Hi Folks..

I have a NFS volume that contains thousands of binaries. And, hundreds of machines make use of those binaries.

example : '/usr/sf' NFS volume --> /usr/sf/bin/vim (the binary)

I have installed lot of binaries on cloned volume '/usr/sf_clone' . I need to sync all the changes to '/usr/sf'

What options should I be using with 'rsync' to make sure copying takes place recursively, with privileges maintained. At end of rsync operations, '/usr/sf' should look exactly like '/usr/sf_clone' with no duplicate files /binaries.

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I am sorry, I haven't been able to contribute to LQ

Use the -a option to copy recursively and maintain privileges and the --delete option to delete files in /usr/sf that are not in /usr/sf_clone. So it would look like For more information on rsync have a look at

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I use the --delete option as well, you need to be extremely careful as you do not want to get your syntax of your command sideways as you will delete all of your data off of your production server.

Many a people have done this, like one of the posters profile states, (always have a backup) and of course test your commands on something not-production.

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Thank you guys !!.. I was aware of the command.. I wanted to cross check with gurus here as, data I am playing with is of high importance.

@rhbegin : Yes I have taken appropriate backup at storage level. Thanks again !!

On TobiSGG profile

quote "Making a backup after having problems is like fastening the seatbelts after crashing into a wall."

I agree 100%