Re: rsync weirdness
JJ wrote:
> Roberto Sanchez wrote:
> >
> > I don't think I have lost the rsync data. Basically, what I do is:
> >
> > rsync -nave ssh ~/Documents/stuff/ remote:~/school/stuff/
> >
> > Even if have changed only one or two files, it still wants to transfer
> > everything.
> >
> > I will check out rdiff-backup.
> >
> > -Roberto
> Your command is correct for what you want. I
> think you are running into issues with differences between the
> filesystems meta data. The -a options tells it to sync. up uid, gid,
> permissions, etc. So it is probably changing the uid and gid for all
> your files as it goes along. Causes a slight delay, but rsync is smart
> enough to not copy the complete file if the content hasn't changed.
>
> I have a Mac which I rsync files back and forth with a debian server. I
> ended up adding the extra users and groups I needed to my mac (using
> NetInfo Manager)--making sure to use the uid's and gid's from the debian
> server. Many *nix systems start uid's at 500, but Debian starts them at
> 1000. I even changed the uid of my mac account to match the uid on my
> debian account. If you do this make sure you then update all your files
> on your Mac with your new uid.
Any help to you guys?
<http://www.quesera.com/reynhout/misc/rsync+hfsmode/>
and
<http://hfsrsync.darwinports.com/>
Regards
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