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    From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to All on Mon Nov 16 18:10:15 2015
    Hi everyone,

    I have a really great system backup solution that is easy to implement and
    it works. I use it for my BBS. If anyone is interested, I can post it here
    or send it privately.

    --Sean




    --- MBSE BBS v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux-i386)
    * Origin: Outpost BBS * Limestone, TN, USA (1:18/200)
  • From Vince Coen@2:250/1 to Sean Dennis on Tue Nov 17 02:06:53 2015
    Hello Sean!

    Monday November 16 2015 18:10, you wrote to All:

    Hi everyone,

    I have a really great system backup solution that is easy to implement
    and it works. I use it for my BBS. If anyone is interested, I can
    post it here or send it privately.

    I am interested - been using rsync and it has caused some problem using cp -a for a restore. Caused my system to be out for days trying to rebuild the hard way. Mind you it did not helphaving minor surgery with a GA that knocked me out for a couple of days so I kept well clear of my system - just left it turned off.


    Hopefully it is working again along with an updated linux system from Mageia v4
    to v4 along with rebulding a new replacement SSD. That should have been straight forwards using a cloning tool - Acronis but thing is lacking in some functions - like HDD (3Tb) to SSD 250GB and can't select what partitions to clone and I bought the full upgrade for which I will be putting in for a refund.




    Vince

    --- Mageia Linux v4/Mbse v1.0.6/GoldED+/LNX 1.1.501-b20150715
    * Origin: Air Applewood, The Linux Gateway to the UK (2:250/1)
  • From Bryan Ashby@1:275/91 to Sean Dennis on Sat Nov 21 14:52:16 2015
    FWIW, I use Attic: https://attic-backup.org/

    Awesome system, works great on FreeBSD!

    --- Mystic BBS v1.11 (Windows)
    * Origin: FlupH * darktech.org (1:275/91)
  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Bryan Ashby on Sat Nov 21 22:30:14 2015
    Bryan Ashby wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

    FWIW, I use Attic: https://attic-backup.org/

    Yep, attic comes built into Slackware. :)

    I prefer rdiff-backup because it's incredibly simple (I don't need much for
    my backups these days).

    --Sean

    --- MultiMail/Linux
    * Origin: Outpost BBS * Limestone, TN, USA (1:18/200)
  • From Vince Coen@2:250/1 to Sean Dennis on Sun Nov 22 16:36:23 2015
    Hello Sean!

    Saturday November 21 2015 22:30, you wrote to Bryan Ashby:

    Bryan Ashby wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

    FWIW, I use Attic: https://attic-backup.org/

    Yep, attic comes built into Slackware. :)

    I prefer rdiff-backup because it's incredibly simple (I don't need
    much for my backups these days).

    That looks too basic for me and tried to installed attic but it fails near the end - so that one is out.


    Vince

    --- Mageia Linux v5/Mbse v1.0.6/GoldED+/LNX 1.1.501-b20150715
    * Origin: Air Applewood, The Linux Gateway to the UK (2:250/1)
  • From Vince Coen@2:250/1 to Bryan Ashby on Sun Nov 22 13:36:41 2015
    Hello Bryan!

    Saturday November 21 2015 14:52, you wrote to Sean Dennis:

    FWIW, I use Attic: https://attic-backup.org/

    Awesome system, works great on FreeBSD!


    Have you used it for a full system recovery?

    If so did it work along with all soft and hard links?


    Vince

    --- Mageia Linux v5/Mbse v1.0.6/GoldED+/LNX 1.1.501-b20150715
    * Origin: Air Applewood, The Linux Gateway to the UK (2:250/1)
  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Vince Coen on Mon Nov 23 20:12:08 2015
    Vince Coen wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

    That looks too basic for me and tried to installed attic but it fails
    near the end - so that one is out.

    Ah, well, your loss. Appearances can be deceiving and it seems that you're willing to take something on face value and not try it for yourself. I
    don't think you even read my whole document because I described in detail
    what rdiff-backup can do, right from its website, and it can do everything you've been asking others about and much more.

    Not sure why attic failed for you; I built it from source here just fine.

    --Sean





    --- MultiMail/Linux
    * Origin: Outpost BBS * Limestone, TN, USA (1:18/200)
  • From Vince Coen@2:250/1 to Sean Dennis on Tue Nov 24 12:46:28 2015
    Hello Sean!

    Monday November 23 2015 20:12, you wrote to me:

    Vince Coen wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

    That looks too basic for me and tried to installed attic but it
    fails near the end - so that one is out.

    Ah, well, your loss. Appearances can be deceiving and it seems that
    you're willing to take something on face value and not try it for
    yourself. I don't think you even read my whole document because I
    described in detail what rdiff-backup can do, right from its website,
    and it can do everything you've been asking others about and much
    more.

    Not sure why attic failed for you; I built it from source here just
    fine.

    Installed it the other way and found out the problem - missing python3 headers.

    Now installed but without any docs - seems .pyc files missing.


    My system has two versions of python installed 2.7 fully (ish) and 3.4 named as
    python3.4 or python3.4m .

    Next is to read your post regarding. The idea is to back up the entire Mageia / directory but without the contents of /mnt, /proc, /dev etc.



    Vince

    --- Mageia Linux v5/Mbse v1.0.6/GoldED+/LNX 1.1.501-b20150715
    * Origin: Air Applewood, The Linux Gateway to the UK (2:250/1)
  • From ROBERT WOLFE@1:116/18 to Sean Dennis on Fri Nov 27 21:37:00 2015
    --- MultiMail/Linux

    I have .DEBs of this now :)

    ... So easy, a child could do it. Child sold separately.
    --- MultiMail/Linux v0.50
    * Origin: Omicron Theta | Memphis, TN | winserver.us:2330 (1:116/18)