A possible pitfall between copying betwixt systems using rsync can be preserving ownership if the user or/and group does not exist on both systems -key in this is also making sure the UID & GID values match (different distros and rsync version/switch handling can impact this)
Martin Sent from my iPhone On 14 Dec 2009, at 22:53, Steve Tompkins-MacQueen <[email protected]> wrote: Hi there. I have often found when trying to sync files with whatever pice of software I have had problems with permisions (can't read or write file) and also some file names giving errors many programs have not liked files with spaces and other punctionation. Some things I would try:- First check the permisions of all the files in the directory with a command like chmod -r user:group * Change as apropate Secound try finding and copying manualy files like the one (.nmw........) in this e-mail before running rsync (Invalid argement 22) looks as if the file name is not compatabale with this program (I may be wrong) Have you tryed not using the --modify-window=1 Dous this help? On 10 Dec 2009, at 19:39, Martin Nix wrote: I don't have the rsync reference to hand but I always use the switch option -avzpgt - this will only do changes and preserves permissions and time stamps Martin 2009/12/10 Edward Kerr <[email protected]> > I am having problems with using rsync to backup across my network. > > > Set up is > > Ubuntu 9.10 - backing up to a Qnap NAS > > The relevant folder on the NAS is mounted by this command in the > rc.local file > > mount -t cifs //192.168.0.9/edward /mnt/edward -o > username=edward,password=xxxxxxx,uid=edward,gid=edward > > The rsync command is: (runs as me) > > rsync -rvt --progress --delete > --modify-window=1 /home/edward/Documents/ /mnt/edward/Documents/ > > This runs completely (with some errors - below) but does not sync. It > simply copies all the files each time, deleting as appropriate. > > So I do get a BU but whereas it might only take a few seconds if little > has changed, it takes ages as it copies each and every file! > > One of the error messages I get is: > > rsync: failed to set times on > "/mnt/edward/Documents/webs/twointune/site/ > twointune.elementfx.com/logos/.nmw.gif.QyEqWI": Invalid argument (22) > > .nmw.gif.QyEqWI is a non existent file! > > Any ideas please? > > Thanks > > > > > > Ed > > > > _______________________________________________ > Peterboro mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro > _______________________________________________ Peterboro mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro _______________________________________________ Peterboro mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro
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