Yes, mapped drive, "kindof", it's a netbios default share, but essentially the same thing. I am trying to avoid any situation that requires special handling on the remote (client workstation) side, like additional software to install and maintain.
On Monday 01 October 2007, Stephen Zemlicka wrote: > Yup, that's what I originally intended but I probably wasn't very clear. > So basically you would add > > ROBOCOPY source destination /XO /XN /XC /E /COPY:ATSOU > > to run after the rsync finishes. > > How are you running rsync with no remote daemon running? Mapped drive? > Why not run the remote daemon, I believe rsync can even initiate the remote > daemon from the client side if you want. (hopefully my terminology is > correct there) > > _____________________________ > Stephen Zemlicka > Integrated Computer Technologies > PH. 608-558-5926 > E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > havoc > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 11:28 AM > To: rsync@lists.samba.org > Subject: Re: cygwin rsync windows to windows ACL problem > > Intriguing, you're saying to use rsync to copy/sync the data, the use > robocopy > to only recursively set permissions? Robocopy can do this without > transferring data? > I haven't finished reading all about it yet, but have started with: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robocopy > > On Monday 01 October 2007, Stephen Zemlicka wrote: > > I have synced terabytes of data across DSL connections using robocopy > > with no problem. Robocopy is just as fast as rsync on whole files and I > > find > > it > > > to be even faster on folders with large numbers of small files (though I > > hear the next release of rsync is supposed to speed that up). > > > > However, if you must use rsync, you can still use the robocopy that I > > specified earlier. Rsync would be responsible for all the file copying > > and > > > robocopy would be responsible for only the attributes and permissions. > > Since rsync is a *nix utility, I doubt much effort will be put into > > compatibility with windows permissions. > > > > _____________________________ > > Stephen Zemlicka > > Integrated Computer Technologies > > PH. 608-558-5926 > > E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > > Of > > > havoc > > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 11:00 AM > > To: rsync@lists.samba.org > > Subject: Re: cygwin rsync windows to windows ACL problem > > > > Unfortunately I don't think it will work. > > We have two offices in the same corporate park connected by an unreliable > > radio backhaul, and several terabytes of data to sync daily, hence my > > desire > > > > to get rsync working :( > > > > PS: I will definitely check out robocopy for other uses, thank you :) > > > > On Monday 01 October 2007, Stephen Zemlicka wrote: > > > Robocopy does copy only the new or changed files. However it does copy > > > > the > > > > > whole files (similar to the -W switch in rsync). I use robocopy > > whenever > > > I > > > > > already have a secure connection (VPN) or when my backups don't include > > > large (multi GB) database files. To see if robocopy will work by > > > itself for you, add the -W switch and see if that's acceptable. It'll > > > take a bit longer for changed files but will be just as fast for new > > > files. > > > > > > _____________________________ > > > Stephen Zemlicka > > > Integrated Computer Technologies > > > PH. 608-558-5926 > > > E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > > Behalf > > > > Of > > > > > havoc > > > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 10:50 AM > > > To: rsync@lists.samba.org > > > Subject: Re: cygwin rsync windows to windows ACL problem > > > > > > Does robocopy handle partial transfers, and backups of changed deleted > > > files? > > > My reason for wanting rsync is to maintain a mirror, and accomplish > > > incremental backups via --backup --backup-dir=<blah> with rsync. > > > > > > On Monday 01 October 2007, Stephen Zemlicka wrote: > > > > I have also noticed that permissions aren't always copied under > > > > windows. I've heard you can use robocopy to do it. I have not > > > > because it hasn't been critical to my operation but supposedly, you > > > > can use something like > > > > > > > > ROBOCOPY source destination /XO /XN /XC /E /COPY:ATSOU > > > > > > > > After the backup script. This should not copy any files and just > > > > copy the file permissions and attributes. Let me know if that helps. > > > > > > > > BTW, robocopy is part of the windows 2003 resource kit. > > > > > > > > _____________________________ > > > > Stephen Zemlicka > > > > Integrated Computer Technologies > > > > PH. 608-558-5926 > > > > E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > > > Behalf > > > > > > Of > > > > > > > havoc > > > > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 9:59 AM > > > > To: rsync@lists.samba.org > > > > Subject: cygwin rsync windows to windows ACL problem > > > > > > > > I am having problems using rsync on cygwin to properly copy the > > > > ownership of files from windows to windows. > > > > I am running: rsync -avPA //src_addr/some/path /local/dst/path/ > > > > > > > > Based on: > > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/rsync@lists.samba.org/msg18920.html > > > > and: > > http://www.nabble.com/Re:-I-need-rsync-+-acl-support-for-windows--t2462647. > > > > >h tml > > > > > > > > ENV: CYGWIN=ntsec tty > > > > I am running this on Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 (a DC), the SRC is > > > > a Windows XP SP2 domain member. > > > > I have tried patching the cygwin rsync source to enable ACL support, > > > > and had this confirmed by rsync --version > > > > This didn't work so I got rsync-acl-2.6.9.tar.bz2 from: > > > > http://mattmccutchen.net/myrsync/ > > > > and configured with --enable-acl-support > > > > This still does not work. Is what I am trying to do not possible, > > > > or am I just doing something wrong? > > > > > > > > Thanks for any input. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > - havoc > > > > > > -- > > > > > > - havoc > > > > -- > > > > - havoc > > -- > > - havoc -- - havoc -- To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
