Re: [Duplicity-talk] Feature request/discussion: Store identical files only once

[Olivier Croquette]

Peter Schuller wrote, On 28/07/08 22:47:
> IIRC, the major reason why I could not use rsnapshot last time I looked at it 
> was the use of plain rsync and the inability to backup ownership and 
> permissions. This is fine in some cases, but not in others.

AFAIK it does if you run it as root.

> Another minor thing is that I don't *really* like using hard linking tricks, 
> since it does impose restrictions on which tools I can then use to handle the 
> backup repository (e.g. to make a backup of the backup).

OK, it has drawbacks in specific configurations, but the huge advantage 
not to require any tools other than a minimal working OS to restore a 
backup.