http://www.lbackup.org/ 2009-11-07T10:30:07+13:00 http://www.lbackup.org/ http://www.lbackup.org/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2009-11-07T10:00:27+13:00 henri http://www.lbackup.org/lbackup_support?rev=1257541227&do=diff Mailing Lists If you have any questions, comments, suggestions or require assistance with LBackup then you are encouraged to join the following LBackup disccusion mailing list : * LBackup Discussion (General discussion regarding LBackup) text/html 2009-11-07T09:48:09+13:00 henri http://www.lbackup.org/about?rev=1257540489&do=diff LBackup is a backup system, aimed at systems administrators who require reliable backups of local and remote systems with minimal fuss. Each time LBackup is executed a snapshot of the backup source directory is generated. Backups are incremental and take advantage of hard-links to reduce the disk usage requirements of your backup set(s). [Array] text/html 2009-11-06T08:33:29+13:00 henri http://www.lbackup.org/developer/overview?rev=1257449609&do=diff Welcome The LBackup development process is completely open. Whether you are a developer or just interested in what is going on, you are welcome to contribute or have a look around. Developer Topics * Sort Term Road Map ( This page provides a rough guide regarding soon to be added features ) * Filevault Integration * Freenet Integration * Deployment of Track * Email Reporting * Restore Interfaces * Official SSH Agent Instructions * Additional Useful SSH Options * Compiling … text/html 2009-11-06T00:19:10+13:00 admin http://www.lbackup.org/developer/sort_term_road_map?rev=1257419950&do=diff 0.9.8r1 Released Monday 14th September 2009 * Improve the defaults so that a basic configuration file will be simpler to setup * Look at a locking system for when the backup is taking place * Bundle a post hook script which will generate accurate date and time symbolic links to backup sections. text/html 2009-11-06T00:13:07+13:00 admin http://www.lbackup.org/developer/automated_checking_of_the_backup_volume?rev=1257419587&do=diff Initial Steps The first step to this is to create a script which checks the following properties of a backup volume. In addition, there should be checks in place for available free disk space (check elsewhere in the developer pages for details). * permissions - support on Darwin since release v0.9.8r2 * access control lists * free disk space * locks (backup already running) - supported since release v0.9.8r1 * HFS+ support on backup volume text/html 2009-11-05T21:08:02+13:00 admin http://www.lbackup.org/lmail_manual?rev=1257408482&do=diff About The 'lmail' command allows you to archive and email an lbackup log file. The 'lmail' command options are configured by an lmail.conf file which you pass into the command as the first argument. When to Use The 'lbackup' command may call the 'lmail' command if there is a problem during the backup or if you set 'lmail' to run at the end of a backup. It is possible to start the 'lmail' command directly within and interactive shell, from within a script or for automated email reporting, fro… text/html 2009-11-05T18:17:46+13:00 admin http://www.lbackup.org/developer/vmware_fusion_virtual_machine_backup?rev=1257398266&do=diff If you are backing up a VMWare Fusion virtual machine, you should snapshot, shutdown, or suspend the machine, before/during the backup. Then once the backup has finished if you have shutdown or suspended the virtual machine you may start the virtual machine. Below are some helpful commands for doing this on Mac OS X with VMware Fusion v2. text/html 2009-11-05T16:22:56+13:00 admin http://www.lbackup.org/install?rev=1257391376&do=diff * LBackup Source is easily installable on a variety of *NIX systems. * For administrators of Mac OS X systems, there is a Mac OS X installer. * For administrators of Debian based systems there is a .deb package installer. * Once LBackup is installed, you may then configure and run a basic backup. text/html 2009-11-05T14:05:19+13:00 admin http://www.lbackup.org/developer/debian_build_notes?rev=1257383119&do=diff About this page This page provides notes for building LBackup .deb packages. The process is currently quite manual. As the process becomes more automated then this page should be updated to reflect the process for building the lbackup .deb package. text/html 2009-11-05T13:40:22+13:00 admin http://www.lbackup.org/release_notes?rev=1257381622&do=diff Version 0.9.8r2 * Added a example post action script which will maintain a link to the backup destination directory within the backup configuration directory. * The new version of the example post-action