[Kolab-devel] Backup for cyrus (even /kolab)

[Martin Konold]

Am Dienstag, 18. Januar 2005 16:19 schrieb Hamish:

Hi,

> correct?) - In the event of cataclysmic failure, a new host could have
> the users added, the /etc/init.d/kolab initscript added and the /kolab
> directory rsynced into place? (or even the disk swapped with the backup)

Exactly. This works provided that the host os of the new machine is binary 
compatible to the former installation (mainly libc)

> rsync -a --delete /kolab /$BACKUPLOC

I recommend rsync -aDogv --delete /kolab /$BACKUPLOC

Regards,
-- martin

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