On 2008-01-18 15:32 +0100, Rodolfo Medina wrote: >> I do my daily backup with the following command: >> >> $ rsync -vr --delete Mail News /mnt/sda >> >> (where `sda' is the pendrive), and I've calculated that in my new Debian >> Etch system the process is about 10 times slower than it was in Sarge! >> It is the same with both my desktop PC and my laptop. In /etc/fstab I >> have the following entry: >> >> /dev/sda /mnt/sda vfat sync,rw,user,noauto 0 0 >> >> . The backup that would take only a few minutes now takes almost one >> hour! Can anybody please explain this strange phenomena?
Sven Joachim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > IIRC it's an issue with vfat file systems and the "sync" mount option in > 2.6 kernels. I noticed the same phenomenon when I switched from 2.4 to > 2.6; I see... > the solution is not to use the "sync" option, that also increases > your drive's lifetime. I put the `sync' option just to avoid drive corruption. If it is necessary to toggle it off, how can I be sure the process is terminated before I unmount the drive? > You may want to add "sync" as the last command in > your backup script do avoid data loss. I looked into `sync' manual but couldn't find out how to use this command. What should I say instead of `rsync -vr --delete Mail News /mnt/sda'? Thanks for your help Rodolfo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]