Hi, > > I suspect that the passphrase file is not transmitted in the files > > list to the client, as it is excluded on the server. But > the --delete > > on the client side removes it. [...] To keep it on the > mirror, I have > > to exclude it again on the client side. > > See the rsyncd.conf manpage in the section on the "exclude" > config option for an explanation of why this is necessary:
The sentence I was missing is "Because this exclude list is not passed to the client it only applies on the daemon: that is, it excludes files received by a client when receiving from a daemon and files deleted on a daemon when sending to a daemon, but it doesn't exclude files from being deleted on a client when receiving from a daemon." > > Is it possible to keep only one list of exclusion on the > server side > > or share it from both sides, and benefit from the --delete > option to > > remove files only in the directories transfered? > > You could just maintain the list on the receiving side only > -- if you only have one client pulling information, that is > the easiest place to maintain the list of exclusions. > > Another possibility is to install 2.6.5 on both hosts and > then switch over to using --delete-after and the -F option to > have rsync use per- directory filter files (each named > .rsync-filter) to limit the transfer and the deletions. > Either exclude everything in one file in the root of the > transfer, or sprinkle .rsync-filter files around in the dirs > where you want to exclude something (possibly anchoring the > exclude rules so that they apply only to the current > directory). See the rsync manpage in the FILTER RULES > section for the rule format for the .rsync-filter files > (since filter rules aren't the same as includes/excludes, > though there is some similarity in the include and exclude rules): > > http://rsync.samba.org/ftp/rsync/rsync.html > > ..wayne.. > All this is very powerful but complex to maintain and manage. The solution with the excludes file on the client side is not possible as I have many clients and for security I don't want to show some files from the server. I've decided to go with a two steps process. As I have to create "mirror" servers, the exclude list for both servers are the same. So I rsync the exclude file first, and then rsync the actual directories tree using the same exclude file both on the server and on the client. That way, I can manage only the excludes list on the server and it is updated on all the clients. Thanks for your help. Pierre Métras -- To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
