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Network-based Encrypted Backup in 15 Minutes

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the avoid-the-noid dept.

Amanda writes "Many of us plan for mundane (but important) tasks like setting up backup during long weekends. Much of it is because of complexity and cumbersome nature of the tasks involved. This article shows how to quickly and securely set up a network-based backup, all using freely downloadable software tools like Amanda, Samba and Tar."

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  1. 15 minutes ? by B2382F29 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Far too long. I just use rdiff-backup for easy incremental remote backups (Including ACL and extended attributes).

    I still don't know why it is so unknown...

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