[oclug] Backup software

[Chris Nolan]

	One must consider why the test fails.  Has the file been modified
since it's been backed up?  That's the most likely reason when doing a byte
level verify.  So consider what files that are coming back with the failure
(such as your wtmp and your log files etc) cause it might be fine that those
particular files failed.  It doesn't mean they weren't backed up
necessarily, it just means what was backuped, is no longer the same when
it's being verified as when it was backed up.

Chris Nolan
	

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen Robinson [mailto:robinss at algonquincollege.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 12:20
> To: oclug at lists.oclug.on.ca
> Subject: Re: [oclug] Backup software
> 
> 
> It's because the test fails that I'm looking for something more
> reliable.
> Andrew Hutton wrote:
> > 
> > Testing your backups before putting them away.
> > 
> > On Tue, Feb 06, 2001 at 10:23:13AM -0500, Stephen Robinson wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > > What's a really good backup program for making backup on 
> to CD-R's? I've
> > > been using mkCDrec )http://mkcdrec.ota.be/) but every 
> once and a while a
> > > restore will fail...(not the mediums fault) so I'm shopping for
> > > something new.... what would you reccommend?
> > >
> > > TIA,
> > >
> > > Ste