On Tuesday 02 November 2004 4:11 am, jalal wrote:
I have a client who is using Windows XP and wants to backup his files (preferably automatically) to my Linux server.
Normally in Linux I would suggest rsync, or tar/gzip/ftp or similar
solutions
But what would work under Windows? Does Windows have a shell and shell
tools?
I suspect not. And this is not a computer guru anyway.
Anyone have any experience and/or solutions in this area?
I have done precisely that, with great success. The idea is to set up Samba on the Linux server (of course) and to have the *server* initiate and control the backup at regular intervals via a cron job. You need to turn on sharing in the appropriate (probably "My Documents") folder in the Win machine so that the Linux machine can pick up the files. Once everything is set up, the Windows user doesn't have to lift a finger to get his files backed up regularly. Paul