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| On Mon, 06 Oct 2003 21:54:35 GMT, "MIKE U" <lbpipe@sbcglobal.net> wrote: >How could i go about setting up a script to backup a directore (/dbms) to >another harddrive automatically everynight at a certain time. I have AIX >5.1 on a p Series. > >Thanks > > Create your script the read "man cron". That's what you need. |
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| "MIKE U" <lbpipe@sbcglobal.net> writes: > How could i go about setting up a script to backup a directore (/dbms) to > another harddrive automatically everynight at a certain time. I have AIX > 5.1 on a p Series. Look into rsync for remote synchronization and cron for scheduling. -- Todd H. http://www.toddh.net/ |
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| My system doesn't have rsync. Should it??? Is that the best command to use ? Is it something I can install for instance an RPM that will work with Aix? Thanks "MIKE U" <lbpipe@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:vwlgb.10014$i_7.3344@newssvr27.news.prodigy.c om... > How could i go about setting up a script to backup a directore (/dbms) to > another harddrive automatically everynight at a certain time. I have AIX > 5.1 on a p Series. > > Thanks > > |
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| "MIKE U" <lbpipe@nunyabusiness.com> writes: > My system doesn't have rsync. Should it??? Is that the best command to use > ? Is it something I can install for instance an RPM that will work with > Aix? http://aixpdslib.seas.ucla.edu/packages/rsync.html More about it: http://rsync.samba.org/ftp/rsync/README -- Todd H. http://www.toddh.net/ |
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| I found it on my Linux Toolbox CD, thanks again.... "Todd H." <comphelp@toddh.net> wrote in message news:m0zngdoy59.fsf@rcn.com... > "MIKE U" <lbpipe@nunyabusiness.com> writes: > > > My system doesn't have rsync. Should it??? Is that the best command to use > > ? Is it something I can install for instance an RPM that will work with > > Aix? > > http://aixpdslib.seas.ucla.edu/packages/rsync.html > > More about it: > http://rsync.samba.org/ftp/rsync/README > > > -- > Todd H. > http://www.toddh.net/ |