For a start I would not worry about the cdwrite failing.
(a) The probablility of needing a particular day's backup is small.
(b) Assume that the probability of cdwrite failing is also small.
(c) The probability of both happening is even smaller: the multiplication of those 2 small numbers. (assuming that Murphy's Law does not kick in.)
So just try it for a week or 2. If it turn out
that "b" is wrong, and that cdwrite fails fairly often, then you do need
to do something about it. Maybe keep 2 CD's and switch them every mornig
when you get in to the office.
Good luck, Shaheen Tonse.
Vikram Patel wrote:
I want to use cdrecord to do daily backups. i am running into a small snag. I have to delete the cd before i can write to it. What are the options for cdrecord to overwrite in one command. right now i have created a script to first delete all the data on cd and then write. This script is being executed via cron job. My main concern is if for some reason the cdwrite fails. I have deleted my previous days backup. Then would be left with no backup.Any help is appreciated.
thnx
Vikram Patel
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