Hi I just started to use rsync & samba to backup some windows NT & 98 shared directories to a linux machine
linux: debian 2.2.4 rsync: 2.2.5 samba: 2.2.3a-6 I first mount the windows directory on the linux and then do a local rsync. ---command on linux umount /data/transfer mount -t smbfs -o username=user,password=passwd //ntserver/exp_dir /data/transfer cd /data/transfer rsync -a --delete * /data/exp_dir umount /data/transfer --- this works fine, except for deleted files. Files that got deleted on the windows remain on the linux side, even after repeated rsync's This is what the --delete option is supposed to do. I've tested this several times. the samba mount show the correct state, i.e. without the deleted files. Rsync does not notice they're gone. I've seen/read a lot of posts in the google archives concerning this --delete option. Most of them came from this mailing list. They all seem to suggest it really should work. So, what did I do wrong? best regards glenn -- __________________________________________________________ Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup Save up to $160 by signing up for NetZero Platinum Internet service. http://www.netzero.net/?refcd=N2P0602NEP8 -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
