On Mon 21 Nov 2011, Brian K. White wrote: > On 11/19/2011 9:04 AM, francis.montag...@inria.fr wrote: > > > >On Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:49:18 +0100 "Brian K. White" wrote: > > > >>nj2:/opt/x # rsync -avvvn --force --delete --include=/tmp > >>--include=floof/ --exclude='*' /tmp/. co4::root/tmp/. > > > >Detail: /tmp being the "root of the transfer", "--include=/tmp" is > >wrong because it refers then to /tmp/tmp.
> root of the transfer is always "/" > Call it bad policy if you want but the way I'm managing a collection > of more or less cookie cutter boxes is, all boxes have a rsync > daemon running, and /etc/rsyncd.conf includes: [...] > [root] > path = / No, the path of your module is /, the root of a transfer if you use "co4::root/tmp/." is /tmp/. Don't confuse the two. Paul -- Please use reply-all for most replies to avoid omitting the mailing list. To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
