Re: [rdiff-backup-users] installing rdiff-backup on mac os x

[Scott Lamb]

On May 12, 2006, at 9:37 AM, Elliot Adler wrote:
> as per the faq's the recommanded way of installing rdiff-backup on  
> os x is via a program called "fink"
> as per the "fink" website the fink/sourceforge has been down since  
> the end of 03/06

fink's not down. Read their website more closely - the rsync way works.

> can anybody advise if there any other ports of rdiff-backup to mac  
> os x

You can install it by hand in the usual way. I don't think there's  
any porting necessary. fink just provides packaging so you can type  
"fink install rdiff-backup" and watch it go.

> because I use an apple xserver raid as a remote storage box and I  
> would love move form rsync to rdiff backup
>
> secondly Can anybody confirm the only time the remote server has to  
> be running a copy of rdiff-backup is when you backup via  a ssh  
> tunnel but if I just mount the os x share via the mount command on  
> linux I will not need to be running the 2nd copy of rdiff-backup?

Correct.

> Thirdly is there any know issues between rdiff saving the files to  
> a mac os x server?

Not known to me, anyway.

> Thank  you very much
>
>
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