If my understanding is correct, I use smbmount to achieve the same thing. in
order to sync a client, I use smbmount on the server to mount the client (
windows / Linux ), then rsync. This is the winner in terms of transfer
rates. The ideal case would be for rsync to speak SMB protocol directly,
since mounting shares on Linux should only be done by root, otherwise you
will need to do deploy some tricks.
Incidentally, the backup script is start from the client using a simple .bat
file and ssh to the server which executes the script. I use winpopup to
notify the user of errors ( if any ). This .bat file is executed on boot up,
so the backup is normally done once a day.
Thx,
Hans E.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Martin Pool" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 13:41
Subject: Re: Rsync in smbclient?
> On 19 Mar 2001, "Bryan K. Wright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > Is there any chance that an rsync capability (like the existing
> > 'tar' features) will ever be built into smbclient? It seems like it
would
> > be a very useful addition.
>
> Could you please explain more about what you have in mind for this
> feature? Do you want Samba to transparently proxy through to an rsync
> server? Where does smbclient come in to it?
>
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