[GLLUG] Rsync server OS?

[Michael Watters]

Charles Ulrich wrote:
>
> Combine rsnap with SSH host-based authentication:
>
> http://daniel.lorch.cc/projects/rsnap/
> http://www.csse.uwa.edu.au/~ryan/tech/ssh-no-password.html
>
> There's some work in setting it up, but it's a good solution, especially if 
> your data will be travelling over the Internet. Not sure how well it'll work 
> with windows (perhaps using cwrsync), but it should be possible. Some people 
> wrap the procedure in a script to mount/umount drives, etc.
>   
rdiff-backup is a nice alternative as well, plus it lets you restore 
based on any point in time.

http://www.nongnu.org/rdiff-backup/