complete newbie

[tony at servacorp.com]

man rsync
man rsyncd.conf

I would hardly consider myself an expert, but there are at least two easy ways to set up to mirror from server A to server B.

on server A, as root run rsync --daemon 
where /etc/rsyncd.conf is something like
pid file = /etc/rsyncd.pid
[backup]
  path = /
  read only = true
  uid = root
  gid = root
  auth users = foo
  secrets file = /etc/rsyncd.secrets

on server B, run something like
rsync -a foo at serverA::backup/www/ /home/backup/www/


on server B , as root run rsync --daemon 
where /etc/rsyncd.conf is something like
pid file = /etc/rsyncd.pid
[backup]
  path = /home/backup
  read only = false
  uid = root
  gid = root
  auth users = bar
  secrets file = /etc/rsyncd.secrets

on server A run something like
rsync -a /www/ bar at serverB::backup/www/

Life might get "interesting" if you are running both methods simultaneously. Even then, any glitches should be straightened up quickly.

My own use is more on the lines of offsite backups and transfers, often over poor or undependable internet connections. You may find that rsync is a good way to use excess disk capacity.

>----- ------- Original Message ------- -----
>From: ghar4399 at bigpond.net.au
>To: rsync at lists.samba.org
>Sent: Sat, 01 Oct 2005 13:35:35
>
>Hi everyone,
>
>I am a complete newbie to rsync. Last year I built
>and setup my own web server
>based on an old Intel PII box running at 333Mhz.
>There is plenty of RAM and HD
>space, but the site is now growing apace.
>
>A few weeks ago while upgrading my office equipment
>I set aside another box
>running an AMD Athlon at 1.1GHz. Still plenty of
>RAM and drive space.
>
>Both systems are setup us as servers running Fedora
>Core 3. I am happy with
>their performance but need to know how I can mirror
>the first server onto the
>second using rsync.
>
>I do not seem to be able to find any rsync folder
>or rsyncd.conf file 
>on either, and
>have no idea where to start beyond reading the man
>pages.
>
>The service is a non-profit educational repository
>promoting history 
>and local talent.
>
>Any help would be gratefully received.
>
>Kind regards,
>
>Gil
>
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