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Title: Backup user directories to windows xp workstation
Post by: Drufazz on March 11, 2008, 07:52:26 AM

Hi all,

I'm looking for a way to backup just the users directories/files to a windows xp workstation.

I've found pscp that might do it, but is there a better way ?

Cheers,

Title: Re: Backup user directories to windows xp workstation
Post by: raem on March 11, 2008, 09:46:22 AM

Drufazz

http://wiki.contribs.org/DAR2

You can configure a "backup job" just to do
/home/e-smith/files/users
and run it manually, or automatically every day, and retain old backup versions too, if required.

Title: Re: Backup user directories to windows xp workstation
Post by: Drufazz on March 12, 2008, 05:01:23 AM

Thanks Ray,

What I really need to be able to do is open the files once they are transferred from the server to a workstation.

Basically I have students excel files saved in their directories on the server. I need to be able to transfer them to a windows workstation so i can open them in excel and check them.

And there is a lot of users and a lot of files, So i need something that can transfer them all across in one go :)

Any help appreciated.

Cheers,

Title: Re: Backup user directories to windows xp workstation
Post by: raem on March 12, 2008, 05:28:41 AM

Drufazz

It's better if you say what you really want to do the first time you post.

http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/smeserver/contribs/rmitchell/smeserver/howto/User%20Home%20directories%20access%20by%20Administrator%20HOWTO%20for%20sme%20server.htm