>> I did think about remotely executing a mkdir before the backup, but one >> blocker is that I will be using Thecus NAS boxes as some off-site locations >> and I don't have shell access. > > You could mkdir the directory locally somewhere (anywhere), and rsync > just that directory to the remote side, affectively doing a remote mkdir > via rsync. Repeat for deeper directories. If the remote directory > already exist, it shouldn't do any harm.
Great thinking! That would certainly work. Such an elegant approach! This would even work if you want to create a hierarchy you just need to use the rsync --recursive option. --------------------------------------------------------------------- This email is protected by LBackup, an open source backup solution. Free as in freedom; LBackup is licensed under the GNU GPL http://www.lbackup.org -- Please use reply-all for most replies to avoid omitting the mailing list. To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
