rsync ok with open files?

[Davies, Roger]

I always get a file consistency error backing up the outlook.pst file.  For my own machine, I run a step to quit the outlook.exe process then the backup then restart outlook.  The utility I'm using came from beyondlogic.org.  I don't know if there is a way to get that same functionality if you call it from a real ~nix system, but if using cygwin, both the process and beyondexec tools work from the cygwin bash shell. 
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Roger Davies
PeopleSoft HRMS
970.506.7750

-----Original Message-----
From: rsync-bounces+roger.davies=swiftbrands.com at lists.samba.org [mailto:rsync-bounces+roger.davies=swiftbrands.com at lists.samba.org] On Behalf Of Tevfik Karagülle
Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 1:34 PM
To: 'Peter'; 'rsync'
Subject: RE: rsync ok with open files?


AFAIK, rsync cannot copy open files. Outlook must be stopped in your case.

Rgrds Tev

> -----Original Message-----
> From: rsync-bounces+tevfik=itefix.no at lists.samba.org
> [mailto:rsync-bounces+tevfik=itefix.no at lists.samba.org] On
> Behalf Of Peter
> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 6:06 PM
> To: rsync
> Subject: rsync ok with open files?
>
> Hi gang.  I am synchronizing Windows machines
> (cwRsync/cygwin) with FreeBSD server.  A batch file is used
> to initiate the process (shell invoked rsync daemon).  My
> question is whether I need to tell my users to close any
> affected applications (ex: Outlook; I am synchronizing the
> outlook.pst file) during the procedure?
> Peter
>
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