LBackup LBackup is a simple open-source backup system, aimed at systems administrators who require reliable backups.
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LBackup is a simple open-source backup system, aimed at systems administrators who require reliable backups. LBackup software is a simple open-source backup system, aimed at systems administrators who require reliable backups. LBackup is configured with configuration files and the backup is started from the command line. The current version of LBackup has been tested for over 2 years. Although this is pre-release beta software, it is considered to be stable. LBackup is nothing more than a front end to RSync. Therefore if your installation of Rsync is not set to preserve meta data required by your backup policy, then LBackup will not fix this for you. Instead you will need to install or compile a copy of RSync on or for your system which preserves the meta data required by your backup policy. This is particularly important if your backup policy requires the preservation of ACL's. LBackup was originally developed by Lucid Information Systems. Today it is maintained by the LBackup team. Here are some key features of "LBackup": · Designed for User Data Backup · Licensed under the GNU GPL · Full Backup Tree · Encrypted Backups (Transport and Storage) · Email Reports · Hard Links (Saving Space) · RSync Back-end (Reliable) · Pre and Post Actions (such as mounting and un-mounting volumes) · Network Backup · Automation Requirements: · Python · rm · rsync · ssh What's New in This Release: · Basic backup in progress locking was implemented, greatly enhancing backup reliability. · Additional logging features provide the ability to see exactly which files are being transferred. · This release also contains a new bundled example post script. · If enabled, this script provides you with fully customizable time based-links to your backup snapshots. · There were various minor bugfixes.

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