On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:34:49 +0200, Remy Blank wrote: > There are at least two drawbacks to using rsync for mirroring the local > backup to a remote host: > > - If your local backup becomes corrupt, then so does your remote > backup, except if you are quick enough to disable the rsync step.
That's a potential problem with any form of backup, local or remote. The truly paranoid would use two different backup methods on two physically separate destinations. > - If you have disconnection during the rsync step (happened to me > last night), your remote backup is temporarily corrupted. That should be fixable by having the script that runs rsync check the return value and try again if it fails. -- Neil Bothwick The original point and click interface was a Smith & Wesson.
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