trying to backup entire server using rsync

[Paul Slootman]

On Thu 24 Feb 2005, chris allen wrote:

> ok, thanks so far now it seems to do nothing at all
> 
> rsync -qzaH "-e ssh" --exclude=/proc/* --exclude=/tmp/* 
> --exclude=/lost+found/* backup at mcncyo.homeip.net:/home/backup/luke
> backup at mcncyo.homeip.net's password:
> -bash-2.05b#
> 
> i think i am missing to tell it what to include.

What I'm missing is either the source dir to backup, or the
destination...

If you're backing up FROM mcncyo.homeip.net, then you need a destination
dir at the end.

If you're backing up TO mcncyo.homeip.net, then you need a source dir
before the "backup at mcncyo.homeip.net:/home/backup/luke".


Paul Slootman