http://www.lbackup.org/ 2012-02-05T13:56:10+00:00 http://www.lbackup.org/ http://www.lbackup.org/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2012-01-31T08:26:55+00:00 henri http://www.lbackup.org/manipulate_disk_images_with_hdiutil?rev=1327998415&do=diff Determine current size of a .sparsebunlde (command line / terminal) The command below will provide you with the size of a disk image in GB on Mac OS X. bytes=`hdiutil resize -limits /path/to/my.sparsebundle | tail -n1 | awk '{print $2}'` ; echo "$bytes * 512 / 1024 / 1024 / 10024" | bc One other approach (there are many more) is to mount the file system and then use a tool such as 'df'. text/html 2012-01-20T08:56:27+00:00 henri http://www.lbackup.org/alternatives?rev=1327049787&do=diff * If you are interested in performing a bootable backup of Mac OS X system have a look at Carbon Copy Cloner, SuperDuper, or the Full System Backup page. * If you are looking for an enterprise grade (costs money, supports tape and ACL backup out of the box) backup solution then consider NetVault, CrashPlan or Bru. Alternatively, if you are on a tight budget or would prefer an open source backup solution consider BackupPC, Bacula, Amanda or BAR. text/html 2011-12-09T19:12:22+00:00 henri http://www.lbackup.org/encrypted_backups?rev=1323457942&do=diff It is possible to use encryption to protect your data. Data which is encrypted may be more difficult for a third party to recover. However, keep in mind that it will also be equally difficult for you to recover the data if you forget the pass-pharse or lose the encryption key(s) required to decrypt your data. text/html 2011-12-08T21:30:20+00:00 henri http://www.lbackup.org/monitoring_multiple_backup_logs?rev=1323379820&do=diff Once you have configured multiple backups, you will probably start looking for a way to monitor all these log files. Although, LBackup includes some basic email reporting features, you may require more advanced reporting options so that you are more easily able to customize the reporting of backups and how notifications of backup errors or warnings will be reported. text/html 2011-12-01T23:15:08+00:00 henri http://www.lbackup.org/synchronizing_disk_images_between_machines?rev=1322781308&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 an example post-action script. The script below is intended for use as a standalone script. If you would like a post action script it is recommended that you start with the example bundled within the LBackup install. Utilizing the bundled vers… text/html 2011-11-21T02:20:21+00:00 henri http://www.lbackup.org/developer/overview?rev=1321842021&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 * Case insensitivity on some Mac OS X file systems * Official SSH Agent Instruct… text/html 2011-11-14T02:26:34+00:00 henri http://www.lbackup.org/network_backup?rev=1321237594&do=diff LBackup is designed to pull data from the client(s) to the server via the network. Network Backup Related Links * Quick overview of network backups : LBackup screencasts page. * Different network backup strategies : Push and Pull Network Backup Strategies page. * Why LBackup uses openSSH for network backups : Why SSH? * SSH agent information for unattended network backups. * What is an SSH agent? * SSH agent usage. text/html 2011-11-12T02:08:03+00:00 henri http://www.lbackup.org/contribute?rev=1321063683&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, general feedback and future direction for the project. text/html 2011-11-11T09:01:35+00:00 henri http://www.lbackup.org/ssh_server_configuration?rev=1321002095&do=diff Although the configuration of an SSH server is beyond the scope of this documentation, there are some helpful hints below. If root login is not required then it should not be enabled. Restrict SSH Server Access to Certain Users Adding the line below to the /etc/sshd_config file on the SSH server will only allow the user(s) specified to login via SSH. text/html 2011-11-08T19:48:44+00:00 henri http://www.lbackup.org/developer/data_deduplication?rev=1320781724&do=diff * lessfs (high performance inline data deduplicating filesystem) * HAMMER (distributed) * FUSE details (LINUX/Mac OSX) * HAMMER also has various other features which would be great for geographic redundancy. text/html 2011-11-08T19:24:46+00:00 henri http://www.lbackup.org/source?rev=1320780286&do=diff The LBackup source code is contained within a zipped archive for easy access. The latest LBackup source is available from github. The source code is readily available even when LBackup is installed using the .pkg or .deb install packages. Once you have downloaded and unzipped the lbackup source directory you will need to install LBackup. The default install location is within the '/usr/local/libexec/' directory. The installation process consists of creating various symbolic links. The … text/html 2011-11-08T09:48:55+00:00 henri http://www.lbackup.org/developer/vmware_fusion_virtual_machine_backup?rev=1320745735&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 2011-11-02T11:58:13+00:00 henri http://www.lbackup.org/development?rev=1320235093&do=diff This page is an outline of where the LBackup project is heading. It would be a good idea to organize a ticket system to track feature requests and bugs. This and other development issues are discussed on the developer page and on the mailing lists. If you wish to be running the latest LBackup alpha release (bleeding edge release) then sign up to the announcements mailing list. If you would like to be involved with the development of the project then start by forking a copy of the LBackup s… text/html 2011-11-02T11:53:05+00:00 henri http://www.lbackup.org/about?rev=1320234785&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). []