From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 27 22:32:00 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8C0451065677 for ; Wed, 27 May 2009 22:32:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from prad@towardsfreedom.com) Received: from idcmail-mo2no.shaw.ca (idcmail-mo2no.shaw.ca [64.59.134.9]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 64F698FC22 for ; Wed, 27 May 2009 22:32:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from prad@towardsfreedom.com) Received: from pd7ml2no-ssvc.prod.shaw.ca ([10.0.153.162]) by pd7mo1no-svcs.prod.shaw.ca with ESMTP; 27 May 2009 16:03:31 -0600 X-Cloudmark-SP-Filtered: true X-Cloudmark-SP-Result: v=1.0 c=0 a=KoDPwd6_AAAA:8 a=9rjTU8DPb2HRjud2UgsA:9 a=sttw-ezVyogG5DdGwUoiVIpyQ74A:4 Received: from unknown (HELO gom) ([70.67.160.177]) by pd7ml2no-dmz.prod.shaw.ca with ESMTP; 27 May 2009 16:03:31 -0600 Received: from gom (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gom (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1849D21EF4 for ; Wed, 27 May 2009 15:03:31 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 15:03:30 -0700 From: prad To: freebsd-questions Message-ID: <20090527150330.448cdd7a@gom> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.1 (GTK+ 2.16.1; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: rsync approach X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 22:32:00 -0000 we have 2 static ip addresses with a machine running 7.2 connected to each. one is the primary server, while the other does only dns and receives bkp dumps from the first. we want to set things up so the 2nd can be brought on line at a moment's notice. therefore, we are thinking of rsync to duplicate 1st > 2nd (with the exception of rc.conf and a few other files of course because we don't want them to be absolutely identical). we plan to allow root login and have disabled all password access so that rsync can preserve permissions. is this a good way to accomplish the bkp job? -- In friendship, prad ... with you on your journey Towards Freedom http://www.towardsfreedom.com (website) Information, Inspiration, Imagination - truly a site for soaring I's