From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 30 23:29:47 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0C1D71065670 for ; Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:29:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from peter@boosten.org) Received: from smtpq2.tb.mail.iss.as9143.net (smtpq2.tb.mail.iss.as9143.net [212.54.42.165]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B8CF58FC14 for ; Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:29:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from peter@boosten.org) Received: from [212.54.42.141] (helo=smtp10.tb.mail.iss.as9143.net) by smtpq2.tb.mail.iss.as9143.net with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1LT2nx-0001DC-QJ; Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:29:45 +0100 Received: from [84.25.72.219] (helo=ra.egypt.nl) by smtp10.tb.mail.iss.as9143.net with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1LT2nw-0003eQ-JY; Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:29:44 +0100 Received: from [192.168.13.81] (iPod.egypt.nl [192.168.13.81]) by ra.egypt.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id E913439841; Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:29:37 +0100 (CET) References: <229610.47419.qm@web51408.mail.re2.yahoo.com> <61874.67.166.123.99.1233350902.squirrel@mikestammer.com> Message-Id: From: Peter Boosten To: Eric Zimmerman In-Reply-To: <61874.67.166.123.99.1233350902.squirrel@mikestammer.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: iPod Mail (5H11) Mime-Version: 1.0 (iPod Mail 5H11) Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:29:36 +0100 X-ZiggoSMTP-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ZiggoSMTP-MailScanner-ID: 1LT2nw-0003eQ-JY X-ZiggoSMTP-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ZiggoSMTP-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (not cached, score=-1.913, required 5, BAYES_00 -2.60, SPF_NEUTRAL 0.69) X-ZiggoSMTP-MailScanner-From: peter@boosten.org X-Spam-Status: No Cc: "drcubi@yahoo.com" , "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: Backup to spare drive (rsync / crontab) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:29:47 -0000 On Jan 30, 2009, at 22:28, "Eric Zimmerman" wrote: > On Fri, January 30, 2009 11:37 am, drcubi@yahoo.com wrote: >> I am using rsync and crontab to perform scheduled backups on FreeBSD >> AMD64 Rel. 7.0 >> I am following process described here for rsync : >> http://samba.anu.edu.au/rsync/examples.html >> > > You should check out the rsnapshot port. it does what you are > looking for > and more. It will save you a lot of scripting, etc and it works > great. I > have been using it as part of my backup procedure for a while now > and it > works well. > > Eric > > Lot's of solutions: I use dirvish, also from the ports. Peter -- http://www.boosten.org