Questions tagged [rsync]
a utility used to synchronise files between locations (possibly over a network)
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Rsync ssh dest folder bigger than source folder
I want to do a backup of all my files from my linux computer to a ssh server. I used rsync with :
rsync -rl source dest
But now the dest folder (which was empty before) is larger than the source. ...
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Can't run my scripts shell of my app after doing a rsync of data from Ubuntu server 18.04.5 LTS to another Ubuntu server 22.04.2?
enter image description hereI did an rsync of those filesystems
/home/
/opt/
/my_application/
/srv/
Did I forget to copy something else (...?), or is it a problem in version of Ubuntu ?
I need to run ...
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What is the correct way to not be using the home directory during a backup of it?
So I obviously shouldn't just run rsync backing up /home while I'm plainly logged in, as the state of settings files could be inconsistent or whatever else, since /home is being used.
One solution is ...
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Rsyncmirror failed to connect to archive.ubuntu.com Connection timed out
Noob to Ubuntu-22.04.2
I am trying to setup a local repository by downlaoading the jammy packages from the archive.ubuntu.com by using the Rsyncmirror. this is the issue am running into.
link to setup ...
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rsync error "rejecting excluded file-list"
So recently we updated 2 production servers and 1 development server for our websites. All are running Ubuntu 20.04. We also updated our build server that contains an installation of Jenkins. This one ...
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automatic start script on pendrive
I would like them to start a backup with rsync (type: rsync --delete -av /media/xxx/yyy /media/aaa/bbb) about 10 seconds after inserting a certain pen-drive (recognizable by VID and PID). I followed ...
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rsync copying USB to USB drive locks up system
When I use rsync to copy a 1TB dir from one USB drive to another USB drive the system goes haywire. The system load climbs up rapidly and processes trying to write to the destination drive go into the ...
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rsync delete my relases files
I'm mirror of ubuntu, releases and deb files.
When I run the following script by hand, I get every releases files. But when I run it via crontab, releases directory will be deleted.
#/bin/dash ...
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rsync using --delete-excluded flag is still showing content in destination
I'm using rsync with --delete-excluded flag but I still see contents in the destination folder. I'm trying to exclude and delete excluded cache from all chromium like browsers. Here's what I'm doing
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How to rsync **photos** from a specific date forward, namely from the date on which the photo was taken (e.g., exif:DateTime)?
Starting with find and rsync? and How to rsync files / folders from a specific date forward?, how to rsync photos from a specific date, namely from the date on which the photo was taken (i.e., from ...
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Best Place & Way to Back Up Files Stored Exclusively on External Drive
I have an 8 TB external hard disk named Draco that I use to store nearly all my files, but this is kind of stupid of me because I don't have any place to back things up. Do I have to buy another one ...
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Meaning of rsync sent numbers
system is installed with Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS.
When running command "rsync -avn --delete-before "
i see at the end following information:
"sent 5,941,061 bytes received 588,133 bytes ...
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Removing or purging rsync also removes/purges mariadb and ubuntu-standard
So I run this command
apt purge rsync
And it prompts me this:
mariadb also uninstalling
What can I do?
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rsync / with files exclude and Includes
rsync -avzRn --include-from=IncludeRSync --exclude-from=ExcludeRSync --delete-after $SERVER:/ backup/
i want to backup my server with this rsync command, so exclude all dirs and include just the ones ...
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Where to store user-specific (not system-wide or theme-specific) custom icons?
Based on information from similar questions, I saved my custom icons in ~/.local/share/icons, and my .desktop entry was able to find them without providing any path.
However, when I updated my rsync ...
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my homedisk erased, is this malware or a systemfault?
After trying to save a spreadsheet, LibreOffice was hanging and could not be used anymore. I recently installed 20.045 so I decided to reinstall it. I first made an rsync of my homedirectory which is ...
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(r)sync between Ubuntu virtual machine and windows host using a shared folder (after start and before restart/shutdown
The host machine is windows. I have an Ubuntu virtual machine(vmware). There is a shared folder between Ubuntu and Windows.
