On Tue, Apr 18, 2006 at 07:21:04AM -0500, Chris Peikert enlightened us:
Can anyone suggest a good open source/free backup software that works on CentOS? I was reading through the manuals on how to back things up and it said do 1 of 2 things. Buy a 3rd party software packages or make one from source. Well I have no clue how to do the 2nd option and I don't want to spend any money so I figured I would as you gurus. BTW I am newb so easier the software the better. Thanks.
What, and how much, are you trying to back up? What storage device will you be backing up to (tape, dvd, disk)?
There are several projects out there: amanda (my personal favorite), bacula, backuppc, and I'm sure a few others. More details on your expected usage can help folks point you in the better direction.
Matt