* Andy ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [021218 12:10]: > > Does anyone have experience with rsync? I heard it was > simple and fast and the best choice for simple real time backups. > > I am trying to copy the whole drive from a Win2000 Server to a Debian box > over the LAN for backup. The whole 2000 drive is mounted on my /mnt directory. > This is the command I use: > steelhead:~# rsync -av --ignore-errors --force /mnt /home/andy/serverbackup > > With rsync 2.5.5-0.1 I keep getting this error: > send_files failed to open //mnt/pagefile.sys: Text file busy > wrote 1997693597 bytes read 311316 bytes 798403.56 bytes/sec > total size is 3608114930 speedup is 1.81 > rsync error: partial transfer (code 23) at main.c(578) > > I rolled back to rsync 2.4.6-1 to try an older version and this time it > copies a few gigs but then hangs when it hits file in the c:\ root directory. > I am not sure why. Google shows a ton of returns on the partial transfer > error but I can't find any solutions out there.
don't back up pagefile.sys. It's a swap file. good times, Vineet > > Should I just use cp or maybe tar? What do you all use for this kind > of simple backup? I say rsync is the way to go, since it handles incremental changes within files, which can be a very good thing, especially for large files with frequent little changes. > > Thanks, > Andy > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- http://www.doorstop.net/ -- "Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue." -- Barry Goldwater
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