Re: backing up to ftp server

2004-07-07 Thread Vadim Kutsyy, Ph.D.
I want to start backing up to ftp server and I was not able to find package which does that. tar zcvf today.tgz `find /etc /home -mtime -7 ( -type f -o -type l ) -print scp today.tgz ftp-backup:/pub/Backups - add your host key for passwd-less backups Just in case if some one needs si

Re: backing up to ftp server

2004-07-07 Thread Vadim Kutsyy, PhD
i assume oyu mean encrypt ... and yes .. do encrypt the backup files yes, I mean enscrypt, and yes my ftp user name/password is different and can not be changed. ... I mean encrypt, encrypt, encrypt, ... Sorry, -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Troub

Re: backing up to ftp server

2004-07-07 Thread Vadik
I am thinking about using ncftpput (ftp server does not support ssh), and to enstript files before uploading. I did take a look at i assume oyu mean encrypt ... and yes .. do encrypt the backup files but mroe importantly, use a different ftp login id and unique passwd you do not use anywh

Re: backing up to ftp server

2004-07-06 Thread Alvin Oga
On Mon, 5 Jul 2004, Vadik wrote: > > > >tar zcvf today.tgz `find /etc /home -mtime -7 ( -type f -o -type l ) -print > > > >scp today.tgz ftp-backup:/pub/Backups > > - add your host key for passwd-less backups > > > > > Thanks, > > I do know how to tar and how to upload, I was mostly look

Re: backing up to ftp server

2004-07-05 Thread Vadik
Alvin Oga wrote: hi ya On Sun, 4 Jul 2004, [iso-8859-1] Thomas Adam wrote: --- Vadik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I want to start backing up to ftp server and I was not able to find package which does that. My only requirement that it should do daily backups and keep last 7 backups (or do

Re: backing up to ftp server

2004-07-05 Thread Alvin Oga
hi ya thomas On Mon, 5 Jul 2004, [iso-8859-1] Thomas Adam wrote: > --- Alvin Oga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > tar zcvf today.tgz `find /etc /home -mtime -7 ( -type f -o -type l ) > > -print > > I think you'll find you'd need to escape the brackets, above. yes, \( > > > Why ftp? Why no

Re: backing up to ftp server

2004-07-05 Thread Jon Dowland
On Sun, 04 Jul 2004 14:39:12 -0700, Vadik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I want to start backing up to ftp server and I was not able to find > package which does that. > > My only requirement that it should do daily backups and keep last 7 > backups (or do incremental backups). Take a look at http:

Re: backing up to ftp server

2004-07-05 Thread Thomas Adam
--- Alvin Oga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > tar zcvf today.tgz `find /etc /home -mtime -7 ( -type f -o -type l ) > -print I think you'll find you'd need to escape the brackets, above. > > Why ftp? Why not use rsync? > > because rsync doesn't keep a copy of the last set of changes > before it o

Re: backing up to ftp server

2004-07-05 Thread Alvin Oga
hi ya stephen On Mon, 5 Jul 2004, Stephen Le wrote: > > > Why ftp? Why not use rsync? > > > > because rsync doesn't keep a copy of the last set of changes > > before it overwrite it ?? > > Actually, rsync can be used to make incremental backups. Please see: > http://www.mikerubel.org/computers

Re: backing up to ftp server

2004-07-05 Thread Stephen Le
On Mon, 5 Jul 2004 01:12:06 -0700 (PDT), Alvin Oga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Why ftp? Why not use rsync? > > because rsync doesn't keep a copy of the last set of changes > before it overwrite it ?? Actually, rsync can be used to make incremental backups. Please see: http://www.mikerubel.org

Re: backing up to ftp server

2004-07-05 Thread Alvin Oga
hi ya On Sun, 4 Jul 2004, [iso-8859-1] Thomas Adam wrote: > --- Vadik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I want to start backing up to ftp server and I was not able to find > > package which does that. > > > > My only requirement that it should do daily backups and keep last 7 > > backups (or do

Re: backing up to ftp server

2004-07-04 Thread Vadik
Thomas Adam wrote: --- Vadik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I have an ftp server which I can utilize for backups. I can not modify anything on that server. This looks to be a very simple exercise in scripting, if nothing else. Have you taken a look at "kbackup" (I assume not): http://kbacku

Re: backing up to ftp server

2004-07-04 Thread Thomas Adam
--- Vadik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have an ftp server which I can utilize for backups. I can not modify > anything on that server. This looks to be a very simple exercise in scripting, if nothing else. Have you taken a look at "kbackup" (I assume not): http://kbackup.sourceforge.net/ I

Re: backing up to ftp server

2004-07-04 Thread Vadik
Thomas Adam wrote: --- Vadik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I want to start backing up to ftp server and I was not able to find package which does that. My only requirement that it should do daily backups and keep last 7 backups (or do incremental backups). Why ftp? Why not use rsync? I

Re: backing up to ftp server

2004-07-04 Thread Thomas Adam
--- Vadik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I want to start backing up to ftp server and I was not able to find > package which does that. > > My only requirement that it should do daily backups and keep last 7 > backups (or do incremental backups). Why ftp? Why not use rsync? -- Thomas Adam