The shared folder is mounted in /etc/fstab:
vmhgfs-fuse /...
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cloud syncIng among several PCs: the file resurrection problem
I wanna sync my files from several PCs to a central cloud.
Here is the problem:
I delete a file (say, /home/joe/file1) on one pc1 and on the cloud;
I boot a 2nd pc (pc2);
My sync program sees pc2:/...
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Help understanding rsync command
Can someone help me understand the following rsync command, totally new to using rsync.
rsync -av --progress --delete /exampledir/ root@192.168.0.100:/dir1/dir2/dir3/exampledir/
This command is in a ...
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How to run remote crontabs?
We want to run a certain backup process via one server, basically like the following:
Server 1 runs a process that copies data from Server 2 to the backup location.
Is there a script that I can write ...
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rsync creates an "intermediate" backup, how to delete it?
I use rsync to backup my personal files in an external drive, i.e. a SD card or an USB thumb, being careful to update any files and to avoid copying very large files, configuration files, or folders ...
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How to rsync owner group from server A to server B?
I transfer a huge data (about 1 TB) from server "A" to server "B" (more than 100 websites) with rsync command:
rsync -Pva -e 'ssh -p 22' --progress --no-perms --no-owner --no-group ...
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Curly braces in a bash variable expands correctly, but the rsync isn't properly executing
Why won't these braces work in a variable?
I have bash script with rsync with a --exclude option that calls a variable named EXCLUDE. That variable include literal curly braces.
#!/bin/bash
set -eB
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How to only exclude directories in specific places from rsync, and not all directories with a particular name?
rsync lets you exclude directories like .cache and lost+found when making backups of your home partition. That's great, except it does it for all directories with those names. How can I only exclude /...
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Making sure rsync only deletes files from source that also exist at the destination
Recently, I used rsync to copy a big directory with lots of sub-directories to an external HDD. Some files had too long file names and rsync couldn't copy them. After truncating the too long file ...
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rsync between two windows server in different vlan via an ubuntu
I was asked to sync two folders in two windows servers which are in two different vlans . and for the sake of security these servers should not ping each other but an ubuntu machine can be in both ...
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script using rsync by SSH encounters 'Host key verification failed' but only when ran by systemd service
I am running an rsync script to copy files from a pi to local folder, the script works as intended when run manually but fails with:
: Host key verification failed.
: rsync error: unexplained error (...
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Config command for -l argument in scp?
Is there a command in the $HOME/.ssh/config file that maps to scp's -l argument to limit the transfer rate?
My actual goal is to be able to use rsync to copy files via SSH with a transfer rate limit. ...
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rsync left all files on Desktop listed as executable
Ran rsync as part of a backup and noticed all files originally sitting on the Desktop were showing as type executable (green with * next to them via ls) in the backup location. Is this expected ...
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LTS 22.04 upgrade rsync problem
After upgrading from 20.04 to 22.04 my rsync backup/transfer system failed. I backup files from Ubuntu to USB drives (exFAT) and then transfer the data from USB to OSX via:
rsync -vrt --safe-links --...
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rsync: link_stat failed: No such file or directory
I am trying to diagnose this error. Rsync does copy reminderfox.ics sucessfully.
So why am I getting that message? Ubuntu Mate 18.04
Backing up Hard Drive.
adding: fstab (deflated 43%)
rsync: ...
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Get pCloud to backup hidden files
I've got the pCloud app for backups, but it excludes all hidden files, some of which, like my key chain, I really want to make sure are backed up.
Can I do this with the GUI app? If not, can I use ...
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How to cancel an Rsync mirror on Ubuntu?
I mistakenly synced two folders, one on my Ubuntu 18.04 server and one on a NAS.
I did some research on Google but I couldn't find anything conclusive.
I would like to know how to cancel the mirror ...
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rsync Errors during file migration
I am using my local router to migrate to a new computer. This is the command I am using to transfer my all files in my account's home directory:
rsync -az ~/ stephen@192.168.100.104:~
Most of the ...
