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# 1  
Old 01-16-2007
Tar file from Linux server to PC for backup
I have a Linux email server, I want to backup all /home /var... by tar command and copy to my PC for backup everyweek. The Linux serve rhave ftp function.

Is there any program to help backup my file? any url welcome

many thank.
# 2  
Old 01-17-2007
something like that ? :
Code:
#!/bin/bash
#Backup Script Instance
echo "A system backup is currently being performed..."
mkdir /backup
cd /backup
#Tar files for this backup
rm fullback.tar.gz
tar cvf fullback.tar /home/user/
#Create the tar file
gzip -f fullback.tar
#FTP the file to the backup directory on the backup server
ftp -in <<EOF
open FTPhost
user your-user-name your-password
bin
hash
prompt
dele fullback.tar.gz
put fullback.tar.gz
bye
echo "The current backup was FTP'ed to the backup server. You may check the  status..."
echo "Visit http://unix.com :) "

# 3  
Old 01-17-2007
thank for the script.

However, all the volume is almost full and can't hold the big tar file.
Can I map the XP's drive in Linux server than tar to the XP's drive?
or can I find a program that run in XP and tar the file in Linux ?
any WinTar program?
# 4  
Old 01-17-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by zp523444
Can I map the XP's drive in Linux server than tar to the XP's drive?
man smbmount Smilie

clue: smbmount //<winhost>/<resource> /path/to/mountpoint -o username=<winuser>,workgroup=<domain>
# 5  
Old 01-17-2007
You need to have Samba installed for the above command to work. Samba's the de-facto standard for exporting and importing windows file shares in UNIX.
# 6  
Old 01-18-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by Corona688
You need to have Samba installed for the above command to work. Samba's the de-facto standard for exporting and importing windows file shares in UNIX.
I forgot to mention it, thanks Corona688. I just assumed it was already intalled, as it is on my PC. Smilie
# 7  
Old 01-18-2007
I am using Fedora Core release 5 (Bordeaux) Kernel 2.6.18-1.2239.fc5 on an i686, I can find /etc/samba/smb.conf but can't 'smbmount'
Please kindly tell me where can I find or download,install to my Linux server.
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