Using rsync on to restore / might be OK because it creates copies and then renames but in general it is a bad idea to try to restore / in-place.
Better to boot from other media, mount root &c on another tree and then restore there. On Wed, Jan 08, 2003 at 11:20:09PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > rsync --delete --stats --compress --recursive --times --perms --links > > > --rsh=/usr/bin/ssh --exclude "tmp/" --exclude "dev/" --exclude "proc/" > > > > --exclude "backups/ " --delete-excluded --backup > > > --backup-dir=/backup2/BACKED_UP_SERVER_FQDN/$DAY -a /* > > > CENTRAL_SERVER_IP:/backup2/BACKED_UP_SERVER_FQDN/current && echo > "Daily > > > backup ran on `date`" >> /var/log/backup.log > > > > Notice that if you have any dotfiles in / (that is, flies that begin > with > > a "."), this will not copy them, but normally you wouldn't have dotfiles > > in / so it shouldn't matter. Might want to start using / instead of /* > > from now on though, just for good form. > > > Thanks fot the tip :) > > > > > > > This has been working fine and I've even been able to restore files > using > > > scp from time to time. now I'm faced with a bare metal recovery cause > of a > > > botched upgrade from Redhat 7.1 to 8.0 that failed half way through. > This > > > machine was still accessible via console and ssh (putty). I signed in > via > > > ssh and ran... > > > > > > # cd / > > > # scp -r CENTRAL_SERVER_IP:/backup1/BACKED_UP_SERVER_FQDN/current/.* . > > > > > > > This was running for a while and then i lost my connection and cant > > > reconnect. I won't have console access till the morning but any advice > > > > would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Don't you mean: > > > > scp -rp CENTRAL_SERVER_IP:/backup1/BACKED_UP_SERVER_FQDN/current/. . > > > > ? > > > > The command you list above won't copy anything, since there are no > > dotfiles in the root directory. Also, you have backup2 in the rsync > > command and backup1 in the scp command. > > > > Maybe that was just a typo though... > > > As never having restored anything more that a few files at a time as the > Linux newbie that I am, I'm sure i was off. Thanks for the tip again :) > Typo it was. Should have been backup2 in the scp command. > > > > > > One final thought. Sometimes scp has issues with symlinks (as in, > copying > > the target instead of the link). Might want to use: > > > > cd / > > rsync -av CENTRAL_SERVER_IP:/backup1/BACKED_UP_SERVER_FQDN/current/ . > > > I will try this first thing in the morning when I have console access. > > Just one more thing; Based on the script I use, am I SOL or with a little > elbow greese in the morning get my server back? > > > Thank you for your time and advice. I really appreciate it!!!!! > > Mark > > > > > Mike > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba. > > org/mailman/listinfo/rsync > > Before posting, read: > http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html -- ________________________________________________________________ J.W. Schultz Pegasystems Technologies email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Remember Cernan and Schmitt -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html