Rsync and opened files

[Stephen Zemlicka]

This doesn't help with linux but a gentleman named Elias added vss
capabilities to rsync.  However, the version is a bit old (I think 2.6 or
around there).  As soon as 3 is out, I may try to go through it line by line
and add it into 3.  Otherwise, check out microsoft's vss sdk.  There's a bit
of scripting but it should allow you to backup open files.  Plus, services
like sql and exchange that are vss aware.

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From: rsync-bounces+stevezemlicka=gmail.com at lists.samba.org
[mailto:rsync-bounces+stevezemlicka=gmail.com at lists.samba.org] On Behalf Of
Egoitz Aurrekoetxea
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 8:19 AM
To: rsync at lists.samba.org
Subject: Rsync and opened files 



Hello,

I'm trying to determine if rsync is a sure method of backing up servers
(Linux and Windows) whose files are constantly being accesed and are not
able to be stoped they're services for backing up purposes... I would use it
over ssh for making incremental backups... in my tests seem to always have
worked backing up from a debian server to the copy server that runs debian
too...  I'm using the next :

OPTS="--force --ignore-errors --delete --backup
--backup-dir=/home/ramattack/pruebas-rsync/$BACKUPDIRMES/$dia -avz"

rsync $OPTS $BDIR /home/ramattack/pruebas-rsync/$BACKUPDIRMES/imagen-copia

BDIR is source I want to backup and /home/ramattack/pruebas-rsync....... is
the destination...

could this copy correctly opened files? Normally I will use it for backing
up linux machines normally... and the backup server will be of course a
linux machine (debian machine). but how does it behave with linux machines?

P.D. I have googled and searched over there but all posts I've find are
old... and I wanted to have a recent answer.

Thanks a lot mates!!!


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