RE: [cobalt-users] Raq3 Backup -FTP

["Dave Raza" <draza@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

H. P.  Stroebel wrote:
> gui is possible, but not good (I've heard rumours that the restore
> fails).
That's not much good then...

My co-host claims to be setting up a back-up facility for the Raqs.
Don't know when though.
I'm wondering how hard it would be for them to let me backup to the
separate space I have with them and whether it could be done internally.


> 
> about 2 months ago someone posted some good instructions for a similar
> solution using a tool "ftpbackup".
> the only thing I didn`t like was that he used anonymous ftp (big
> security risk), and that ftp is unencrypted (and you`ll probably backup
> /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow).

I'll have a browse...

> i`m doing a similar solution over an internal network using the raq`s
> 2nd nic to a dedicated backup server, but feel not too good due to
> lacking encryption. i will add it, but didn`t have the time yet.

The Raq3 (not 'i') only has one nic doesn't it?

> if you don`t find the article in the archives, contact me offlist, i
> think i archived it somewhere.

> if you are interested, contact me offlist, i wrote a little (quick and
> dirty) script to do this job, creating a directory (date) on the remote
> server with some very basic logging capabilities. alpha, though..

Thanks, may do that.
Regards

Dave Raza
draza@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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