Re: [SLE] rsync or YAST2 backup...which one?

From: Tom Nielsen (tom_at_neuro-logic.com)
Date: 12/17/03

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    To: Suse <suse-linux-e@suse.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 10:13:28 -0800

    Thanks for the reply. I hate sending emails late at night (California
    time) because I never get a reply.

    Tom

    On Tue, 2003-12-16 at 18:19, Sid Boyce wrote:

    > Tom Nielsen wrote:
    > > Which one is better? I like the yast version because its simple....for a
    > > simple mind. I'm just not sure if it's a good option.
    > >
    > > Thoughts?
    > >
    > > Tom
    > >
    > I can't tell you about YaST as I've never tried it. I have used rsync to
    > backup my laptop to two other boxes on my network, just in case a HD
    > failed on one. I've found it to be excellent, e.g In moving from a 10G
    > HD to a 20G one on SuSE 8.2, I booted the laptop from my rescue CDROM,
    > fdisk the 20G, mkreiserfs, mkswap and mounted it, then used rsync to
    > bring everything back across to the new HD (/mnt), "chroot /mnt"
    > followed by "grub-install /dev/hda" and rebooted.
    > I also use it for general backup of the laptop. Check the archives as I
    > recently posted details of the script I use.
    > Regards
    > Sid.
    > --
    > Sid Boyce .... Hamradio G3VBV and keen Flyer
    > Linux Only Shop.

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