[Gllug] RE: Gllug Digest, Vol 20, Issue 18

[David Abbishaw]

Unfortunately were not allowed to install anything onto these machines
(infact it's the console of ESX server) so Amanda and the like are out, I
have a pretty good idea how to bash script it just wanted to avoid re
inventing the wheel if someone somewhere had already don't it.


Message: 3
Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2005 17:50:21 +0000
From: "Martin A. Brooks" <martin at hinterlands.org>
Subject: Re: [Gllug] Bash/Shell Script repository.
To: Greater London Linux User Group <gllug at gllug.org.uk>
Message-ID: <4205075D.9000602 at hinterlands.org>
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David Abbishaw wrote:

>Can anyone recommend any good Bash/Shell Script repositories on the web.  I
>keep finding myself needing to write scripts that I'm sure someone else has
>already done and I really don't like reinventing the wheel.  In particular
>I'm looking for backup script that can run from a central server and backup
>remote linux machines via ssh only. (Due to firewall restrictions.)
>  
>

You can tunnel virtually any type of connection over ssh. I've never 
tried it myself but I imagine you could persuade AMANDA to work via an 
ssh tunnel.

Regards

Mart.


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