Re: rsync problem

2009-07-29 Thread Daniel Burrows
Just a correction to my example here: On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 07:25:48AM -0700, Daniel Burrows was heard to say: > $ mkdir foo > $ echo > --test > $ rsync --test foo > rsync error: syntax or usage error (code 1) at main.cc(1440) > [client=3.0.6] > $ rsync -- test foo Ob

Re: rsync problem [thanks to all]

2009-07-28 Thread Robert Holtzman
On Tue, 28 Jul 2009, Ron Johnson wrote: Two points: 1. Always do it the "right way", even though you *assume* you know the wrong way "should" work, and 2. parsers treat extraneous spaces in all sorts of nasty and unexpected ways. I'm finding that out. I guarantee the lesson will be reta

Re: rsync problem

2009-07-28 Thread Daniel Burrows
On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 12:40:00AM -0700, Robert Holtzman was heard to say: > On Mon, 27 Jul 2009, Mike Bird wrote: > > >On Mon July 27 2009 22:59:38 Robert Holtzman wrote: > >> > >>Just installed rsync 3.0.3-2 and tried to backup to a usb drive using a > >>script: > >> > >>rsync -vaHz --exclude

Re: rsync problem

2009-07-28 Thread Robert Holtzman
On Tue, 28 Jul 2009, Sven Joachim wrote: On 2009-07-28 09:35 +0200, Robert Holtzman wrote: On Tue, 28 Jul 2009, Ron Johnson wrote: rsync -vaHz --exclude '/proc' --exclude '/sys' -- exclude '*.iso' Look *very* *carefully* at this line. --exclude '/media' / /media/disk/laptop and see ho

Re: rsync problem

2009-07-28 Thread Ron Johnson
On 2009-07-28 02:40, Robert Holtzman wrote: On Mon, 27 Jul 2009, Mike Bird wrote: On Mon July 27 2009 22:59:38 Robert Holtzman wrote: Just installed rsync 3.0.3-2 and tried to backup to a usb drive using a script: rsync -vaHz --exclude '/proc' --exclude '/sys' -- exclude '*.iso' --exclude '/

Re: rsync problem

2009-07-28 Thread Sven Joachim
On 2009-07-28 09:35 +0200, Robert Holtzman wrote: > On Tue, 28 Jul 2009, Ron Johnson wrote: > >> On 2009-07-28 00:59, Robert Holtzman wrote: >>> Just installed rsync 3.0.3-2 and tried to backup to a usb drive >>> using a script: >>> >>> rsync -vaHz --exclude '/proc' --exclude '/sys' -- exclude '*.

Re: rsync problem

2009-07-28 Thread Robert Holtzman
On Mon, 27 Jul 2009, Mike Bird wrote: On Mon July 27 2009 22:59:38 Robert Holtzman wrote: Just installed rsync 3.0.3-2 and tried to backup to a usb drive using a script: rsync -vaHz --exclude '/proc' --exclude '/sys' -- exclude '*.iso' --exclude '/media' / /media/disk/laptop Does the space

Re: rsync problem

2009-07-28 Thread Robert Holtzman
On Tue, 28 Jul 2009, Ron Johnson wrote: On 2009-07-28 00:59, Robert Holtzman wrote: Just installed rsync 3.0.3-2 and tried to backup to a usb drive using a script: rsync -vaHz --exclude '/proc' --exclude '/sys' -- exclude '*.iso' Look *very* *carefully* at this line. --exclude '/media' /

Re: rsync problem

2009-07-27 Thread Mike Bird
On Mon July 27 2009 22:59:38 Robert Holtzman wrote: > Tried to post this to the rsync list but the subscribe connection failed > so I'll try here. > > Just installed rsync 3.0.3-2 and tried to backup to a usb drive using a > script: > > rsync -vaHz --exclude '/proc' --exclude '/sys' -- exclude '*.i

Re: rsync problem

2009-07-27 Thread Ron Johnson
On 2009-07-28 00:59, Robert Holtzman wrote: Tried to post this to the rsync list but the subscribe connection failed so I'll try here. Just installed rsync 3.0.3-2 and tried to backup to a usb drive using a script: rsync -vaHz --exclude '/proc' --exclude '/sys' -- exclude '*.iso' Look *ve

Re: rsync problem

2003-09-16 Thread Kevin McKinley
On Thu, 04 Sep 2003 12:55:50 +0200 francois mounier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > but when I run > rsync 192.168.1.2::test/ /var/www > > it returns this error > @ERROR: invalid gid nobody > rsync: connection inexpectedly closed (39 bytes read so far) > rsync error: error in rsync protocol data str

Re: rsync problem

2003-09-04 Thread francois mounier
--- > francois mounier wrote: > > >it returns this error > >@ERROR: invalid gid nobody > >rsync: connection inexpectedly closed (39 bytes read so far) > >rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at > >io.c(150) > > > I don't know if Debian is different, but rsync

Re: rsync problem

2003-09-04 Thread Gerhard Venter
francois mounier wrote: it returns this error @ERROR: invalid gid nobody rsync: connection inexpectedly closed (39 bytes read so far) rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at io.c(150) I don't know if Debian is different, but rsync can work with its own users and passwords (i

Re: rsync problem

2003-06-13 Thread Andy Firman
> I have a problem using rsync which seems to give an error when copying files. > Although it appears consistent for a given file, it is not consistent between > files. > > If I issue this command > > rsync rabbit.home::alan/My\ Documents/Mail/Agent\ News\ Data/GROUPS.IDX . > > Some files for