Thanks both Reuben and Ed. I think I have Ed's recommendation working but it may need fine tuning. Also rsnapshot may be a little too automated for my needs so Reuben's might be what I finally opt for. I guess I can always run rsnapshot hourly and then stop it but there may be a one shot option any way as I have not read the full man just the howto. Basically the workstation gets shut down at night as the fan keeps me awake once I get a quiet machine rsnapshot will be ideal. But at least occasional backups are better than none and there is a good chance they will be daily from now on. No further replies needed unless to explain / expand any questions raised by my ignorance or there is mileage in a general discussion in which case feel free. Thanks again Roger. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
