Re: [rdiff-backup-users] still the problem to backup linux system to windows

[Dominic Raferd]

Wei, Xiaohai wrote:
> Dominic, thanks for your reply.
>
> I have a solution to recover from disaster which can restore the 
> system to factory default. After that, I want to restore the system to 
> latest or earlier version. I can achieve it in linux <-> linux way. I 
> can back up the whole system to a Linux host and then restore later. 
> It works. But came to Windows, problems happened.
>
> As the linux system I am working for is a mobile device, and users 
> need to backup the device to a host machine, which usually is a 
> windows machine. So I am seeking a solution to backup the linux system 
> to windows.
>
> If there are only data files, it is relatively easy, there are many 
> solutions for it. but I want to design the feature similar with 
> Apple's Time Machine. I want to restore the system to earlier state, 
> not only the data, but also application/application config etc.
>
> So I need to backup/restore the whole Linux system files to/from 
> Windows system.
>
> Thansk James
I don't know how to do this, I admit, so maybe others can help. But I 
think for rdiff-backup you should try first with remote linux host, 
because this is the best-tested version of rdiff-backup. Then if this 
works you can see if it can work also for rdiff-backup.exe (the windows 
version). This way problems may be easier to diagnose.

Dominic