If you specify your target as offsite/backup I think you should specify your link-dest as --link-dest=offsite/backup/backup-2016-02-01-0100
...perhaps... On 02/08/2016 11:10 PM, Sam Holton wrote: > 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 <http://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 <mailto:k...@sanitarium.net>> wrote: > > 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> > > <mailto: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 > > > > >
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