Need Advice on rsync-based Backups
by kevinbenko from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5125Z)
First off, I had a stroke in 2011 and have brain damage
Yet again, I did it to myself, and I need some advice.
Since I don't trust my skills, since 2011, I need a FOOLPROOF way of making sure that every mount-point, and every directory points where I think it points.
Example:
/dev/sda1 == BACKUP_1
/dev/sdb1 == BACKUP_2
/dev/sdc2 == /
/dev/sdc3 == /home
/dev/sdc4 == /home/VDO
/dev/sdd1 == /home/VIDEO
What happened yesterday was a tragedy, as I had made a BAD error and I had some directories in the wrong backup directory, one of my backup directories was 100% full and backups were entirely {bad-word}!
So.. I need some advice so the script can "make the decision" to go through with the backup.
Thank you for your time, and have a good day!
Yet again, I did it to myself, and I need some advice.
Since I don't trust my skills, since 2011, I need a FOOLPROOF way of making sure that every mount-point, and every directory points where I think it points.
Example:
/dev/sda1 == BACKUP_1
/dev/sdb1 == BACKUP_2
/dev/sdc2 == /
/dev/sdc3 == /home
/dev/sdc4 == /home/VDO
/dev/sdd1 == /home/VIDEO
What happened yesterday was a tragedy, as I had made a BAD error and I had some directories in the wrong backup directory, one of my backup directories was 100% full and backups were entirely {bad-word}!
So.. I need some advice so the script can "make the decision" to go through with the backup.
Thank you for your time, and have a good day!