Syncing open files

[Dave Dykstra]

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