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Old 12-16-2008, 09:45 AM   #1
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Question Need coaching with RSync and cron configuration on Ubuntu


A while back I thought I set up cron and RSync to backup folders to an external drive. This was to be a one way copy operation, so that even if the source folder had files deleted they would still be on the target drive.

Currently, this is not happening.

So, what I need help with is identifying what IS happening, if anything, where the logs are, why it's not happening...

Then I will need some help Correcting the configuration.

Looking at my rsyncd.log file, I see my windows box has been doing it's rsync regularly, and everything is updated.

I set up the linux rsync through the Ubuntu QuickStart, but it doesn't seem to be running regularly.

So, perhaps I should just set up a standard cron job to rsync.
 
Old 12-17-2008, 02:53 AM   #2
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remove the --delete option from the cron job... see man rsync
 
Old 12-17-2008, 02:59 AM   #3
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man rsync
man 5 crontab
 
Old 12-17-2008, 02:59 AM   #4
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Hi

can anybody help me installing Zabbix on pfsense


thanks
 
Old 12-17-2008, 03:09 AM   #5
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Hi

can anybody help me installing Zabbix on pfsense


thanks
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