rsync backup

[charlie derr]

Karl F. Larsen wrote:
> Res wrote:
>> On Sat, 21 Nov 2009, don fisher wrote:
>>> -rlpgouvtS
>> You can replace all that crud with -vaz (and I add -H as well to mine)
>> and why you'd use -u is beyond me, not if your after a known good restore 
>> point anyway...
>>
>>> The rsync-backup_exclude fike looks like:
>> <SNIP>
>>
>> he'd likely want to add .gvfs as well into that file.
>>
>>
> 	I changed it to your letters and it still does not write to 
> the backup hd.
> 
> Karl
> 
> 

just to be totally clear that wsa -vazH that wouldn't work for you?  (my 
hunch is it's a problem getting an initial copy made on the server (do 
you have permission to create a new directory on the server with the 
appropriate user(s)?) I'm no rsync wizard, but if you're 100% sure you 
have no permissions issues (which is a non-trivial thing with users on 
two different machines that may not have the same uidNumber (I don't 
even know if that part matters actually, but it might)) then my 
assumption would be that one more flag might be needed)  In any case, if 
I'm wrong I blame Res and the overly aggressive snipping policy (as I'm 
too lazy to scroll back up the thread and see what was pruned out).  :-]

     good luck, I think you're probably very very close,
           ~c