rsync backup

KJS lists at netzensolutions.com
Mon Nov 23 12:42:13 UTC 2009


> 	Yes to the above except I am backing up to a HD in a plastic 
> box that connects to a USB port. I use root even though man 
> rsync says you do not need to. I think you must and there are 
> no passwords.
>
> 	The problem with cp -a is you can't do a incremental backup. 
> Rsync is good at that.
>
>   

Might want to check out rsnapshot http://rsnapshot.org/

HTH





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