[Linux] Backup software

[Ben Preston]

On 3/29/07, Javier Lombillo <javier@asymptotic.org> wrote:
> >> Not Windows-friendly.
>
> >Sure it is. Use smbclient or smbmount for windows volumes.
>
> Requiring users to place their data on world-readable shares isn't an option.
>
>
> > What about requiring the Windows users to have files that they want to
> > be backed up be placed on a samba share and just back that up?  You
> > could also have their My Documents directory point to a mapped drive.
>
> The Samba share idea is good, but it adds a burden on the users I'd
> like to spare them (backups should be passive as far as they're
> concerned).  The mapped network drive idea sounds interesting.
> Assuming that anything they'd want to backup is in My Documents (which
> is probably not a good assumption), what happens to laptop users when
> they leave the network?  What happens to files that are currently in
> My Documents once it gets mapped?
>
> In any case, thanks for the ideas.

They get moved by the wizard.  It would be a hands-on exercise for the
helpdesk (that might be you).  Tim's response came in the middle of my
reply here, so that's a pretty good answer regarding mobile users.

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Ben

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