http://www.lbackup.org/ 2010-09-06T22:05:10+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/ http://www.lbackup.org/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2010-08-16T13:06:58+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/about?rev=1281920818 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 2010-04-05T21:23:58+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/access_control_lists?rev=1270459438 If you have no idea what an ACL's is then you should read up on them at Wikipedia. In summary, “an access control list (ACL) is a list of permissions attached to an object.” If ACL's are supported by your version of Mac OS X and your version of rsync then it is recommended that you enable ACL support on the backup volume. text/html 2010-04-19T11:47:46+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/alternatives?rev=1271634466 * 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 or Bru. Alternatively, if you are on a tight budget or would prefer an open source backup solution consider BackupPC, Bacula or Amanda. text/html 2010-07-27T01:03:13+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/anacron?rev=1280149393 Anacron is a utility which allows you to schedule commands. The functionality of anacron is the ability to run missed commands. Anacron is a good utility to schedule daily backups at night, because even if the machine is asleep or powered off at the scheduled time, when the machine is powered up or woken it will detect that a scheduled event was missed and will essentially begin the backup. Anacron jobs are typically configured within the file : /etc/anacron.conf For details regarding … text/html 2010-02-11T14:28:51+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/backup_devices?rev=1265851731 Post a message to the LBackup discussion mailing list and share which storage system you are using with LBackup. Among all of the storage systems tested with LBackup, the multi-award winning DataRobotics Drobo storage devices offer superior flexibility over other solutions. If your backup sets are not going to keep expanding then there are a variety of other solutions may meet your requirements such traditional RIAD devices or even single hard disk enclosures. Provided your indivi… text/html 2010-01-29T13:10:30+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/backup_other_operating_systems_to_linux?rev=1264723830 Helpful Links * Backup LINUX to Mac OS X Overview Backup Mac OS X data to a LINUX system while preserving various Mac OS X meta data is a possibility. Setup Advice * Setup a local backup on Mac OS X into a sparsebundel. * Configure rsync to synchronize or LBackup to backup this sparsebundle onto the LINUX system. text/html 2008-03-19T11:47:28+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/backup_other_operating_systems_to_mac_os_x?rev=1205880448 If you setting LBackup on a Mac OS X machine to backup another operating system via the network then this page has various tips regarding this setup. Essentially, LBackup when running on a Mac OS X machine will attempt to preserve the extended attributes of files. When using the standard version of RSync this means passing the -E argument to rsync. If you add the following lines to the LBackup configuration file then LBackup on Mac OS X will skip the local system checks and will not ad… text/html 2010-05-07T21:23:02+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/backup_progress?rev=1273224182 The are a variety of possibilities for monitoring the progress of your backup. Monitoring The File System for Changes Another option for monitoring the progress of a backup is to monitor the file system of your backup destination. Various operating systems have different ways of performing this kind of monitoring. There are command line based and also graphically based options for monitoring the changes to a file system in real time. text/html 2010-01-20T09:06:19+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/backup_server_tips?rev=1263931579 Power Supply Any server of any kind should be feed power from a quality UPS. Ensure that you invest some money into a good UPS for your server. In addition, if your system supports redundant power supplies it is worth while configuring both of these and attaching them to different power loops. text/html 2010-05-31T13:52:02+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/backupset?rev=1275270722 About An LBackup backup set is used to store a collection of backup snapshots. Where possible hard links are used between snapshots to conserve storage requirements. Helpful Links * Migrating Backup Sets Between Volumes * Wikipedia 'ln' command text/html 2010-07-20T15:17:14+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/command_line_tools?rev=1279595834 There are currently three user command line tools as part of LBackup. * /usr/local/sbin/lbackup (backup tool) - online manual * /usr/local/sbin/lmail (handles sending email alerts) - online manual * /usr/local/sbin/lcd (assists with navigation between backup snapshots) - online manual text/html 2010-08-12T10:32:48+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/configuring_a_basic_backup?rev=1281565968 This page outlines the setup and execution of a basic backup configuration file set. [Array] * Visit the screencasts page to visually learn how to install and configure LBackup LBackup Configuration * Follow the instructions below to configure a basic backup of a directory called /src