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Re: [BackupPC-users] XP Client - samba vs rsync
2008-11-17 23:59:09
smb is not ideal accross any sort of WAN or slow link.. smb is very much a LAN filesystem layer..
rsync is very functional, even on vista. You can create a user specifically to run rsync and give them read access to the directories you want to backup.
Some people do have problems with rsync on windows but I have setup many machines with various windows from 2000 to vista sp2 and never ever had an issue. I use deltacopy for rsync as it installs easily and just works...
On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 9:08 PM, Msquared <1.sub.backuppc AT msquared.id DOT au> wrote:
On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 12:14:16PM -0600, Rob Poe wrote:
> Do people seem to think that Samba (i.e. Windows Shares) is the way to
> go? I've been using RSync (excluding .EXE, .DLL, etc) .. which seems to
> make the pools smaller (this isn't a full backup -- but rather a "Oh,
> crap, the HD failed and I need the files on the computer")..
I've found rsync ideal for that scenario, and use it to back up the
Windows partition on my dual-boot laptop. (I'm backing up via a VPN
across wireless, and SMB requires extra work in order to make it work
across a router.)
Regards, Msquared...
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