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Automated Backups With rdiff-backupThis tutorial describes how to do automated server backups with the tool rdiff-backup. rdiff-backup lets you make backups over a network using SSH so that the data transfer is encrypted. The use of SSH makes rdiff-backup very secure because noone can read the data that is being transferred. rdiff-backup makes incremental backups, thus saving bandwidth.
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hi guys
when i try to run this command
ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub [email protected]
i am getting following error
main1:/backup$ ssh-copy-id -i .ssh/id_rsa.pub [email protected]
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ssh: server1.example.com: Name or service not known
can some one help me with this
Things like server1.example.com are simply examples. You have to use your own server names.
Try (for example):
ssh-copy-id -i .ssh/id_rsa.pub [email protected]
I have lots of data that will be backed up across servers and I don't want this affecting the performance of my websites and stuff I have happening specifically on other nic devices so is it possible to specify which nic I want to do the backups on?
It would be nice to add a brief description on how to do this in your article.
If you're going to do Linux backups and you want them to be trustworthy, you should really read the following article on reliable Linux backups: How to backup Linux, BSD and other Unix-like systems properly
In this article, the author (a good buddy of mine) describes in great length the does and don't of backing up Unix-like systems. He also goes into great detail about the advantages and disadvantages of various backups methods, so that you will be able to estimate whether you're beter of with rdiff-backup/rsync or something like Dar.
Read it. It will almost inevitably make you consider something you've never considered before. It did me.
Re Step1
Do you really need to install rdiff-backup on both machines?
Why not just the backupserver?
I have 4 servers and i need to make backup of all these servers on my backup server please suggest me that is this possible or not if possible then how can i manage /backup/.ssh/config file.
Thanks in Advance.. :)