to a directory called /dst on your system. * This tutorial assumes you are root on the system. * If you are a sudo enabled user then you can enter the following command, followed by your p… text/html 2010-07-25T11:28:15+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/contribute?rev=1280014095 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 2008-10-15T21:17:33+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/contributors?rev=1224058653 Direct Contributors * Mike Bombich (Bombich Software) * Henri Shustak (Lucid Information Systems) * Samuel Williams (Lucid Information Systems) * Marc Balmer (Micro Systems) * Marcin Mierzejewski (Zanzire) * Michael Solberg (AIS Computers) * Mike Rubel (www.mikerubel.org) * Ilari Scheinin text/html 2010-07-25T11:11:37+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/development?rev=1280013097 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. text/html 2010-08-16T12:52:59+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/documentation?rev=1281919979 * About LBackup * About this Documentation * Command line tools (overview) * Features * License * Contributors * Requirements * Mailing Lists * FAQ * Download * Install * Permissions * Access Control Lists * Source and Destination * Spotlight Indexing * Recommended Rsync Version * Backupset text/html 2010-07-25T11:26:13+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/download?rev=1280013973 Please visit the LBackup installation and download page. text/html 2010-02-15T11:47:30+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/encrypted_backups?rev=1266187650 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 2009-05-18T16:06:09+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/example_scripts?rev=1242619569 This page is dedicated to examples of scripts which may be used in conjunction with LBackup. Post Hook Scripts * generate_dated_backup_links_directory text/html 2009-11-02T20:48:31+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/excluding_files_and_directories_from_the_backup?rev=1257148111 If you are backing up a directory structure it is quite possible that some files within this structure will not be important and may be safely excluded from the backup. LBackup supports the exclusion of files and and directories though regular expressions added to the file in the backup set configuration directory called excludes.txt. text/html 2007-09-22T01:46:56+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/file_structure?rev=1190382416 Below you will find examples of how to run LBackup executable components. LBackup Lbackup may be executed by entering the following into a terminal : * /usr/local/sbin/lbackup LMail Lbackup may be executed by entering the following into a terminal : text/html 2010-03-12T23:15:43+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/filesystem_resizing?rev=1268388943 Mac OS X 10.4 and later JHFS+ Partition Resizing If a device map on an disk is configured with a GUID partition table then it is possible to resize the JHFS+ volume. The 'diskutil' command with the 'resizeVolume' argument is able to increase or decrease the size of an JHFS+ (Journaling enabled HFS+) partition within a GUID partition table. text/html 2010-06-19T08:58:12+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/frequently_asked_questions?rev=1276894692 * 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. * If you questions relating to LBackup then post a message to the discussion mailing list. * If you are looking for an alternative backup tool you may wish to visit the alternatives page. text/html 2009-11-16T23:01:05+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/full_system_backup?rev=1258365665 LBackup is not designed for performing bootable Mac OS X system backups. If you are interested in performing a bootable backup of Mac OS X system, then please consider Carbon Copy Cloner, SuperDuper or Clonezilla. With that out of the way, by using the post script feature of LBackup, it should be possible to create bootable backups. Mike Bombich has written up a great document outlining the various aspects of ”creating a bootable backup of Mac OS X”. text/html 2010-07-25T11:20:09+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/install?rev=1280013609 * 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 2009-05-14T12:36:52+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/known_issues?rev=1242261412 LBackup * When you specify an SSH test, you must have the SSH wrapper installed on the client. The test will most likely fail if this wrapper has not been installed. * Backups will fail if the last directory specified in the path as the backup destination has a space in the name. Please ensure that the backup destination directory specified within your LBackup configurations has no space. The LBackup team are investigating this issue. text/html 2009-01-14T19:15:04+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/lbackup?rev=1231913704 This page has moved. Please click here. text/html 2009-10-30T21:13:53+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/lbackup_manual?rev=1256890433 If you are looking for basic usage instructions to get started with LBackup then please visit the LBackup usage page. About The 'lbackup' command allows you to commence a backup as specified in the configuration file which you pass into the command as the first argument. text/html 2009-12-22T10:20:10+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/lbackup_source_code?rev=1261430410 