Hi, > yes, that is correct. The pooled data is re-used, i.e. no extra space is > taken up on the BackupPC server, and even re-compression of the data is > unnecessary (the pooled copy is found and decompressed - provided you are > using compression, that is). But it needs to be re-transferred first. > There is no way for BackupPC to know that the 'share' "foo" used to be > named "bar", even if it's obvious to you, so the old contents cannot be > used as a reference to speed up the transfer.
Well, so if BackupPC doesn't know it, I should probably follow Adams suggestion and simply rename the directory? I will try that, but maybe someone already knows if that's really so simple? >> It would have been very easy if rsyncd allows module names to be named >> like paths, e.g. "/". However, as this doesn't work I was forced to >> change the RsyncShareName... > > I'm no rsyncd expert, but I believe I've read of people using rsyncd > modules named like paths. It did not work when I tried it, but maybe that was because of an outdated version, don't know... > Aside from that, why didn't you use rsync over ssh or sudo instead of > rsyncd for the initial local backup (of course the paths would still have > to match, but maybe chroot can help there)? That seems even more > straightforward than naming the rsyncd module according to > what the real path is. Because rsync over SSH compresses the data and rsyncd doesn't. That means it's less CPU intensive - or am I wrong? - michael ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list [email protected] List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
