How to make a remote backup of a Coyote 2.x machine

Why to do that ?

- If you transfer your coyote files to a Hard Disk or Flash Memory it will not be so easy to backup then as to copy a floppy.
- A complete backup can be made after write new configurations to the Coyote disk even the machine is not near you.
- An FTP backup can be scheduled.

What do you will need ?

- A WORKING Coyote Linux 2.x floppy
- 1.5Mb free in your RAM disk (use command df to see your free space.)
- The rbackup package (Download it here)
- The FTP client package instaled in your Coyote machine (Instructions here)

How to install:

1 - Download the rbackup.tgz file and copy it to your existing Coyote boot floppy.
Note: If you're using a Linux system to make these changes, you can use any text editor to make the following changes, rather than mounting the floppy in your Coyote system.
2 - Boot the machine into Coyote, login as root, and Quit from the menu [Q]
3 - Type: mount /dev/boot /mnt [Enter] Ignore the error message about Minix file systems.
4 - Type: edit /mnt/packages [Enter]
5 - If this is the first package you've added, this file will be empty. Add one line with the new package name: rbackup [Enter]
6 - Close the editor [Ctrl+Q] and save the file [Y]
7 - Type: umount /mnt [Enter] (Note the spelling: umount, not unmount.)
8 - Reboot your Coyote box. Do not use the menu option to write configuration changes to the floppy.

To Run:

1 - Boot the machine into Coyote, login as root, and Quit from the menu [Q]
2 - Type: rbackup local_filename [remote_server user password [remote_directory] [Enter].

Example1: rbackup mybackup.tgz
Create a file called mybackup.tgz at /root directory and leave it there.
Example2: rbackup mybackup.tgz 123.123.123.123 myuserid mypassword
Create a file called mybackup.tgz then send it to the ftp server at ip 123.123.123.123 using that userid/password and delete it.
Example3: rbackup mybackup.tgz 123.123.123.123 myuserid mypassword /myremotefolder
Create a file called mybackup.tgz then send it to the ftp server at ip 123.123.123.123 using that userid/password writing it in /myremotefolder directory and delete it.

Credits, Licenses, Sources and Documentation

Coyote Linux - Vortech Consulting - http://www.coyotelinux.com
Original rbackup script by Marcio Lopez

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Claudio Roberto Cussuol