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After upgrade from Ubuntu 20 to Ubuntu 22, rsync copies unchanged files and changes modified time to current time
Upgraded from Ubuntu 20.04 to Ubuntu 22.04 using un-requested prompt from Ubuntu to do the upgrade.
I had been running rsync in a Unix shell script from local pc to locally mounted Samba share on a ...
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Rsync through reverse ssh tunnel
I currently have a working reverse ssh tunnel setup which allows me to remote into a cell network module-connected raspberry pi from a wifi-connected home desktop using port forwarding. While I can ...
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Back In Time recognizes old snapshots but not old data in new PC
I've been using the great "Back In Time" (BIT) to backup my data HDD (/data, 4 TB, NTFS for dual boot with Windows 10) on Kubuntu 20.04 to an external HDD.
Recently, I built a new PC, ...
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Broken Swapfile?
I am on ubuntu 20.04 with 4GB /swapfile on a machine with 19GB of RAM. I am current setting up various rsync commands tomake backups of various directories, using a command based upon the the command ...
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Rsync error (104) Using Localhost IP
I am on Ubuntu 20.04 running UFW.
Problem:
No matter, whether I use rsync or rsyncd to backup my home folder, with the command below. I always get rsync error (104):
cputool --load-limit 7.5 -- nice -...
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how to exclude the multiple directory in rsync?
Could someone please suggest how to exclude the multiple directories . The below mentioned code here i am trying to exclude the logs , but the code is not working.
I have to exclude the logs directory ...
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Why doesn't rsync --delete delete some files?
I use rsync to backup my photo directory containing JPEGs as well as RAWs organized like this:
Pictures
+--older_folder
+--a.jpg
+--b.jpg
+--newer_folder
+--c.jpg
+--d.jpg
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rsync do not copying files from remote host
I want to copy all .txt files from remote test/ directory to my local directory, but id didn't work
rsync --include="*.txt" --checksum --verbose --stats user@192.168.1.177:test ./
the output ...
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Kup Backup plan failed Kubuntu 22.04
I am trying to back up my home folder to my secondary HD. I am getting this error message:
Kup is starting rsync backup job at Monday, July 4, 2022 10:56:31 PM MST
rsync "-avX" "--...
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Help with Ping and Rsync Script
Wondering if anyone is willing to provide help with a script.
I have the following scenario:
Home1 - System1
Home2 - System2
I have DNS fail over between these two locations. I'd like to implement a ...
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xargs with rsync results in rsync: link_stat "/mnt/backup_share/A5000_3/......" failed: No such file or directory (2)
I am trying to speed up rsync to backup the folder mounted to /var/lib/docker with xargs
the following command works
sudo rsync -avzP --delete --recursive --times --perms --links /var/lib/docker /mnt/...
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rsync to Windows Server NTFS share always copies all files/folders
I am using rsync to backup a folder on my Lubuntu 20.04 host to an NTFS share on a Windows 2022 Server. The command below always copies every file and folder, despite the fact that no changes have ...
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Rsync media not mounted
I have a small raspberry Pi that I use as a NAS, mount with fstab, and back up to my desktop with rsync.
But, sometimes the raspberry pi doesn't mount, and rsync deletes the whole backup folder.
Is ...
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Is it possible to show progress with rsync by folder?
I'm looking for a way to show rsync's progress by folder, instead of by file (rsync -P) or by overall progress (rsync --info=progress2). Is such a thing possible?
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How to shrink the volume of an ubuntu ec2 instance on aws
I have an issue trying to shrink a 5TB EBS volume that runs ubuntu on AWS to a 200GB EBS volume. I created the snapshot and use it to create a new volume. Create a new volume of the size I want to use....
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Does Snap take up more space in a backup when I use Rsync?
I am using rsync to backup my Ubuntu 22.04 server running on an SD Card in a Raspberry Pi. I run the backup when Ubuntu is also running with this command:
> rsync -aDH --partial --numeric-ids --...
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