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Re: [Xen-users] Backup running Windows machines - redundancy

To: bart.coninckx@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Backup running Windows machines - redundancy
From: Henrik Langos <hlangos-xen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 12:37:50 +0100
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Well, according to http://www.nongnu.org/rdiff-backup/features.html
one of the main advantages of rdiff over other forms of file based 
backups is that it preserves all meta data.

I have no personal experience with it though.

-henrik

On Wed, Feb 09, 2011 at 12:06:25PM +0100, bart.coninckx@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> When you backup to a Linux system I don't believe these will be preserved, 
> there is no way to. 
> >From Windows to Windows this might be OK though.
> 
> B.
> 
> 
> ----- Originele e-mail  -----
> Van: "Paul Piscuc" <paul.piscuc@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Aan: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Verzonden: Woensdag 9 februari 2011 11:09:08 GMT +01:00 Amsterdam / Berlijn / 
> Bern / Rome / Stockholm / Wenen
> Onderwerp: Re: [Xen-users] Backup running Windows machines - redundancy
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Regarding the backups made to the Windows fs using rdiff ... does rdiff 
> preserve Windows ACLs and all those permissions?  What about hidden 
> files, or files with different permissions between incremental backups?
> 
> Sorry for replying so late.
> 
> Paul
> 
> -- 
> Best regards,
> Paul PISCUC
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