With rsyncd you can't. You would have to switch to rsync over ssh... rsync -a --delete --delay-updates --partial-dir=/tmp -P /home/joe/rsync/ 10.148.34.28:/home/joe/rsync/
Also, when you use --partial-dir you probably want to also use --temp-dir. On 08/15/2017 07:19 PM, Joe Qiao via rsync wrote: > Dear experts, > > > > I would like get your help for the issue with --partial-dir=_absolute path._ > > > > I’m trying to use rsync to send big file to server and config > --partial-dir=_absolute path_ since I want to store temp partial file in > /tmp/ directory and keep the destination folder clear. > > > > My server is joe28, client is joe27. And here is the config on server. > > > > root@joe28:~# cat /etc/rsyncd.conf > > # Global settings > > address = 10.148.34.28 > > numeric ids = yes > > uid = 0 > > read only = no > > reverse lookup = no > > dont compress = * > > timeout = 10 > > [JOE] > > path = /home/joe/rsync > > comment = Joe's rsync test > > > > Sending big file from joe27 to joe28: > > > > root@joe27:~# ls -l /home/joe/rsync/flash_image > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 766028824 Aug 15 15:23 /home/joe/rsync/flash_image > > > > root@joe27:~# rsync -a --delete --delay-updates > --no-relative --partial-dir=/tmp /home/joe/rsync/ > rsync://10.148.34.28:873/JOE <http://10.148.34.28:873/JOE> -P > > building file list ... > > 2 files to consider > > ./ > > flash_image > > 766028824 100% 108.69MB/s 0:00:06 (xfer#1, to-check=0/2) > > > > sent 766122429 bytes received 30 bytes 61289796.72 bytes/sec > > total size is 766028824 speedup is 1.00 > > > > However, I still see the partial file in the local directory, but not in > /tmp which I configured. > > > > root@joe28:~# watch --interval=1 ls -al /home/joe/rsync/ /tmp/flash* > > Every 1.0s: ls -al /home/joe/rsync/ > /tmp/flash* Tue Aug 15 15:35:55 2017 > > > > ls: cannot access /tmp/flash*: No such file or directory > > /home/joe/rsync/: > > total 77064 > > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Aug 15 15:35 . > > drwxr-xr-x 32 joe joe 4096 Aug 15 15:01 .. > > -rw------- 1 root nogroup 78905344 Aug 15 15:35 .flash_image.xlIBqo > > > > And finally I saw the “tmp” folder is created on server. That is not my > expected. > > > > Every 1.0s: ls -al /home/joe/rsync/ > /tmp/flash* Tue Aug 15 15:36:05 2017 > > > > ls: cannot access /tmp/flash*: No such file or directory > > /home/joe/rsync/: > > total 748092 > > drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Aug 15 15:14 . > > drwxr-xr-x 32 joe joe 4096 Aug 15 15:01 .. > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 766028824 Aug 15 15:23 flash_image > > drwx------ 2 root nogroup 4096 Aug 15 15:36 tmp > > > > Would you please give some suggestions? Appreciate the help! > > > > BTW. I tried with --temp-dir but same result. Rsync version is 3.1.2. > > > > Regards, > > -Joe > > > -- ~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._., Kevin Korb Phone: (407) 252-6853 Systems Administrator Internet: FutureQuest, Inc. ke...@futurequest.net (work) Orlando, Florida k...@sanitarium.net (personal) Web page: http://www.sanitarium.net/ PGP public key available on web site. ~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,
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