Click here to visit the new page text/html 2009-12-22T10:04:36+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/lbackup_support?rev=1261429476 Click here to visit the new support page. text/html 2009-02-17T14:56:59+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/lcd_configuration?rev=1234835819 The '/usr/local/sbin/lcd' command allows you to navigate the backup tree. It will allow you to cd into a backup directory and then move forwards or backwards though the snapshots. You must run the 'lcd' command in conjunction with using the built-in 'source' command. It is recommended that you edit the bash startup file (listed below) and create an alias called lcd which calls /usr/local/sbin/lcd via the built-in source. text/html 2010-06-23T19:36:45+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/lcd_manual?rev=1277278605 About The 'lcd' command allows you to move forward and backwards though time in a similar way to using the built-in cd directory to change your current working directory. Essentially, the 'lcd' command moved your directory into a more recent or less recent backup snapshot but keeps your relative position within the snapshot if possible. text/html 2008-09-08T12:48:26+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/license?rev=1220834906 The LBackup software is licensed under the GNU GPL Array text/html 2009-11-05T21:08:02+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/lmail_manual?rev=1257408482 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 2007-09-14T11:56:05+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/lsync?rev=1189727765 Details are available from the official LSync web page. text/html 2010-08-06T23:03:39+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/mailing_lists?rev=1281092619 Below are various links to LBackup and LBackup related mailing lists. Official LBakckup Mailing Lists * LBackup Announce (LBackup releases and LBackup related notifications and announcements, including alpha releases download links) * LBackup Discussion (General discussion regarding LBackup. If you are unsure of which mailing list to join then pick this one.) text/html 2009-12-22T10:18:50+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/menu1?rev=1261430330 * About * Documentation * FAQ * Download * Contribute * Support * Contact text/html 2010-08-13T00:08:51+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/monitoring_multiple_backup_logs?rev=1281614931 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 2007-09-23T17:46:06+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/mounting_the_dmg_image?rev=1190526366 If you are running Mac OS X, then double clicking the the image (.dmg file) should be mount the image. If you require instructions to mount the image using the command line, then please visit the diskutil man page, kindly hosted by HMUG. text/html 2010-03-29T13:16:15+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/network_backup?rev=1269821775 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. text/html 2010-08-11T11:56:11+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/network_backup_strategies?rev=1281484571 There are a variety of network backup approaches. These backup approaches fall into two primary categories: pull or push. Related Links * Network Backup with LBackup Pull Backups A pull backup is the recommended network backup strategy when using LBackup. During a pull backup, data on the the backup client is requested by the backup server; when such request is received by the backup client the files (if accessible) are sent to the backup server which initiated this request. … text/html 2010-05-07T21:42:16+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/news?rev=1273225336 * MacWorld Workshop Featuring LBackup (San francisco) text/html 2007-08-30T10:24:03+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/opendirectory_backup?rev=1188426243 * Click here for OpenDirectory automation archive tips. * LBackup can be used to then automate the backup of open directory archvies to a backup server. text/html 2010-04-16T08:10:09+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/operating_system_specific_builds?rev=1271362209 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 2010-07-29T09:43:13+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/overview?rev=1280353393 LBackup is an open source backup system, aimed at systems administrators who demand reliable backups. Array [Array] ArrayArray Strong Elephant : Lucid Mascot text/html 2009-12-07T16:24:26+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/permissions?rev=1260156266 LBackup instructs RSync to preserve permissions by default. Permission on OS X Volumes To preserve permissions on local volumes under OS X it is important to ensure that the “Ignore Permissions” options is unselected on your backup drive. If this options is selected then the permissions are ignored and it will not be possible for Backup to preserve the permissions of directories and files copied to the backup volume(s). Therefore, it is recommended that this option is left un-checked o… text/html 2010-05-07T21:24:47+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/pre_and_post_actions?rev=1273224287 LBackup supports running scripts before and after a backup. This allows LBackup users great deal of flexibility. Pre and post scripts allow for a variety of things to happen on the system before or after a backup. Below is a list