Hi Bryan, Tks for your advice.
> Why not just use rsync? > > setup cron to just sync the two directories (/home/blah with > /mnt/disk/blah) over and over? Such an arrangement will only sync /home/user on /mnt/usb_enclosure/user at fixed time, periodically, not instaneously whenever there is a change on /home/user > Or just set your hom directory to /mnt/disk/user ? I intend using the USB device for dual purpose. 1) as mirror of /home/user. So when there is a problem there is a second copy of data on the USB enclosure. 2) using it as mobile storge device which can be plugged in on any Linux PC when I work on the latter. B.R. SL > > On 8/25/06, Stephen Liu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hi folks, > >> > >> I'm prepared using an USB enclosure for data stroage. > >> > >> I'm searching a tool/method whenever I save a file on /home/user > a > >> duplicate copy will be saved automatically on > >> /mnt/point/of/usb_enclosure/home/user simultaneously, similar to > >> replication/mirroring. Thus the USB enclosure can be used as a > mobile > >> storage device and can be plugged in on any Linux PC. > > > > My first thought for this kind of setup would be a little Perl > magic > > with inotify... not sure if something already exists like this. > > > > http://www.edoceo.com/creo/inotify/perl-inotify.php > > > > -Mike -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
