I read you CLUG post. It seems like you should be able to do everything that you want using rdiff-backup and not using your temp work directory with rsync (which looks to be messing things up).
Also, if you are using rdiff-backup on backup1, why do you need to preserve file history on backup2? Shouldn't the copy of backup1 on backup2 also contain the rdiff-backup-data directory? If this is the case then you can just use rsync to move the backup from backup1 to backup2. MM -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]