Re: rsync backup question

2011-07-25 Thread lee
Paul E Condon writes: > On 20110722_142620, lee wrote: >> >> There isn't much point in using rsync since you're neither copying to a > ^^ > If the copy job fails 3/4 way thru, one can pick up the pieces and > continue using rsync. So even if it is a one time job, it is worth

Re: rsync backup question

2011-07-25 Thread lee
Ivan Shmakov writes: >> Paul E Condon writes: >> On 20110722_142620, lee wrote: > > […] > > >> There isn't much point in using rsync since you're neither copying > >> to a > > > ^^ > > > If the copy job fails 3/4 way thru, one can pick up the pieces and > > continue

Re: rsync backup question

2011-07-24 Thread Ivan Shmakov
> Paul E Condon writes: > On 20110722_142620, lee wrote: […] >> There isn't much point in using rsync since you're neither copying >> to a > ^^ > If the copy job fails 3/4 way thru, one can pick up the pieces and > continue using rsync. So even if it is a one time

Re: rsync backup question

2011-07-24 Thread Paul E Condon
On 20110722_142620, lee wrote: > "Thomas H. George" writes: > > > I partitioned a 1 TG usbdrive as ext3, mounted it as /usbmem > > [...] > > > > My object had been to backup everything before moving from Squeeze to > > Wheezy > > > > Any Suggestions? > > There isn't much point in using rsync sin

Re: rsync backup question

2011-07-23 Thread lee
"Thomas H. George" writes: > I partitioned a 1 TG usbdrive as ext3, mounted it as /usbmem > [...] > > My object had been to backup everything before moving from Squeeze to > Wheezy > > Any Suggestions? There isn't much point in using rsync since you're neither copying to a remote host, nor can y

Re: rsync backup question

2011-07-22 Thread Ivan Shmakov
> Alan Chandler writes: > On 22/07/11 00:39, Thomas H. George wrote: >> I partitioned a 1 TG usbdrive as ext3, mounted it as /usbmem and >> entered the command rsync -r / /usbmem. BTW, there's a convention of using /mnt for temporary mounts. […] > Isn't this going to go recu

Re: rsync backup question

2011-07-21 Thread Alan Chandler
On 22/07/11 00:39, Thomas H. George wrote: I partitioned a 1 TG usbdrive as ext3, mounted it as /usbmem and entered the command rsync -r / /usbmem. The tranfer proceeded with many Isn't this going to go recursive? Since usbmem is another file system the -x flag should prevent this. Also as a

Re: rsync backup question

2011-07-21 Thread Nico Kadel-Garcia
On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 12:11 AM, wrote: > On Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:39:33 -0400 > "Thomas H. George" wrote: > >> I partitioned a 1 TG usbdrive as ext3, mounted it as /usbmem and entered >> the command rsync -r / /usbmem.  The tranfer proceeded with many >> messages "skipping non-regular file 'foo'

Re: rsync backup question

2011-07-21 Thread briand
On Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:39:33 -0400 "Thomas H. George" wrote: > I partitioned a 1 TG usbdrive as ext3, mounted it as /usbmem and entered > the command rsync -r / /usbmem. The tranfer proceeded with many > messages "skipping non-regular file 'foo'". Eventually the transfer > hung up with some mes

rsync backup question

2011-07-21 Thread Thomas H. George
I partitioned a 1 TG usbdrive as ext3, mounted it as /usbmem and entered the command rsync -r / /usbmem. The tranfer proceeded with many messages "skipping non-regular file 'foo'". Eventually the transfer hung up with some messages "file has vanished 'foo'". I aborted with a ctl-c. df -h reporte

Re: Backup question

2003-11-19 Thread Alvin Oga
hi ya tom On Wed, 19 Nov 2003, Tom wrote: > On Wed, Nov 19, 2003 at 02:52:41PM -0800, Alvin Oga wrote: .. > > - if you're running vfat on the xp box ... ( good and bad idea ) > > - create c:\DataFromDebian > > - copy all your /home/victor stuff to c:\DataFromDebian > > ( pic

Re: Backup question

2003-11-19 Thread Tom
On Wed, Nov 19, 2003 at 02:52:41PM -0800, Alvin Oga wrote: > > hi victor > > On Wed, 19 Nov 2003, Victory wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > > I want to back up some directories on Debian machine > > to Windows XP CDRW, I want to do it from Windows XP machine > > I have CDRW with Roxio Easy CD Creato

RE: Backup question

2003-11-19 Thread Joyce, Matthew
> -Original Message- > From: Victory [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, 20 November 2003 2:51 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Backup question > > > Hi All, > > I want to back up some directories on Debian machine > to Windows XP CDRW

Re: Backup question

2003-11-19 Thread Alvin Oga
hi victor On Wed, 19 Nov 2003, Victory wrote: > Hi All, > > I want to back up some directories on Debian machine > to Windows XP CDRW, I want to do it from Windows XP machine > I have CDRW with Roxio Easy CD Creator software on Windows XP. i assume you're saying you dont know how to get data

