With the following server config: log file = /var/log/rsyncd.log pid file = /var/run/rsyncd.pid lock file = /var/run/rsync.lock
[offsite] path = /media/external/ comment = Offsite backup read only = no hosts allow = 192.168.2.0/24 auth users = backup secrets file = /etc/rsyncd.scrt uid = 0 gid = 0 I tried the following for --link-dest and they all tried to transfer all files --link-dest=../backup-2016-02-01-0100 --link-dest=backup-2016-02-01-0100 --link-dest=/backup-2016-02-01-0100 --link-dest=/backup/backup-2016-02-01-0100 --link-dest=./backup/backup-2016-02-01-0100 On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 5:01 PM Kevin Korb <k...@sanitarium.net> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > try: --link-dest=../backup-2016-02-01-0100 > > 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----- >
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