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How to create an image of an entire remote system for using on other (virtual) remote machines?
I have ordered several virtual machines from a hosting provider, which all need exactly the same setup:
same users
same programs installed
same config (except for hostname) including cron-jobs
Is ...
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Automatic differential backup solution for lucid-server? [closed]
I just have 1GB backup space on a ftp host. i need to automatically backup my server if any file has been changed.
on this page i found some packages, but which is better for server?
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there is a way to perform encrypt backup from lucid to ubuntuone?
This is possible with dejadup from ubuntu 11.10 but there is no backport or ppa for lucid.
There is other way to perform this?
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Rsnapshot with two alternating hard drives
I am using ubuntu server 10.04 with rsnapshot;
I plan on alternating the backup external hdd every week.
The rsnapshot.conf:
snapshot_root /media/backup_disk_1/backup
no_create_root 1.
There is a ...
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1answer
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Why Clonezilla needs to reinstall grub?
By default CloneZilla Live will reinstall grub after restore. In my particular case I am restoring a disk image to same phisical disk without any partitioning/size change. I am expecting to have exact ...
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After restoring CZ image grub is damaged [closed]
After I restore disk/partition (same result) backup image of my Ubuntu server using CloneZilla Live, I get no arguments specified error on bootup, then the system is trying to boot but failing. I know ...
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Why isn't Deja Dup making room for more backups?
I've got Deja Dup (14.2) backing up to an external USB drive on Lucid.
Up until now, I've had "Keep Backups for" set to "Forever". However, after a couple of months of usage, the drive is now full.
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If I download Ubuntu 10.04, having 11.10, will my files be in in 10.04?
I want to download 10.04. I have 11.10, but it's really much slower than 10.04. So, my question is, if I download it from scratch, will my files from 11.10 still be there?
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What is the default 'backup' user for?
I am setting up multiple-machine backup plan and I was hoping to use a user called 'backup' on each machine as the backup destination.
My problem is, there is already a user called 'backup' on my ...
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1answer
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tar: Backing up an encrypted /home folder?
After some trial and error, I've managed to backup my Ubuntu 10.04 workstation and it's time for my Laptop. It also runs 10.04, but has an encrypted /home folder.
Running the below snippet as root ...
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Move filesystem to another drive [closed]
I'm getting a message that says I have 0 MB of free disk space on the drive where Ubuntu 10.04 is installed. I have another drive that is much larger, but instead of installing Ubuntu on the second ...
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Clonezilla failing as soon as image copying begins [closed]
I have been trying unsuccessfully to create an image of an Ubuntu 10.04 laptop system. As soon as the copying itself starts, the entire system crashes to a black screen. I suspect that the problem ...
