Re: rsync with mtime=1 or 0?

2001-04-11 Thread Jeff Mandel
Dave Dykstra wrote: > On Fri, Apr 06, 2001 at 03:20:10PM -0700, Jeff Mandel wrote: > > I'm trying to create a nearline archive. > > > > I don't have another volume big enough to hold a full backup of the > > master volume, so I can't compare the change s

rsync with mtime=1 or 0?

2001-04-06 Thread Jeff Mandel
I'm trying to create a nearline archive. I don't have another volume big enough to hold a full backup of the master volume, so I can't compare the change set in the usual way. I would just like to get whatever was modified in the last day - like the results of a find -mtime 1 (or 0) would give. S

Re: rsync doesn't delete files (over ssh)

2000-12-19 Thread Jeff Mandel
I remember seeing this happen when I first set up my rsync distribution. It turned out to be a permissions problem on the remote, though not reported as such - as Dave suggested below. It just wouldn't delete the file. Fixed the permissions, and then deletion went fine. I started with a small set

SSH Auth from cron

2000-12-11 Thread Jeff Mandel
I have been following with interest the threads on ssh authentication for rsync jobs from cron. I initialize the ssh-agent and then set the $SSH variables for the shell used to run the rsync session. I would like to hear your opinions on this approach and whether or not it seems sensible. A passw

between rsync, cvs and rdiff

2000-11-16 Thread Jeff Mandel
A recent message on the list about rsyncing vmware images to a file server reminded me of a different issue. With a Network Appliance file server, you can make time stamps of your file system and recover files that were deleted. It seems like it would be possible to do this kind of thing with rs