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Ubuntu Server 12.04.1 LTS - Snapshot?

I'm configuring OpenStack in my ubuntu server and now that I think I have this working and I want to do and try some configurations for Live Migration I want to know if there are any way to make a ...
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How to exclude files in rsync?

I'm using ubuntu server 12.04, now I want to backup some files using rsync, here is a try: rsync -aAX $HOME/Documents/* $HOME/Backups/TEST --exclude={$HOME/Documents/another/*,$HOME/Documents/temp/*} ...
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Easy painless backup of server?

I've recently started playing around with ubuntu server, trying out everything I can imagine. Along the way I've made some mistakes, poor choices and installed some crap that ill never need. My ...
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How to create a image backup of the Ubuntu server [duplicate]

I'm looking for a method to do system image backup on Ubuntu Server, such as AIX mksysb command, which allow us to boot the system from tape or DVD in order to restore the operating system and its ...
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rsync remove old backup on remote PC

Good day I use this script to backup my home PC to remote PC #!/bin/bash #Todays date in ISO-8601 format: DAY0=`date -I` #Yesterdays date in ISO-8601 format: DAY1=`date -I -d "1 day ago"` #The ...
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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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Can only connect to file server on second attempt

I have a FreeNas file server on my local network and I usually connect to it from Windows and Ubuntu computers. Ever since I have upgraded from Ubuntu 12.04 to 12.10 Ubuntu will only connect after a ...
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need a different backup solution

I just built a new media/backup server using Ubuntu 12.04 64bit. I installed a hard drive to be used only for music, pictures, and videos and formatted it fat32 so my 1 and only Windows PC could map ...
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How do I backup a server?

I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 Server. I am totally new to Ubuntu and I want create a backup of my full operating system and restore it to another system or the same system. Could you possibly to explain the ...
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Automated backup from Windows/Mac/linux machines to UbuntuServer over LAN [closed]

I am trying to configure either my windows laptop or Ubuntu Server desktop to replicate files to the Ubuntu Server as a backup. Unfortunately I can not use software such as BackUpPC and would prefer ...
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Running Back-in-Time on Ubuntu Server

So, I just installed Ubuntu Server and installed a basic, stripped-down graphical interface onto it so that I can use it. Since I'm new, I needed it. I am using it to run a Minecraft server, and was ...
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Ubuntu Time Machine Server Backup

My wife has a Mac Book Pro that has been a real problem for her. It shuts down and crashes and she looses data. I could score some serious "Brownie Points" if I could set her Time machine to back up ...
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How to effectively move Ubuntu server from a VirtualBox to a dedicated server?

I run Ubuntu Server 11.10 i386 with Virtualbox. I want to create and move a complete backup to a dedicated computer. If possible downtime has to be cut to a minimum because the site is running right ...
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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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Backup Ubuntu Server 11.10

I downloaded remastersys and it created an iso but I cannot get it to install my system on another hard drive. When it boots it shows the loading bar, which from my experience appears when starting ...
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How to create live backup of hard drive.

I am looking to have a backup copy of my hard drive incase of failure. Ideally I would like this to backup nightly. I want to be able to have 2 HD's installed in the system at the same time and boot ...
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What is the easiest, most effective backup system for Ubuntu Servers?

I'm trying to backup my /var/www/ folder, MySQL, and any other special documents like in the /etc/apache2/ folder. Does anyone have any solutions for backup software? Maybe something that's ...
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Can you install Deja-dup on a headless server?

Can I install a command line version of deja-dup backup utility on Ubuntu server? I wish to restore a backup of my previous Home directory made with deja-dup.
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Rsync permission issues via SSH

I am backing up a networked server via SSH. Unfortunately, I can't seem to figure out how to get root access to the networked server with Rsync. I am using the following command to perform the backup: ...
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Permission denied for many directories with Rsync

I'm using Rsync to backup an Ubuntu Server server. I'm getting a lot of permission denied messages. Is there a command I can use to see exactly what directories were denied? I could scroll back up ...
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Can you help me remotely backup my filesystem?

The institution I work for wants me to backup the entire filesystem of a server and store it on another server. Both servers are running the latest release of Ubuntu. I'm having a little bit of ...
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Backing up a VM server to an external USB drive

I have an ubuntu 10.04 server running my VMs on kvm/qemu. I've been manually pausing my VMs (using virt-manager gui) and then copying the /var/lib/libvirt folder to an external usb drive at ...
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Create a snapshot/Backup of my Amazon Ubuntu Instance

Hi all I want to backup my amazon instance currently running on ubuntu 10.4 LTS, anyone know how to do that? I also have a Cent-OS instance which I bakup and restore by creating snapshots and images ...
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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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How do I extract a tarball, skipping some of the leading directories?

I am archiving a folder using following command: tar jcf "home/username/forum/forum.tar.bz2" /var/www/forum/ Then I am extracting using : tar jxf forum.tar.bz2 ./ It extracts correctly, but ...
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Is it possible to save a disk image of a Windows machine to an Ubuntu server on the same network?

One of the features of Windows Home Server that is attractive to me is the ability to automatically save a disk image of a connected machine to the server. Would something like this be possible when ...
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Moving information from Ubuntu 9.10 server to Ubuntu 11.04 [closed]

I have a server running Ubuntu 9.10, and I want to move all the programs, files, users, etc to a different machine running Ubuntu 11.04 installed from a USB stick. How can I do this? I've asked the ...
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how to backup *and restore* a mediawiki server

I have a typical local installation of mediawiki in Ubuntu 10.04. And I am going to do a fresh install of Ubuntu 11.04. How can I quickly backup the wiki content and afterwards restore it bac? All ...
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Setting Up Automated Offline Back-Up

I am going to be running an Ubuntu Server. The server itself will be hosted at a co-location data center. I know how to access it remotely via SSH but I also want to set up a 2nd machine at my ...
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Forceably set permissions when running rsync

Currently I am backing up gigabytes and gigabytes of data from a live server to a backup server using an rsync/ssh combination script, allowing for automated operation every night with a cron job. ...
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How to download Ubuntu Server backups automatically?

I'm thinking of an investment in a new root server running ubuntu. Due to the fact, that the provider won't have extra backup-space, I need an other solution. Is it possible to download the server ...
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What way is best for backing up apache2, mysql, cvs and webmin configuration files

I've Ubuntu 9.10 cloud servers running. I'll be using server administering gui tool 'webmin' for backing up resources like apache configuration files, mysql, cvs, the directory /var/www, and the ...
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What happens if rsnapshot / rdiff-backup gets interrupted in the middle of a transfer? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: What happens if rsnapshot / rdiff-backup gets interrupted in the middle of a transfer? What happens if rsnapshot or rdiff-backup gets interrupted in the middle of a ...
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How can I setup nightly backups via the command line?

I'm running Ubuntu Server and I'm looking for an efficient way of performing nightly backups of particular directories using cron. However, since the computer isn't always on, I'd like it to just run ...