of common uses for pre and post scripts. text/html 2009-12-17T15:36:53+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/quick_download_links?rev=1261017413 This page lists links so you can quickly downlaod tools to setup LBackup on your operating system. If you are new to LBackup then it is reccomeded that you visit the documentation page prior to downloading these files. Below you will find lists of usefull utilities to download for various operating systems. Do you have a great utility to make LBackup easier to use or maintain? Contact us and tell us about this great utility. text/html 2008-09-07T20:20:49+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/recommended_rsync_version?rev=1220775649 Mac OS X If at all possible it is recommended that you use rsync version 3 if you are running Mac OS 10.4 or later. Rsync v3 compilation instructions are available from the rsync_hfs page in the LBackup developer area. text/html 2010-07-06T09:51:10+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/release_notes?rev=1278366670 Version 0.9.8r4 * Various minor improvements. * Added ability to archive rsync session log files. * Very basic man page is now included. * Improvements to post action subsystem. * Added an option for disabling ACL preservation on darwin with custom rsync v3 installed. * Added a basic example post action script which reports the backup completion time. * Moved the configuration directory to /etc/lbackup * Added options for the rsync --checksum to the LBackup configuration file.… text/html 2008-11-09T13:35:51+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/remote_database_backup?rev=1226190951 Backup of databases often requires additional planning. Backup of some databases will require the database to be completely shutdown. Some databases have backup features which will make your life easier. If you require assistance with the backup of your data-bases then visit the LBackup support page. text/html 2010-07-16T15:00:44+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/reporting?rev=1279249244 LBackup is extremely flexible with regards backup report presentation and error reporting. Although a report saying the backup was successful is very reassuring. It is still a very good idea to preform regular test restores and also to continually run check sums in order to verify the backup integrity. If you have time, please consider contributing to the LBackup system by implementing a secondary checksum system. You can never be too sure that a backup is successful! text/html 2010-07-28T10:32:05+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/requirements?rev=1280269925 LBackup is designed to work with Mac OS X and other *NIX systems including BSD and LINUX. It is possible to get LBackup will working on windows systems. Support on windows based systems is via cygwin and is not available directly from Lucid Information systems. text/html 2010-05-14T08:55:09+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/restoring_files_from_backup?rev=1273784109 About The reason for making a backup is so that in the event of data loss or corruption it is possible to restore the data from the backup. Restoration is Part of Backup Setup Restoring data is actually part of setting up a backup. It is an opportunity to test that the backup has preserved the data which will be required in the even that the original is no longer available. Therefore, the restoration of files should be part of your backup testing and setup procedure. text/html 2009-11-15T15:09:36+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/rsync?rev=1258250976 Rsync is a command line based directory synchronization tool. Please visit the official rsync site for further details. * Copy just the parts of files which have changed (not implemented in current LBackup release). * Transfer only the files which have been modified since the previous synchronization. * Hard link support between snap shots (providing an easy way to restore files from a backup). * Runs on a multitude of operating systems. * Supports SSH encrypted communications. … text/html 2010-02-11T15:22:26+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/rsync_tips?rev=1265854946 Additional tips and information regarding rsync is available from the official rsync web page. Compiling Rsync In order for rsync to operate as required it may be necessary to compile rsync specifically for your system(s). When you compile rsync there are are a variety of patches and options available. The links below provide additional information with regards the setup and compilation of rsync. text/html 2010-06-28T21:12:44+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/screencast?rev=1277716364 Are you looking for LBackup screencasts? text/html 2010-05-05T20:24:18+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/screencasts?rev=1273047858 Below are screen casts to help you work with LBackup. [Array] * To view these screen casts QuickTime 7.3.1 or later is required. * If a screen cast is not playing check that you have the latest version of QuickTime installed on your system. * If you have produced an LBackup screen cast(s) then contact us to arrange hosting. * If you have bandwidth to donate to the LBackup project, then please contact us regarding the mirroring of the LBackup screen casts. * You will see a lo… text/html 2009-11-03T14:08:52+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/snapshots?rev=1257210532 