Cyril Lavier wrote: > Matthias Meyer wrote: >> Cyril Lavier wrote: >> >> >>> Hi. >>> >>> I need to backup some folders on a server, which are not static, and I >>> usually generate the folder list using a command (find). >>> >>> On the documentation, I can't find anything on using a command to >>> generate the folder list. >>> >>> I tried some things, like putting a command which edits the .pl file in >>> $Conf{DumpPreUserCmd}, but it doesn't seems to work. >>> >>> If you have any idea, this could help me. >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> >> What's about backing up the root folder and exclude folders which are >> should not backed up? >> >> If you use rsync you can also modify the rsyncd.conf on client-side (your >> server) during $Conf{DumpPreUserCmd}. >> >> rsyncd.conf: >> [DynamicFolders] >> path = /whereverTheRoot >> exclude = * >> include = /whereverTheRoot/dynFolder1 /whereverTheRoot/dynFolder2 ... >> >> br >> Matthias >> > Hi Matthias, that's a good idea. > > I was only thinking on rsync+ssh, and rsyncd also exists. > > For information, I tried to rsync the complete root folder. And it took > hours only to generate the file list to transfer. > > This is why I had to use a find command to divide to file tree in > smaller ones to be faster to backup. > > I will try your solution and reply to the list to inform about the > results. > > Thanks. > Interesting Idea. Changeing of rsyncd.conf will work definitly. I do that within Windows/cygwin to map the share to a VSS mounted drive.
Can you explain your idea a little bit? Did you backup all files but in another way as rsync did? Why do you believe find is faster than rsync? br Matthias -- Don't Panic ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Increase Visibility of Your 3D Game App & Earn a Chance To Win $500! Tap into the largest installed PC base & get more eyes on your game by optimizing for Intel(R) Graphics Technology. Get started today with the Intel(R) Software Partner Program. Five $500 cash prizes are up for grabs. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intelisp-dev2dev _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/