Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 14:19:21 -0800 (PST) From: Dave McCammon <davemac11@yahoo.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Backup Server Message-ID: <20031229221921.24860.qmail@web41410.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <593F8272-3A40-11D8-9B18-003065ABFD92@mac.com>
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--- Charles Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> wrote: > On Dec 29, 2003, at 3:21 PM, Matthew Juszczak wrote: > > With rsync, it appears that my machine would need > to run the server > > software, and the two servers would run clients. > That just wouldn't > > work. > > While one can run rsync as a daemon (which might not > be suitable for > your purposes given what you've said), it's also > possible to invoke > rsync via SSH from either the "client" or the > "server"... > > -- > -Chuck > install rsync from the ports on all machines and on the "clients" do a /usr/local/bin/rsync -azRv --delete /etc backup_server:/backup/ (modify command to your needs..see man rsync) in a cron job or from command line. This command will use rsync-over-ssh from the "client" to the "backup_server". It will ask for a password unless you set up keys for auto-login with ssh. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/
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