Stable Rsync System Call!

[Dave Dykstra]

On Mon, Jan 14, 2002 at 02:35:53PM -0500, David L Nickel wrote:
> Next week are going to start using rsync "live" to mirror our primary and
> secondary web servers. I am still trying to iron out a couple of bugs, any
> help would be much apprecitated.
> 
> Here is my rsync.conf file on my primary web server
> ############################
> use chroot = no
> max connections = 5
> syslog facility = local3
> 
> [www]
>     path = /www
>     comment = Web Directory
>     hosts allow = *.*.1.118
>     read only = yes
>     list = yes
>     uid = root
>     gid = wheel
>     auth users = rsyncman
>     secrets file = /etc/rsyncd.secrets
> ########################################
> 
> I am calling rsyncing from my secondary machine like so..
> rsync -avz rsyncman at web1::www /www
> 
> will this call mirror everything exactly like web1.. like deleting files
> that were deleted, permission changes..etc.

You'll need to add --delete to delete files, otherwise yes.

> If anybody else has some input
> on a better system call be kind and send it to me.
> 
> Also, what are the guidlines rysnc uses copys a file... can I go in and
> change 1 char and rsync will be pick it up on the next sync?

Yes, and it should only transfer the single block that has been changed and
copy the rest from the file it already has.

- Dave Dykstra