[Samba] samba & rsync

Tue Nov 25 17:57:04 GMT 2003

I see.  I didn't even think about running rsync on windows.   This may work 
for us.

Thanks for the tip.

J.

>Yes, I run rsync on the linux side and the windows side as a daemon [lets 
>call this the remote side ie where the daemon is run).  On the local
>side I launch rsync through a cron or windows scheduler/.bat file (we will 
>call this the local side)
>
>So if I want to rsync files from the linux box to the windows box, I have 
>the daemon running on the remote windows box, in the .conf file you
>define where the mount point is (not sure if that is the correct 
>terminology):
>
>[prupref-1165]
>path = e:/prupref-1165/
>comment = prupref-1165 mirror
>read only = false
>use chroot = false
>
>
>(this can be applied to the linux remote side as well if you are going from 
>windows->linux)
>
>I can see how going the rsync->smb would be a bit easier, but I had some 
>issues with it.
>
>

>From: McKeever Chris <tech-mail at prupref.com>
>Reply-To: tech-mail at prupref.com
>To: tech-mail at prupref.com, samba at lists.samba.org,   "John K."    
><brack102 at hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [Samba] samba & rsync
>Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 10:01:50 -0600
>
>On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 02:19 , John K. <brack102 at hotmail.com> sent:
>
> >
> >>I apologize if you already resolved this..I am a bit confused as to why 
>you
> >>need to connect via samba for rsync.  I do something very similar and 
>rsync
> >>handles
> >>it all if I have the correct rsync mount points defined in the .conf 
>file
> >
> >Thanks for replying chris,
> >
> >I don't need samba for rsync per se.  We use samba for other reasons.  It
> >would be just convinient.  However what is an rync mount point?  I should 
>go
> >read about this.  Do you run an rsync deamon?
>
>
>Yes, I run rsync on the linux side and the windows side as a daemon [lets 
>call this the remote side ie where the daemon is run).  On the local
>side I launch rsync through a cron or windows scheduler/.bat file (we will 
>call this the local side)
>
>So if I want to rsync files from the linux box to the windows box, I have 
>the daemon running on the remote windows box, in the .conf file you
>define where the mount point is (not sure if that is the correct 
>terminology):
>
>[prupref-1165]
>path = e:/prupref-1165/
>comment = prupref-1165 mirror
>read only = false
>use chroot = false
>
>
>(this can be applied to the linux remote side as well if you are going from 
>windows->linux)
>
>I can see how going the rsync->smb would be a bit easier, but I had some 
>issues with it.
>
>
>
>
> >
> >
> >>From: McKeever Chris tech-mail at prupref.com>
> >>Reply-To: tech-mail at prupref.com
> >>To: samba at lists.samba.org, "John K." brack102 at hotmail.com>
> >>Subject: Re: [Samba] samba & rsync
> >>Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 20:01:13 -0600
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 22:32 , John K. brack102 at hotmail.com> sent:
> >>
> >> >If anyone has time to look at this problem I would appreciate it.
> >> >
> >> >I think I am looking for a way to increase the "timeout" in samba (in 
>the
> >> >smb.conf file)
> >> >for reporting a "down" link or "can't read xyz file".
> >> >
> >> >However I am writing to you folks because this problem has come up 
>while
> >> >using rsync
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >my problem
> >> >==========
> >> >
> >> >We have a wan in which links from a central linux machine to a nodes
> >>which
> >> >are xp machines
> >> >from 1 to 5 minutes a night.  not very common, but it happens.
> >> >
> >> >we are using samba to mount directories on the remote linux machines 
>to
> >>the
> >> >local
> >> >linux server.  (we use samba because we also have xp machines in our
> >>network
> >> >it is just easier to use this for now).
> >> >
> >> >We use rsync nightly to backup remote directories to the local linux
> >> >server.
> >> >
> >> >When one of the outages happes during a backup (rsync operation) 
>either
> >> >- if I have not set the --timout value in rsync the operation just
> >> >continues.  Rysnc seems
> >> >  not to notice that samba is reporting errors and just copies over I
> >>assume
> >> >a bunch of 0000.
> >> >  Of course the file is corrupted.
> >>
> >>I apologize if you already resolved this..I am a bit confused as to why 
>you
> >>need
> >>to connect via samba for rsync.  I do something very similar and rsync
> >>handles it
> >>all if I have the correct rsync mount points defined in the .conf file
> >>
> >>
> >> >
> >> >- if I have set the --timeout value in rsync, in the case of failure
> >>rsync
> >> >just drops out.  Of course if
> >> >  i set the --timeout value to something like 2 minutes rsync seems to
> >> >ignore the samba errors and continues.
> >> >
> >> >What I would like to do is set a timeout value in samba for reporting
> >>errors
> >> >from what seems
> >> >to be about 30 seconds to something like 6 minutes. Then I could set 
>the
> >> >--timeout value in rsync to
> >> >something like 5 minutes.
> >> >
> >> >I can't find in man smb.conf anywhere were you can set something like 
>"if
> >> >you can't connect in 30 seconds" then report an error.
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>-------------------------------------------
> >>Chris McKeever
> >>If you want to reply directly to me, please use
> >>cgmckeever--at--prupref---dot---com
> >>http://www.prupref.com
> >>
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