Can you keep a historic copy of files on Linux Samba share?

[DJ-1701]

I am planning on backing up files from a Windows machine using Robocopy to a Linux Samba share, but would like to keep a historic copy of files that get overwritten on the share.

 

I know that if I was storing on a Windows Server share I could use Shadow Copy (aka VSS, Previous Versions), but I was wondering if anyone knows of a Linux equivalent.

[Arthur]

I know that if I was storing on a Windows Server share I could use Shadow Copy (aka VSS, Previous Versions), but I was wondering if anyone knows of a Linux equivalent.

Would this be an option...?

 

https://github.com/zfsonlinux/zfs-auto-snapshot/wiki/Samba

[Dodgex1]

Have you got LVM setup? What distro are you using?

 

It depends how friendly you want it all to be, Look at LVM Snapshots, Samba VFS modules, Cronning rsync at a push but I'm not sure that will give you what you want.

 

If you've not actually set up the nix box yet have you looked at FreeNAS? Configure FreeNAS to snapshot the backups.

[CyberNerd]

LVM snapshots would be the best thing IMO

[DJ-1701]

Thank you all, will give the suggestions a go.

 

With regard to the distro, I have no preference so I left that open ended in case you experts strongly suggest a certain distro.

As for user friendliness goes, as long as an administrator of the Linux box can access and just start a file restore without spending hours, that's fine by me. Recovery time ofcourse will take as long as it takes.

 

Again, thank you.

[mjs_mjs]

If you're looking for versioning then https://github.com/zfsonlinux/zfs-au...hot/wiki/Samba from @Arthur is the way to go.

 

Snapshots are different as may not pick up versions of files in between snapshots.