Am Montag 23 Februar 2009 12:28:29 schrieb Paul Slootman: > On Mon 23 Feb 2009, Jenny Hopkins wrote: > > I want to exclude all directories and subdirectories that are called > > /dev/ > > > > My backup contains a lot of development work on other hardware, and > > I'm finding the backup is reporting failed due to trying to back up > > non-regular files, e.g. > > > > IO error encountered -- skipping file deletion > > skipping non-regular file "home/wookey/acapela-bits/i386-lenny/dev/full" > > Normally rsync shouldn't have any trouble copying the device nodes... > If you're running dirvish as a non-superuser, then that might explain > it. > > Adding: > rsync-option: > --no-D > might be a better fix in that case. I think this would be the best solution in this case.
Another reason for trouble with device nodes could occur when dirvish (actually, rsync) runs inside a virtual server (Linux Vserver, OpenVZ, etc.) where the kernel prevents certain operations, even to the super-user. -- Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best Regards Dominik
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