Syncing open files
Dave Dykstra
dwd at bell-labs.com
Thu May 30 13:07:02 EST 2002
On Wed, May 22, 2002 at 11:57:17AM -0400, dejongm at secdog.com wrote:
> Just a few quick questions..
> Does rsync copy open files?
Yes.
> If so, does file integrity remain intact?
No, not if it's being modified while rsync is copying it.
> I'm looking to backup IIS log files and maybe Oracle and SQL Server DB
> files. If rsync isn't appropriate, what would you recommend?
Something application-specific that can work with the locks used by
the products. Ask the vendors.
> Thanks for your time,
>
>
> Mark J. de Jong
- Dave Dykstra
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