[GoLUG] Fw: [ctlug] fmbackup - a sweet little backup utility

[Lindsay Haisley]

On Thu, 2023-09-28 at 02:07 -0400, Steve Litt wrote:
> This is a download shellscript that uses rsync and CIFS. I assume the
> CIFS is meant to back up from windows computers. Could be worth some
> investigation. I didn't take the time to understand this shellscript,
> but I really enjoyed the style in which it was written. If nothing
> else, I'm keeping it around as an inspiration for when I write
> shellscripts.

Yes, the CIFS subsystem is intended to back up Windows computers. That
portion of fmbackup is somewhat beta. I have made it work, but I've
also seen it fail from a cron job, so it may need more work, or more
documentation. We don't have any full-time Windows boxes here which
need regular backup.

I don't actually like bash scripting very much, but it seemed to be the
right tool for the job here. It works great for Linux systems.

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