Dave, thanks for the response! I read my command over at least 10 times to make sure there wasn't a mistake and now I finally noticed one. The second command should read:
rsync -va --stats --timeout=1800 --exclude-from=exclude.list --delete --port=11111 -R [EMAIL PROTECTED]::backup/home/ /home/backup1/hostname/stage/ Notice the module name is "backup." I'm not sure if this would make a difference with your explanation. However, in my scenario I need the '-R' option because the backup process is run by a script and is backing up about 20 different machines with multiple directories from each machine. The script pulls all relevant information from a database and dynamically constructs the command. The module "backup" is the root of the server and I need the path on the destination to be relative to root. The destination will always be /home/backup1/hostname/stage. Thanks, Mark On Tue, 2002-12-03 at 10:11, Dave Dykstra wrote: > I didn't test this out myself, but I have a couple comments. One is to > note the two scenarios are quite different internally to rsync because in > the second case "home" is the name of a rsyncd.conf module and not just > a path. Secondly, the -R option is not used very often and may behave > in some unexpected ways. It's certainly not needed in this case because > you can always control whether or not the destination path has an extra "home" > at the end. Try the two without -R. > > - Dave Dykstra (who hasn't posted lately because I'm looking for a new job) > > > On Wed, Nov 27, 2002 at 10:13:06AM -0500, Mark J de Jong wrote: > > Hello, > > I am noticing inconsistencies when using a trailing slash on the source > > directories in conjunction with the '--delete' option. In one instance > > when using a trailing slash files get deleted from subdirectories in the > > destination tree. In the other instance they don't. I am using rsync > > 2.5.5. The following are the scenarios: > > > > Scenario 1 > > ---------- > > *nix(src) ---> *nix(dest) > > > > rsync -va --stats --timeout=1800 --exclude-from=exclude.list --delete -R > > -e ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/ /home/backup1/hostname/stage/ > > > > In this instance files in destination /home/backup1/hostname/stage/DIR > > would get deleted. > > > > > > Scenario 2 > > ---------- > > windows(src) --ssh tunnel--> *nix(dest) > > > > The windows machine is running rsync in daemon mode. I create a ssh > > tunnel from the unix machine to the windows machine and port forward > > from a random port and then run the following command: > > > > rsync -va --stats --timeout=1800 --exclude-from=exclude.list --delete > > --port=11111 -R [EMAIL PROTECTED]::/home/ /home/backup1/hostname/stage/ > > > > In essence it's the same as the last command except in this case files > > in the destination /home/backup1/hostname/stage/DIR do not get deleted. > > When I remove the the trailing slash from the source directory (/home) > > everything works fine. > > > > Is this by design or might this be a bug? > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync > > Before posting, read: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
