You can run: iftop -n
on either machine to monitor the network traffic. That will tell you if there is actually a transfer happening or not. -Rob Jake Solid wrote: > I'm currently using BackupPC to backup few of my servers. I'm only > having a problem with one of the server getting backed up. There's an > rsync process that's been running flat out for a long time. It seems > that BackupPC is trying to backup a directory of rapidly-changing files, > that should be excluded. > > Yesterday, I went to the config.pl and excluded all the possible files > that are rapidly changing like log files. today the backup was ran again > and the rsync process started running for a long time. > > What will be the best way to track down what is causing this process to > not stop? > > The following is the output of the rsync process: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# ps -aux | grep rsync > root 6496 0.0 0.0 61144 708 pts/20 S+ 10:50 0:00 grep rsync > root 29645 85.3 0.2 130972 65912 ? Rs Apr30 759:36 > /usr/bin/rsync --server --sender --numeric-ids --perms --owner --group > -D --links --hard-links --times --block-size=2048 --recursive > --checksum-seed=32761 . / <mailto:backuppc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > > > Thanks in advanced. > > <mailto:backuppc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference > Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. > Use priority code J8TL2D2. > http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > BackupPC-users mailing list > BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net > List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users > Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net > Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ ******************************************************** The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the addressee, any disclosure, reproduction, copying, distribution, or other dissemination or use of this transmission in error please notify the sender immediately and then delete this e-mail. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error free as information could be intercepted, corrupted lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard copy version. ******************************************************** ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
