Re: client-server backup using NFS and tar

Hi all (again), I've discovered that I can use the option --rsh-command and specify /usr/bin/ssh and then, if you generate a key pair and set it up properly then you're not prompted for a password, the authentication happens and then the tarring happens over a secure channel. So this basically so

client-server backup using NFS and tar

Hi all, I wish to set up a client to backup to a standard tape drive (/dev/st0) on the server. Using tar. I really don't want to have to resort to using a commercial product or something like amanda for simplicity reasons. Now, as I understand it, tar when used in this situation writes directly t