Rsync

Cron Server

• /etc/rsyncd.conf

max connections = 2
log file = /var/log/rsync.log
timeout = 300
hosts allow = 192.168.0.0/24

[disney]
 comment = Disney Movies
 path = /var/local/storage/Disney Movies/
 read only = yes
 list = yes 
 uid = nobody
 gid = nogroup
 auth users = username
 secrets file = /etc/rsyncd.secrets

• /etc/rsyncd.secrets

chmod 600 /etc/rsyncd.secrets

username:password

Connect from Client

From client machine:

• cd /home/username/Movies/

rsync -o -g rsync://username@servername/disney/* /home/username/Movies/

SSH based Rsync

This is a picture directory backup
Create /usr/local/sbin/rsync-pix-dh.sh

rsync -av --bwlimit=384 -e ssh --exclude ".*" --exclude "._*" --exclude=Wallpapers --exclude="*.zip" /var/local/storage/Pictures/ username@hurlster.com:~/pictures/

{-av}
archive, recursive

Cron Script

# Daily at 10:00PM
# Picture Backups to Dreamhost
0 20 * * * /usr/local/sbin/rsync-pix-dh.sh > /var/log/rsync-pix-dh.log 2>$1