Let me put this another way - how confident can one be if you are backing up open or lock file (listed in the smbstatus -L). How does samba handle the relationship between the open file and the actual stored file? Have I missed the documentation on this - I can't seem to find anything.
Andy ----------------------------------- Vernon A. Fort (Andy) Provident Solutions, LLC (615) 427-4016 http://www.provident-solutions.com -----Original Message----- From: Morgan Toal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 1:03 PM To: Vernon A. Fort Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Samba] Backups of local shares Vernon A. Fort wrote: > I use rsync to backup my linux samba shares to a remote tape backup server. > Users periodically have open/locked files within their shares. Other than > telling the users to logout ( this doesn't always work - go figure), how can > I ensure the files listed in the smbstatus -L are successfully backed up? > Are there any other samba related tools to assist with automated backups? BRU and BRU-Pro are supposed to be able to do this. www.tolisgroup.com I do not sell the product, just a happy customer. mtoal -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
