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On 02/08/2016 04:51 PM, Sam Holton wrote: > Thanks for the reply. The link-dest is different. It is Feb 1 while > the source is Feb 2. > > I tried setting path = /media/external/ for the daemon and using > > rsync -a -v -i --delete --link-dest=backup-2016-02-01-0100 > --password-file=/media/external/scripts/offsite_rsync.pass > /media/external/backup/backup-2016-02-02-0100 > backup@192.168.2.102::offsite/backup > > So all three (link-dest, source, target) are directories but get > the same result. The directory backup-2016-02-02-0100 is created on > the target server and all files start to be transferred to it. Must > be an issue with the way I'm setting link-dest > > > On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 4:42 PM Kevin Korb <k...@sanitarium.net > <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net>> wrote: > > by misaligned I meant that your source is a directory, your > link-dest is a directory (with the same name even), and your target > is the root of the share. All 3 params should be directories and > the link-dest param should be a different date than the other two. > > On 02/08/2016 04:24 PM, Sam Holton wrote: >> According to this thread it at least used to work >> https://lists.samba.org/archive/rsync/2006-April/015328.html > >> I don't want to use SSH because I'm running this on low power >> ARM boards which are already connected over VPN so no need for a >> second layer of transport encryption. I'm not sure what you mean >> by "link-dest and your target parameters misaligned". Both >> servers have the same directory structure so it may be a bit >> confusing. I'm trying to link to the previous day's backup on the >> remote server. > >> I forgot to mention that both servers are running 3.0.9 >> protocol version 30 > > > > > -- 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 > - -- ~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._., 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 iEYEARECAAYFAla5EDEACgkQVKC1jlbQAQcjRwCeLXnOIk3F4ncxmYAvL0AbTKWA PfkAoO/zF5ckV7D1eUMka/iXO+6nYMhZ =H40g -----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
