anyone happen to know how NetApp's DataONTAP handles open files?
matt On Aug 2, 2004, at 3:04 PM, Jim Salter wrote:
Rsync does not handle open files. Your operating system does. Either the OS allows rsync access, or it doesn't. Quick crib sheet:
Normal behavior for *BSD or Linux systems: the root user has access to any file, at any time. Non-root users may or may not, depending on system configuration, but in my experience read-only use of open files is nearly always permissible on these systems, in the absence of special preparation otherwise (custom FLOCK, etc).
Win32 systems: These systems DO NOT allow access to open files, even for reading. Even if you are asking under Administrator or LOCALSYSTEM credentials. There is a workaround, but it costs a lot of money (approximately $850 last time I checked): the St. Bernard Open File Manager. The aforementioned app will allow you access to files which are currently under a no-read lock; without it, rsync just throws an error, skips the file, and moves on to the next one in queue.
HTH.
Jim Salter JRS Systems
I didn't see this answered in the FAQ, and it's important to one of my application owners.
How does RSYNC handle open or write in process files?
Thank you!
J
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