rsync is bad

[SYNass IT Ubuntu / Linux]

On Sat, 2008-06-07 at 22:09 -0400, Bart Silverstrim wrote:
> 
> Karl Larsen wrote:
> > Paul Johnson wrote:
> >> On Sat, Jun 7, 2008 at 6:54 PM, Karl Larsen <k5di at zianet.com> wrote:
> >>   
> >>>    I hoped that rsync would result in a copy of the original but fails
> >>> to do so. It seems to do something to GTK+ which no-one including me,
> >>> has the first clue how to fix. I have had no luck with rsync so will
> >>> stop using it.
> >>>
> >>>    So I will back off to dd which I know works just fine. That will be
> >>> my next way to copy this Ubuntu 7.10 to another partition. Forget rsync
> >>> it has bad problems.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Karl
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>>     
> >> rsync always works flawlessly for me.  You do
> >>
> >> rsync -e ssh -rav   /home/fred/whatever   192.167.0.1:
> >>
> >> it will copy "whatever" exactly from one directory to the account you
> >> have on the other PC.
> >>
> >> I have done it to copy whole file systems.  I'd never use it to copy
> >> the /proc /var or /dev trees.  But for files, it is great.
> >>
> >> pj
> >>
> >>   
> >     Glad to hear. It doesn't work for me. I am trying to move the entire 
> > system. That does not work.



Hi Bart

> Did you say you're using DD on a live system to duplicate itself ??

YES, that's exactly the question !! ;-))


> Did you Google to see how others are using rsync for backups?
> 
> http://www.sanitarium.net/golug/rsync_backups.html
> http://tecnicambalandia.blogspot.com/2008/04/dd-and-rsync-in-linux.html
> http://www.wyae.de/docs/img_rsync/
> 
> Along with many others ...

Thanks for your interesting links !
However I / we already have a combined solution with rsync AND dd ...
... like you mentioned in the 2nd link but opposite in sequence:
Daily's are rsynced and weekely's or higher's are additionally dd'ed !!

My buddy stated exactly:
Better have Backup's and NOT need it ...
... than URGENTLY need a Backup and NOT HAVE it !!! ;-D

Good luck and cheers
svobi