rsync _is_ the tool you want. there are other GUI based tools that use rsync behind the scenes
rsync will only transfer the changes !!! this is good 2 suggestions: rsync -a /etc r...@$serverb:/tmp/ - syncs the whole contents of Server A's etc into /tmp on SeverB - uses ssh which is great and does not add significative overhead - u'd need to adjust the directory names as needed rsync -avv -c --delete --perms --acls /etc r...@$serverb:/tmp/ - does the same as above with additional options -a: archive mode (read man rsync) -vv: more verbosity (help understanding what rsync id doing) -c: compare files on both ends by checksums (read man rsync) --delete: delete files on remote end if were deleted in the origin (u might or might not want this) --perms: preserve permissions --acls: preserver POSIX acls please make sure you read the man concerning all these options and you test things before going into production cheers Joao On Sat, 2010-12-11 at 04:17 -0800, S Mathias wrote: > i have: > "SERVER A" > "SERVER B" > > with "full root permisson" [ssh, etc] > > each server has a folder. > > i want to backup a folder in "SERVER A". > > are there any backup methods, that meets these two requirements? : > > > 1) running from e.g.: a cronjob > > 2) when running, it just checks the folder in "SERVER A" and "SERVER > B". if a file/folder has been added/removed/modified in the "SERVER > A"'s folder, then it copies/removes it/them to "SERVER B"'s folder. > > > > > please help! > > Thank you in advance! [for any links, howtos :\ ] > > have a nice weekend > -- 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/1292171338.2315.6.ca...@squeeje.critical.pt