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The dar utility is available for a number of platforms, including Windows. [http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/contribs/dmay/smeserver/7.x/dar64-2.3.2-i386-windows.zip The Windows Version] is command-line only, with no graphical view of files for restoring. A graphical interface ([http://kdar.sourceforge.net/ kdar]) is available for Linux platforms.
The dar utility is available for a number of platforms, including Windows. [http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/contribs/dmay/smeserver/7.x/dar64-2.3.2-i386-windows.zip The Windows Version] is command-line only, with no graphical view of files for restoring. A graphical interface ([http://kdar.sourceforge.net/ kdar]) is available for Linux platforms.
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=== Sample e-mail sent after scheduled backup job completes ===
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Date: 10 Jun 2008 04:30:06 -0000
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From: Cron Daemon <root@domain.com>
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Subject: Cron <root@sme> /etc/e-smith/events/actions/dar2-backup 911
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To: root@domain.com
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Connecting /mnt/dar2/911 to //station1/dar2
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Expanding /etc/dar2/911 template
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Creating /mnt/dar2/911/sme.myezserver.com/911/db.zip
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Expiring old backups
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Executing pre-backup event
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Verbose logging is off
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Performing 911 backup
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No terminal found for user interaction. All questions will be assumed a negative answer (less destructive choice), which most of the time will abort the program.
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47707 inode(s) saved
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with 4 hard link(s) recorded
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0 inode(s) changed at the moment of the backup
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0 inode(s) not saved (no inode/file change)
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0 inode(s) failed to save (filesystem error)
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259 inode(s) ignored (excluded by filters)
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0 inode(s) recorded as deleted from reference backup
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Total number of inode considered: 47966
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Listing 911 archives on target:
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total 9331906
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-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 681574400 Jun 6 23:44 2008.06.06.1.dar
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-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 681574400 Jun 7 00:00 2008.06.06.2.dar
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-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 681574400 Jun 7 00:16 2008.06.06.3.dar
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-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 343344717 Jun 7 00:24 2008.06.06.4.dar
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-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 681574400 Jun 7 23:44 2008.06.07.1.dar
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-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 681574400 Jun 8 00:00 2008.06.07.2.dar
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-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 681574400 Jun 8 00:16 2008.06.07.3.dar
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-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 343679423 Jun 8 00:25 2008.06.07.4.dar
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-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 681574400 Jun 8 23:45 2008.06.08.1.dar
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-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 681574400 Jun 9 00:00 2008.06.08.2.dar
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-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 681574400 Jun 9 00:18 2008.06.08.3.dar
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-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 344188465 Jun 9 00:26 2008.06.08.4.dar
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-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 681574400 Jun 9 23:44 2008.06.09.1.dar
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-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 681574400 Jun 10 00:01 2008.06.09.2.dar
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-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 681574400 Jun 10 00:16 2008.06.09.3.dar
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-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 345723391 Jun 10 00:25 2008.06.09.4.dar
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-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 41253 Jun 9 23:30 db.zip
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Total target disk space usage:
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Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
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//station1/dar2 18G 8.6G 9.2G 49% /mnt/dar2/911
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Executing post-backup event
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Dismounting /mnt/dar2/911
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Mon Jun 9 23:30:02 CDT 2008 - backup started
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Tue Jun 10 00:25:49 CDT 2008 - backup finished
==== Midnight Commander (MC) dar-extension ====
==== Midnight Commander (MC) dar-extension ====