That's how I do it too - from a linux box: # mount -t cifs -o username=tylerdurden //cifsbox/share /linuxmountpoint
(Then you are prompted for tylerdurden's Windows/CIFS password) After that: # rsync (your options here) /<sourcedir> /linuxmountpoint Bill Dorrian Network Administrator Desk: 904-273-7625 Cell: 904-859-9471 From: Kevin Korb <k...@sanitarium.net> To: rsync@lists.samba.org, Date: 04/11/2012 05:39 PM Subject: Re: Rsync to a Remote NAS Sent by: rsync-boun...@lists.samba.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 You mean mount -t cifs ;) This is a good plan B if the remote system can't support rsyncd or rsync over ssh. But unfortunately it would mean running with --whole-file On 04/11/12 17:36, Greg Deback (rsync) wrote: > Hi, > > I don't think rsync natively supports samba shared volumes. You > should probably start by mounting your shared volume, using mount > -t smbfs, then sync. See > http://users.softlab.ece.ntua.gr/~ttsiod/backup.html > > Greg > > On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 11:31 PM, Chris Arnold > <carn...@electrichendrix.com <mailto:carn...@electrichendrix.com>> > wrote: > > Forgive me if this has been addressed here before. We have a > remote office that we need to backup to our NAS. We have a site to > site certificate VPN. The remote site has over 51gb that needs to > be backed up to our NAS over that VPN. I have tried this command: > rsync --verbose --progress --stats --compress --recursive --times > --perms --links --delete /Share/* / > smb://192.168.123.6/Backup/EdensLandCorp > <http://192.168.123.6/Backup/EdensLandCorp> > > and it just sits there and appears to do nothing. Does rsync make > a tarball first and then put it where it is told to put it or does > it just copy the files/folders over? Maybe it is the > smb://xx.xx.xx.xx/whatever that is breaking it......the bottom > line is i need to copy/rsync a directory to a remote server through > a VPN. How is this accomplished? -- 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 > <http://www.catb.org/%7Eesr/faqs/smart-questions.html> > > > > - -- ~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~ Kevin Korb Phone: (407) 252-6853 Systems Administrator Internet: FutureQuest, Inc. ke...@futurequest.net (work) Orlando, Florida k...@sanitarium.net (personal) Web page: http://www.sanitarium.net/ PGP public key available on web site. ~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.17 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAk+F+hIACgkQVKC1jlbQAQcAFQCdFacX7oMLOIIxgmUJRf4IV5/b KY0An3yzom6ymZG6aRAQP3zdH4u6Dt83 =REhL -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- 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 " THE PLAYERS begins May 10 on Golf's Greatest Stadium. For more information visit PGATOUR.COM/theplayers." "The information contained in this transmission and any attachments may contain privileged and confidential information. It is intended only for the use of the person(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution, or duplication of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message."
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