Re: [coLinux-users] Setup for a remote rsync backup location

[Alexander G. <ale...@gm...>]

Hi,

as Mr. Krull kindly replied, it appears that w2k supports hardlinks,
and perhaps I shall be able to do this setup using just cygwin tools
and an ntfs partition. I was so excited to play with colinux, anyway.
I tried 0.6.1 with a debian root image, managed to install ubunto on
top of it, even compiled kde-3.4beta, this colinux project rocks!

> quite sure the technology is able to pass muster. There is the issue
> of network performance (I'm sure you've tested this), but this may not

Network performance is not an issue. Rsyncing during night time over
10mbit ethernet.


> Since your talking about using an ext3 partition for coLinux to access
> that your considering using cofs? There has been some notes of cofs
> causing data corruption booting directly from ext3 drives, but I am
> unsure of general data corruption due to use. The safer solution
> (IMHO) would be to use the files on an ntfs drive.

I intended to use one of colinux images with a debian root file
system, as a boot media and to mount the big raw partion additionally,
(perhaps this cofs is the way? got to read the wiki for that). But if
you suggest a file - a file it will be!

> Again, I would strongly urge that coLinux not be used in a mission
> critical environment and a real linux machine would be a much better

I know few people, really excited to be able to extend the
functionalities of their remote domain controlers with colinux :))

> option! It appears that you are doing almost that anyway (with Cygwin
> and now coLinux), so why not just get a Linux machine and work from
> there?

Budget issues. But this w2k machine is available(it serves as a
terminal server at this remote location) and I have the option of
adding additional service to it.

I will try using just cygwin and ntfs.

Best regards
A. Georgiev