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 -- Matt Hyclak Department of Mathematics Department of Social Work Ohio University (740) 593-1263