[lug] Automated USB Drive Backup

karl horlen horlenkarl at yahoo.com
Fri Oct 26 17:11:40 MDT 2007


> > "hotplug" automount unmount capability because it
> > would be pretty cool which is why I asked.

>  It may be cool, but potentially complex. What
> happens
> when you plug in a usb drive that isn't one of your
> backups?
> If both back ups are plugged in at the same time? If
> ...

The more and more I think about this with the help of
my fellow list members, the nightly backup job just
seems to make more and more sense.  

I appreciate others pointing out the pitfalls of the
hotplug approach.

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