script for generating time based links script now generates relative links by default. This makes it easier to migrate backup sets between storage devices or directories. * Resolved issue with Mac OS 10.3.9 installer. * Basic checks implemented for backup destination and source availabi… text/html 2009-11-05T11:08:54+13:00 admin http://www.lbackup.org/synchronizing_disk_images_between_machines?rev=1257372534&do=diff If you store you backup within a (encrypted) disk image and you would like to keep this disk image consistent across various systems then you may find the information on this page helpful. NOTE : LBackup 0.9.8r2 and later include a similar script as example post-action script. The script below is intended for use as a separate script. If you would like a post action script it is recommended that you start with the example provided with LBackup. text/html 2009-11-04T12:59:55+13:00 admin http://www.lbackup.org/documentation?rev=1257292795&do=diff * About LBackup * About this Documentation * Command line tools (overview) * License * Contributors * Requirements * Mailing Lists * FAQ * Download * Install * Permissions * Access Control Lists * Source and Destination * Recommended Rsync Version text/html 2009-11-04T09:32:48+13:00 henri http://www.lbackup.org/overview?rev=1257280368&do=diff LBackup is an open-source backup system, aimed at systems administrators who demand reliable backups. Click here to download. Array Array Array Strong Elephant : Lucid Mascot text/html 2009-11-03T14:08:52+13:00 henri http://www.lbackup.org/snapshots?rev=1257210532&do=diff If you are backing up open files or files which are constantly changing, then there are a variety ways you can still create a consistent backups. Directory Snapshots Directory snapshots are one approach to this problem. Below are a list of tools which provide easy directory snap-shooting. text/html 2009-11-03T13:29:29+13:00 henri http://www.lbackup.org/developer/rsync_hfs?rev=1257208169&do=diff This page contains resource links and information for compiling rsync to support resource forks on Mac OS X systems. If you have instructions on building an rsync binary which includes HFS+ suport then please submit a link to your instructions on this page. If you do not have somewhere to host your instructions then either contact us or create a new page in the LBackup developer documentation. text/html 2009-11-03T11:00:57+13:00 henri http://www.lbackup.org/operating_system_specific_builds?rev=1257199257&do=diff The following are a list of known builds of LBackup for various operating systems. Many of these builds are hosted and maintained by other individuals and organizations. * Build Details : Mac OS X (Max OS 10.3.9 - 10.6.x) * Build Details : Debian (Probably suitable for other Debain based LINUX flavors including Ubuntu) * Build Details : Arch LINUX (Probably suitable for other LINUX flavors) text/html 2009-11-02T16:23:23+13:00 henri http://www.lbackup.org/developer/database_backups?rev=1257132203&do=diff Helpful Database Backup Links * MySQL Backup Scripts text/html 2009-11-02T16:12:06+13:00 henri http://www.lbackup.org/contribute?rev=1257131526&do=diff The LBackup development process is open to any one. If you are interested in LBackup development or you are a developer then visit the developer page. The LBackup project is a dictatorship. The dictators are the developers who work at Lucid Information Systems. These key developers like to think of themselves as both approachable and reasonable. As such, they believe that it is highly important to listen to suggestions, bug reports and general feedback. text/html 2009-10-31T21:46:55+13:00 henri http://www.lbackup.org/developer/automated_ssh_backup_script?rev=1256978815&do=diff This page is where links and ideas for the development of an SSH backup assist page are located. Currently this aspect is on the drawing board but no work has started yet. If you have a working script then please submit this to the project. If you are looking for a script then please watch this space. There will be access to basic script posted here soon. There is an RSS feed so please feel free to subscribe. Otherwise you may also want to consider joining the mailing lists and suggest t… text/html 2009-10-31T16:33:59+13:00 henri http://www.lbackup.org/frequently_asked_questions?rev=1256960039&do=diff * Q : What is LBackup? * A : LBackup is a backup wrapper for rsync. LBackup is aimed at system administrators who require reliable backups. * Q : Should I be using LBackup? * A : Maybe. We recommend that you use a backup tool which meets the requirements of your backup policy.