eli@ursa-major.spdcc.com (Steve Elias) (03/09/89)
are there any tools which would allow me to un-remove files after i accidentally remove a file or 256 ? steve elias (chipcom!eli@spdcc.com) [[ "restore"---provided that you run "dump" on a regular basis. No joke. Backups are more than just protection against disk catastrophe, they're good for when the department chairman accidentally removes the only copy of the proposal that was due in yesterday. Aside from that, it is possible to write an "un-remover". It won't work in all cases (the sooner after the "rm" you use it, the better), but I am unaware of any. Check with the comp.sources.unix archives on uunet. --wnl ]]
nolan@cis.ohio-state.edu (Michael C. Nolan) (03/14/89)
>"restore"---provided that you run "dump" on a regular basis. No >joke. Backups are more than just protection against disk catastrophe, >they're good for when the department chairman accidentally removes the >only copy of the proposal that was due in yesterday. ... --wnl This of course assumes you can convince the system manager that it's its job to do backups. I'm in a very data-intensive (images) environment, where about 1/3 of the data can change every day, and there are good reasons why nobody wants the job of backing it all up, least of all the system manager who is also doing development. With workstations this may be especially difficult, as the "system" can be distributed over a wide area. No answers here, it's a problem. nolan@hiips.lpl.arizona.edu; ...!noao!solpl!hiips [[ Said in jest: "that's what undergraduates are for!" --wnl ]]
sob@bcm.tmc.edu (Stan Barber) (04/07/89)
nolan@cis.ohio-state.edu (Michael C. Nolan) writes: >This of course assumes you can convince the system manager that it's its >job to do backups. I'm in a very data-intensive (images) environment, >where about 1/3 of the data can change every day, and there are good >reasons why nobody wants the job of backing it all up... The best solution is automatic backup...Exabyte is available for about $4000 and will backup 2.3 Gb on an 8mm video tape. That and a cron job every day should catch things. Alternatively, you can get the Epoch Infinite Storage Server. It costs alot, but if you really want automatic backup, that's the way to go for a large (5Gb+ total disk space) installation. Stan internet: sob@bcm.tmc.edu Baylor College of Medicine Olan uucp: {rice,killer,hoptoad}!academ!sob Barber Opinions expressed are only mine.