Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.med...@gmail.com> writes: On 08/12/2010 11:17 AM, Rodolfo Medina wrote:
>>> I wish to know why rsync behaves in two different ways when working between >>> two pcs connected by ethernet cable and, instead, when copying files from a >>> pc to a pendrive. Here's the output in the former case: >>> >>> $ rsync -vrtul --delete Mail News 192.168.0.2:/home/rodolfo >>> rodo...@192.168.0.2's password: >>> building file list ... done >>> >>> sent 75797 bytes received 20 bytes 16848.22 bytes/sec >>> total size is 27753551 speedup is 366.06 >>> >>> >>> and in the second: >>> >>> >>> $ rsync -vrtul --delete Mail News /mnt/pendrive2 >>> building file list ... done >>> Mail/comp.emacs/ >>> Mail/comp.emacs/324 >>> Mail/comp.emacs/325 >>> Mail/comp.emacs/326 >>> Mail/comp.emacs/327 >>> Mail/comp.emacs/328 >>> Mail/comp.emacs/329 >>> Mail/comp.emacs/330 >>> Mail/comp.emacs/331 >>> Mail/comp.emacs/332 >>> Mail/comp.emacs/333 >>> Mail/comp.emacs/334 >>> Mail/comp.emacs/335 >>> Mail/comp.emacs/336 >>> >>> [...] >>> >>> News/drafts/drafts/21 >>> News/drafts/queue/ >>> News/marks/ >>> News/marks/freenews.netfront.net-ephemeral/ >>> News/marks/news.gmane.org-ephemeral/gmane.linux.debian.user/ >>> News/marks/news.gmane.org-ephemeral/gmane.linux.debian.user/.marks >>> News/marks/news.gmane.org/ >>> News/marks/news.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.user/ >>> News/marks/news.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.user/.marks >>> News/marks/news.gnus.org-ephemeral/ >>> News/marks/news.readfreenews.net-ephemeral/ >>> >>> sent 7616774 bytes received 30996 bytes 728359.05 bytes/sec >>> total size is 27753551 speedup is 3.63 >>> >>> >>> The second output contain about 1,500 lines!, and the first only 5! >>> >>> Can anybody explain why this difference, and how to make rsync behave with >>> the pendrive the same as with ethernet cable? Jordan Metzmeier <titan8...@gmail.com> writes: >> I am not sure the exact reason, but I am betting on something along the >> lines of the usb stick being formatted in a non-UNIX filesystem, such as >> vfat. I know this is often the case when preserving permissions, which >> you are not... So perhaps the time preservation? Rodolfo: > You seem to be right: the problem seems to be solved adding in fstab > `uid=1000'. I spoke too early: the problem reappears at any new mounting of the pendrive. Jordan, what do you mean by time preservation? The time of the file is the same on te pc and on the pendrive. Thanks Rodolfo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87iq3fpxbh.fsf...@gmail.com