Martin and Steve, Thanks for further ideas - brilliant!
Am rushing out in a moment so will try Wed or Thursday! Ed ----------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Martin Nix <[email protected]> Reply-to: Peterborough LUG - No commercial posts <[email protected]> To: Peterborough LUG - No commercial posts <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Peterboro] Sinking feeling with rsync Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:19:48 +0000 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 _______________________________________________ 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
