.

RE: Cygrunsrv and backups

2002-04-26 Thread Craveiro, Marco
heers! > -Original Message- > From: Don Sharp [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 26 April 2002 06:09 > To: gnuwin32 > Subject: Re: Cygrunsrv and backups > > If you have experience of backing up using tar on Unix then you can do > the same with cygwin. Tape positioning with &qu

RE: Cygrunsrv and backups

2002-04-26 Thread Craveiro, Marco
hi all, --Chuck wrote: > Dunno...but you might look into rsync via ssh; both have been ported to > cygwin and work well. i ended up not looking into rsync because i found lots of documentation on the web (including on the cygwin mailinglist) on how to use mt / tar. i have compiled my findings i

Re: Cygrunsrv and backups

2002-04-26 Thread Don Sharp
> mistake of using google instead of searching the mailing list directly. > Apologies. > > I am still searching for docs on backing up, so if you got info on that > please let me know. > > Thanks! > > marco > > -Original Message- > From: Craveiro, M

Re: Cygrunsrv and backups

2002-04-26 Thread Charles Wilson
Craveiro, Marco wrote: > Huh, before I starting getting flamed, may I just add that there is plenty > of documentation about ssh and cron on the mailing list, I just made the > mistake of using google instead of searching the mailing list directly. > Apologies. actually, google does a better jo

RE: Cygrunsrv and backups

2002-04-26 Thread Craveiro, Marco
on that please let me know. Thanks! marco -Original Message- From: Craveiro, Marco Sent: 26 April 2002 09:37 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Cygrunsrv and backups Hello cygwiners! First many thanks for a great product, its getting greater with each release. Contrary to some people on

Cygrunsrv and backups

2002-04-26 Thread Craveiro, Marco
Hello cygwiners! First many thanks for a great product, its getting greater with each release. Contrary to some people on this list I have had no problems with it. in fact, I have just finished installing it on a production server (nt 4.0) and two workstations (w2k and XP) without any problems wh