Hi Troy, If not specified, the source is the first and the target is any following ones. For a multi-master setup you would need to create a dbgroup with the required setup, a la:
$ bucardo add database dbA <connstring> $ bucardo add database dbB <connstring> $ bucardo add dbgroup my_dbs dbA:source dbB:source $ bucardo add relgroup thetables all tables Then use that dbgroup when creating the sync: $ bucardo add sync mySync dbgroup=my_dbs relgroup=thetables HTH -- David Christensen Senior Software and Database Engineer End Point Corporation da...@endpoint.com 785-727-1171 > On Feb 5, 2020, at 5:14 PM, Troy Denton <tden...@24-7intouch.com> wrote: > > Thank you for the prompt reply David. > > I'm having trouble understanding what the 'sync' actually means from the > output of 'bucardo add sync' - amongst the dbs listed, is it assumed the > first one is the 'source' and all others are targets? I recall reading that > somewhere... perhaps this was also an outdated source. > > In my instance, I want to sync in two directions (host A to B, B to A). Does > that mean I need to add two syncs? > > Thank you for your patience with a Bucardo newbie - > -------------------------------- > Troy Denton, P. Eng. > Senior Telecom Analyst > 24-7 Intouch > > 24-7intouch.com | tden...@24-7intouch.com > 240 Kennedy St | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3C 1T1 > > Confidentiality Note: This e-mail message and any attachments to it are > intended only for the named recipients and may contain legally privileged > and/or confidential information. If you are not one of the intended > recipients, please do not duplicate or forward this e-mail message and > immediately delete it from your computer. > > > On Wed, Feb 5, 2020 at 5:00 PM David Christensen <da...@endpoint.com> wrote: > Hi Troy, > > Yes, that looks like the odds docs; the CLI tool is now named “bucardo”. If > you run “bucardo help add sync” that should give you a basic rundown for the > syntax. (type=swap is a holdover from the Bucardo 4 days). > > HTH, > > David > -- > David Christensen > Senior Software and Database Engineer > End Point Corporation > da...@endpoint.com > 785-727-1171 > > > > On Feb 5, 2020, at 4:21 PM, Troy Denton <tden...@24-7intouch.com> wrote: > > > > Hello, I'm running bucardo 5.5.0 and trying to add a sync with type 'swap' > > as discussed here: https://bucardo.org/swap/, referenced from > > https://bucardo.org/Sync/ > > > > I run the following command: > > > > bucardo add sync my_sync type=swap relgroup=my_herd dbs=wpg3,den2 > > > > but I get the response: > > Unknown option 'type' > > > > The page linked here references 'bucardo_ctl' but i cannot find that > > executable on my installation (installed via debian repo). I've tried > > compiling from source but I don't see a file with that name built either. > > > > Am I missing something? Have I stumbled upon outdated documentation? > > > > All the best, > > -------------------------------- > > Troy Denton, P. Eng. > > Senior Telecom Analyst > > 24-7 Intouch > > > > 24-7intouch.com | tden...@24-7intouch.com > > 240 Kennedy St | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3C 1T1 > > > > Confidentiality Note: This e-mail message and any attachments to it are > > intended only for the named recipients and may contain legally privileged > > and/or confidential information. If you are not one of the intended > > recipients, please do not duplicate or forward this e-mail message and > > immediately delete it from your computer. > > _______________________________________________ > > Bucardo-general mailing list > > Bucardo-general@bucardo.org > > https://bucardo.org/mailman/listinfo/bucardo-general >
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