Re: [gentoo-user] symlinks + rsync backup
Running the command you posted above gies the same result. Links on the new location are pointing to the absolute path old location. $ ls -la /mnt/rsync/vista lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 56 mar 24 2009 Archivos de programa -> /mnt/vista/Program Files 2010/11/21 Andrea Conti : >> rsync -aERPv --progress rsync://localhost/Windows-Vista-backup >> /mnt/rsync/vista/ > > Is there a specific reason you are using rsync in daemon mode on the > sending side for a local tranfer? If the symlinks look right on the > mounted windows fs, I guess that > > rsync -aEPv /mnt/vista/. /mnt/rsync/vista/ > > would give the correct result. > > andrea > > >
Re: [gentoo-user] symlinks + rsync backup
On Saturday 20 November 2010 23:54:36 Pau Peris wrote: > Hi, i'm doing a backup of a windows installation using rsync. > Everything is working fine except for symlinks, the problem is that > symlinks are taking absolute path so they're going to be broken as > soon a paths get changed. look at the example: > > $ ls -la /mnt/rsync/vista/ > wxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 nov 11 17:41 . > drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 5 nov 20 12:10 .. > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 56 mar 24 2009 Archivos de programa -> > /mnt/vista/Program Files > drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 mar 24 2009 Boot > -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 333203 ene 21 2008 bootmgr > -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8192 mar 24 2009 BOOTSECT.BAK > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 40 nov 2 2006 Documents and Settings -> > /mnt/vista/Users > -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 171136 sep 4 2009 grldr > -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 171136 sep 2 2009 grldr.bak > drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 jun 1 2009 Jocs > -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 904704 dic 1 2006 msdia80.dll > drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8192 oct 27 17:03 ProgramData > drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 sep 6 21:58 Program Files > drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8192 oct 11 16:43 Program Files (x86) > drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 mar 24 2009 RaidTool > drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 mar 27 2010 $Recycle.Bin > drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 mar 24 2009 System Volume Information > drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 mar 24 2009 Users > drwxrwxrwx 1 root root264 nov 11 16:23 Windows > > The symlink "Archivos de programa -> /mnt/vista/Program Files" is > wrong, it should point to the relative path, something like "Archivos > de programa -> Program Files". rsync is called this way: > > rsync -aERPv --progress rsync://localhost/Windows-Vista-backup > /mnt/rsync/vista/ > > Do someone know which should be the correct options to create clone > backup without breaking permissions neither symlinks? thanks in > advanced :) I haven't tried it, but have you experimented with these options: -l, --links copy symlinks as symlinks -L, --copy-linkstransform symlink into referent file/dir --copy-unsafe-links only "unsafe" symlinks are transformed --safe-linksignore symlinks that point outside the tree -k, --copy-dirlinks transform symlink to dir into referent dir -K, --keep-dirlinks treat symlinked dir on receiver as dir -- Regards, Mick signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Re: [gentoo-user] symlinks + rsync backup
> rsync -aERPv --progress rsync://localhost/Windows-Vista-backup > /mnt/rsync/vista/ Is there a specific reason you are using rsync in daemon mode on the sending side for a local tranfer? If the symlinks look right on the mounted windows fs, I guess that rsync -aEPv /mnt/vista/. /mnt/rsync/vista/ would give the correct result. andrea
Re: [gentoo-user] symlinks + rsync backup
On Sun, 21 Nov 2010 00:54:36 +0100, Pau Peris wrote: > Hi, i'm doing a backup of a windows installation using rsync. > Everything is working fine except for symlinks, the problem is that > symlinks are taking absolute path so they're going to be broken as > soon a paths get changed. app-misc/symlinks has an option to convert absolute links to relative. Fixing the source filesystem once is more efficient than trying to work around this every time you backup. -- Neil Bothwick Someone who thinks logically is a nice contrast to the real world. signature.asc Description: PGP signature
[gentoo-user] symlinks + rsync backup
Hi, i'm doing a backup of a windows installation using rsync. Everything is working fine except for symlinks, the problem is that symlinks are taking absolute path so they're going to be broken as soon a paths get changed. look at the example: $ ls -la /mnt/rsync/vista/ wxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 nov 11 17:41 . drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 5 nov 20 12:10 .. lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 56 mar 24 2009 Archivos de programa -> /mnt/vista/Program Files drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 mar 24 2009 Boot -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 333203 ene 21 2008 bootmgr -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8192 mar 24 2009 BOOTSECT.BAK lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 40 nov 2 2006 Documents and Settings -> /mnt/vista/Users -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 171136 sep 4 2009 grldr -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 171136 sep 2 2009 grldr.bak drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 jun 1 2009 Jocs -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 904704 dic 1 2006 msdia80.dll drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8192 oct 27 17:03 ProgramData drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 sep 6 21:58 Program Files drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8192 oct 11 16:43 Program Files (x86) drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 mar 24 2009 RaidTool drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 mar 27 2010 $Recycle.Bin drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 mar 24 2009 System Volume Information drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 mar 24 2009 Users drwxrwxrwx 1 root root264 nov 11 16:23 Windows The symlink "Archivos de programa -> /mnt/vista/Program Files" is wrong, it should point to the relative path, something like "Archivos de programa -> Program Files". rsync is called this way: rsync -aERPv --progress rsync://localhost/Windows-Vista-backup /mnt/rsync/vista/ Do someone know which should be the correct options to create clone backup without breaking permissions neither symlinks? thanks in advanced :)