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 2010-07-27T00:11:05+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/source?rev=1280146265 The LBackup source code is contained within a zipped archive. The source code is also available once LBackup is installed using the Apple or deb 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 most important links are to the backup script and the maillog script. Links to t… text/html 2009-04-01T23:48:55+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/source_and_destination?rev=1238582935 In order for a backup to commence a source and destination must be specified. Source The source is the directory to be backed up. Files and directories are copied from the source. Destination The destination is the directory containing the backup tree. Files and directories are copied to the destination. text/html 2010-02-16T09:51:12+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/spotlight?rev=1266267072 This page provides various information for running Spotlight commands using the Terminal. Spotlight is an indexing search system and is part of Mac OS X. By default spotlight is enabled on Mac OS X 10.4 and later. The load on a backup server with spotlight enabled may be considerable. This is particularly ture if your backup server is backing up multiple servers / clients. If Spotlight is enabled on your backup directories then your backup server will index all files which are being … text/html 2009-12-15T10:41:32+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/ssh?rev=1260826892 OpenSSH is the tool used for transporting data between the backup client and server when using LBackup. Further details relating to network backup when using LBackup is available from the network backup page. text/html 2010-07-26T16:08:36+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/ssh_server_configuration?rev=1280117316 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 2010-07-27T00:01:47+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/support?rev=1280145707 Mailing Lists If you have any questions, comments, suggestions or require assistance with LBackup then you are encouraged to join the following LBackup mailing list : * LBackup Discussion (General discussion regarding LBackup) Array Once you have successfully joined the discussion mailing list, feel free to post a reply to an existing thread or start a new thread. For a list of all LBackup related mailing lists please visit the mailing lists page. LBackup support via the mai… text/html 2010-07-16T14:48:15+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/synchronizing_disk_images_between_machines?rev=1279248495 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 ver… text/html 2010-07-25T11:47:25+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/trip_wire?rev=1280015245 It is possible to monitor what is being backed up by enabling the LBackup rsync session log. There is post action script bundled with LBackup to archive the rsync session log. This means that LBackup may used to backup and monitor changes to a file system. However, please keep in mind that at present this system will not log deletions, only additions and modifications. If you need full trip wire functionality then it is recommended that you consider at dedicated trip wire tool. text/html 2007-12-28T12:54:35+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/uninstall_lbackup?rev=1198799675 Before you remove LBackup from your system please be aware that Lucid offers support with regards the setup of LBackup and also offers general backup consultation. In addition having LBackup installed is not really a problem as it takes up less than 500KB of disk space. text/html 2009-11-02T20:50:24+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/unzipping_the_download?rev=1257148224 The Finder in 10.3 or later should automatically unzip the LBackup download archive. If you need to use the command line to unzip the archive on Mac OS X 10.3 or later then click here for command line unzip instructions. You can unzip the file using other zip utilities such as gzip. However, you may have some additional files in the archive. These are probably resource forks of the files in the archive. text/html 2009-11-02T20:41:55+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/upgrading_lbackup?rev=1257147715 Upgrading LBackup is often as simple as running the latest LBackup installer on any of your backup servers. LBackup is distributed as an Apple package. Therefore, you can use ARD to easily upgrade LBackup on multiple machines at once. Upgrading LBackup will sometimes require that you preform additional upgrade steps. Below is a list of instructions when upgrading to certain version of of LBackup. text/html 2009-12-19T14:26:25+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/usage?rev=1261185985 Once you have generated your configuration files. The next step is to test your backup. * Open a Shell. * Authenticate as the required user to run the backup. * Enter the full path to the LBackup executable onto the terminal. * Ensure there is a space after the executble. * Enter the configuration file as the first argument. (Links to local and network configuration instructions are listed below) * Check your command. * Press enter to run the backup command. text/html 2007-10-07T15:06:58+12:00 http://www.lbackup.org/why_backup?rev=1191722818 The following links provide a variety of reasons as to why backup important. * Mac OS X data backup FAQ