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log file = /var/log/rsyncd.log
log file = /var/log/rsyncd.log
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pid file = /var/run/rsyncd/rsyncd.pid
 
use chroot = yes
use chroot = yes
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[modulename]
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path = /path/to/distro
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path = /path/to/module
read only = yes
read only = yes
list = yes
list = yes
transfer logging = yes  
transfer logging = yes  
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Revision as of 10:11, 30 May 2006

Contents

rsync

rsync is the perfect tool when you need to synchronize two files or file trees, be it just your homedirectory or a whole server. rsync can handle that.

cookbook

Migrating a server

To migrate a server,

rsync -aH --numeric-ids -x --delete / <additional mountpoints> <target>

usually does the trick. This should result in an exact copy of the source tree.

Minimum working config

log file = /var/log/rsyncd.log
use chroot = yes

[modulename]
path = /path/to/module
read only = yes
list = yes
transfer logging = yes 
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