On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 at 15:37 GMT, Hamish Moffatt penned: > Hi, > > I have a server running Debian with a tape drive and I want to back up > some Windows PCs to it (via LAN). I could use smbmount and regular > Linux backup tools (tar or whatever), but the Windows PCs aren't > always on. > > So I'd prefer that backups are initiated on the remote PCs, and that > even the file set to backup was controlled on the remote PCs. All the > Linux server is doing then is streaming the data to tape. > > Can anyone recommend some software to achieve this? > > thanks, Hamish
Is it possible to install cygwin on the windows boxes? If so, rsync might be a good option. -- monique Unless you need to share ultra-sensitive super-spy stuff with me, please don't email me directly. I will most likely see your post before I read your mail, anyway. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