Backup question

2003-11-19 Thread Victory
Hi All, I want to back up some directories on Debian machine to Windows XP CDRW, I want to do it from Windows XP machine I have CDRW with Roxio Easy CD Creator software on Windows XP. Regards, Victor -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? C

Re: apt-proxy backup question

2003-02-10 Thread Richard Hector
On Mon, Feb 10, 2003 at 09:37:26AM +0100, Chris Halls wrote: > Hi Richard, > > On Sat, Feb 08, 2003 at 06:24:09PM +1300, Richard Hector wrote: > > Is /var/cache/apt-proxy self contained? If I back up that directory, > > together with /etc/apt-proxy, can I then just reinstall apt-proxy > > and unpa

Re: apt-proxy backup question

2003-02-10 Thread Chris Halls
Hi Richard, On Sat, Feb 08, 2003 at 06:24:09PM +1300, Richard Hector wrote: > Is /var/cache/apt-proxy self contained? If I back up that directory, > together with /etc/apt-proxy, can I then just reinstall apt-proxy > and unpack those 2 to be back where I was? Or are there some indexes > or somethi

apt-proxy backup question

2003-02-07 Thread Richard Hector
Hi all, Is /var/cache/apt-proxy self contained? If I back up that directory, together with /etc/apt-proxy, can I then just reinstall apt-proxy and unpack those 2 to be back where I was? Or are there some indexes or something hidden away? Many thanks, Richard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL

Re: MYSQL backup question

2000-12-08 Thread Jeffrey A Schoolcraft
* John Griffiths ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Hello all, > > How do i go about backing up and then recovering a mysql database Depends on a number of factors. What version of MySQL are you running? How critical is your DB? Version 3.23.X you can take advantage of mysql's internal replication, s

RE: MYSQL backup question

2000-12-06 Thread Jason Stechschulte
Since this is strictly a mysql question, I would try the mysql mailing list. http://www.mysql.com/documentation/index.html Jason Stechschulte [EMAIL PROTECTED]

MYSQL backup question

2000-12-05 Thread John Griffiths
Hello all, How do i go about backing up and then recovering a mysql database i tried #mysqldump -p --all --add-drop-table foo >/home/john/foo.sql then to recover #mysqladmin create -p fooa < foo.sql it creates ok but then the php application i run yeilds bad results

Re: general backup question/tar

2000-09-04 Thread Robert Waldner
On Sun, 03 Sep 2000 23:53:36 PDT, Alvin Oga writes: >my favorite topic for "flame wars"next to dns flames... ;-) >I like tar for backups > - and i dont worry about restore too much... > since if you need to restore...something else is probably > (seriously) wrong too > >

Re: general backup question/tar

2000-09-04 Thread Alvin Oga
hi ya... my favorite topic for "flame wars"next to dns flames... I like tar for backups - and i dont worry about restore too much... since if you need to restore...something else is probably (seriously) wrong too - restoring a file from tape is too too pa

Re: general backup question/tar

2000-09-04 Thread Nate Amsden
Robert Waldner wrote: > Also, is there a possibility to find out (rather than trying through > tar tv(Iz)) if a tape is tar.gz, tar.bz2 or plain tar? use the file command file will tell you what kind of file the system thinks is nate -- ::: ICQ: 75132336 http://www.aphroland.org/ http://www.

general backup question/tar

2000-09-04 Thread Robert Waldner
Hi! At the moment I´m cycling through a few tapes doing backups every week or so with tar cvz --exclude /proc --exclude /dev --exclude /tmp / >/dev/st0 Are there any precautions I should take that I have forgotten/not yet heard about? I can do a recover to someplace (eg /tmp/recover) and get

Re: Backup question

1997-09-08 Thread Joost Kooij
Brandon Mitchell wrote: > > the result of dpkg --get-selections and /var/spool/mail (especially if > these are frequent backups and you don't place mail in the user's home > directory). Dselect keeps some configuration data deep down in then /var/lib/dpkg tree. And if you run bind/dns then /var/

Re: Backup question

1997-09-05 Thread Brandon Mitchell
the result of dpkg --get-selections and /var/spool/mail (especially if these are frequent backups and you don't place mail in the user's home directory). Brandon - Brandon Mitchell E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/7877/home.h

Re: Backup question

1997-09-05 Thread m*
Shaleh wrote: > > I am doing a sytem backup, other than /etc, /usr/local stuff, and /home > or /root what else do I need to save?? > i'm not sure what backup utility you are using, but BACKUP EVERYTHING the first time around! paranoid about whether evrerything gets backed up, m* -- "The S

Backup question

1997-09-05 Thread Shaleh
I am doing a sytem backup, other than /etc, /usr/local stuff, and /home or /root what else do I need to save?? -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .