Backward Thinker wrote:
>>Anybody used AMANDA before? Are you happy with it? Any
>>notes / caveats?
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>FWIW, I haven't used it myself, but Amanda and recently Bacula
>tend to be highly recommended free Open Source backup solutions.
>
>
>
I've used Amanda with good success. Haven't tried Bacula however -
that's new to me.
>>I'd like to use it to back up local drives and SMB shares.
>>I'm looking to potentially replace the commercial
>>Tolisgroup's BRU Desktop backup product.
>>
>>
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>It might be overkill for smallish home users, but some home
>users are bigger than others, and some like overkill ;).
>
>
I'm a fan of dirvish/rsync myself, to another drive (or drives). Drives
are cheap. Tape is a pain.
- Ian
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