[nmglug] rsync, what the hey?

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output

a at alap:~$ ls -lAs /media/6fbdc743-fc0f-46e4-aea3-8160914c34ec/backup
ls: cannot access '/media/6fbdc743-fc0f-46e4-aea3-8160914c34ec/backup': 
No such file or directory

On 5/27/19 4:42 PM, ABQLUG wrote:
> Hi a,
>
> What is the output of this:
>
> ls -lAs /media/6fbdc743-fc0f-46e4-aea3-8160914c34ec/backup
>
> Regards,
>
> Jared
>
> On 5/27/19 4:25 PM, a wrote:
>>
>> This is the entire method as I understand it, my reference:
>>
>> https://justinsomnia.org/2009/03/how-to-rsync-your-ubuntu-home-directory-to-an-external-hard-drive/
>>
>> 1.) a at alap:~$ rsync -av --delete --exclude=".*/" /home/a/ 
>> /media/your_uuid/backup
>> sending incremental file lis
>>
>> 2.)  rsync -av --delete --exclude=".*/" /home/a/ 
>> /media/6fbdc743-fc0f-46e4-aea3-8160914c34ec/backup
>>
>> 3.) a at alap:/media/a/6fbdc743-fc0f-46e4-aea3-8160914c34ec$ mkdir backup
>> mkdir: cannot create directory ‘backup’: File exists
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> On 5/27/19 4:10 PM, ABQLUG wrote:
>>> Hi a,
>>>
>>> I believe that error is saying you're rsyncing to a non-existing 
>>> folder. What is the command you are using?
>>>
>>> Also, what is the output of:
>>> lsblk
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Jared
>>>
>>> On 5/27/19 3:57 PM, a wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Jared
>>>>
>>>> thanks for the reply I took the easy way out with permissions used 
>>>> sudo nautilius. although it did dredge up shadow of the past with 
>>>> chmod.
>>>>
>>>> If you have the inclination can you illustrate rsync suggestions by 
>>>> referring to the terminal output below in this email. I created a 
>>>> backup folder. but get the following"  "Can anyone explain, 
>>>> attachment .png of uuid info. error seems to be between  
>>>> /media/a/uuid and a "switch"  occurs /media/uuid, what the hey/"
>>>>
>>>> and this error message: "rsync error: error in file IO (code 11) at 
>>>> main.c(675) [Receiver=3.1.2] "
>>>>
>>>> If the problem is to messy to decipher I will concur. Then thanks 
>>>> all the same, congrats on the new club. Best, a
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 5/27/19 3:17 PM, ABQLUG wrote:
>>>>> Hi a,
>>>>>
>>>>> When using rsync, the destination and originating path needs to exist.
>>>>>
>>>>> rsync -Prvvac /path/to/old/archive /path/to/new/archive
>>>>>
>>>>> If the destination path doesn't exist, you will need to mkdir and 
>>>>> mount accordingly.
>>>>>
>>>>> However, your original question is how to change folder/file 
>>>>> permissions.
>>>>>
>>>>> This is how to change which user and group can access/edit a file.
>>>>> sudo chown username:usergroup /path/to/file.txt
>>>>>
>>>>> This is how to change which user and group can access/edit a 
>>>>> folder and everything in that folder:
>>>>> sudo chown -R username:usergroup /path/to/folder
>>>>>
>>>>> This is how I would do it on my current system (to change user 
>>>>> access to a folder):
>>>>> sudo chown jr:jr /path/to/file
>>>>>
>>>>> I know to use jr:jr because I did this:
>>>>>
>>>>> ls -l .bash_history
>>>>> -rw------- 1 jr jr 69881 May 24 13:34 .bash_history
>>>>>
>>>>> To do this you will need to be in your user folder (or ls a file 
>>>>> you know that you own).
>>>>> pwd
>>>>> /home/jr
>>>>>
>>>>> I didn't cover chmod, so let us know if you still can't access the 
>>>>> folder you're trying to access.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> Jared
>>>>>
>>>>> On 5/27/19 9:25 AM, a wrote:
>>>>>> Hi
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Can anyone explain, attachment .png of uuid info. error seems to 
>>>>>> be between  /media/a/uuid and a "switch" occurs /media/uuid, what 
>>>>>> the hey/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> a at alap:~$ rsync -av --delete --exclude=".*/" /home/a/ 
>>>>>> /media/your_uuid/backup
>>>>>> sending incremental file list
>>>>>> rsync: mkdir "/media/your_uuid/backup" failed: No such file or 
>>>>>> directory (2)
>>>>>> rsync error: error in file IO (code 11) at main.c(675) 
>>>>>> [Receiver=3.1.2]
>>>>>> a at alap:~$ rsync -av --delete --exclude=".*/" /home/a/ 
>>>>>> /media/6fbdc743-fc0f-46e4-aea3-8160914c34ec/backup
>>>>>> sending incremental file list
>>>>>> rsync: mkdir "/media/6fbdc743-fc0f-46e4-aea3-8160914c34ec/backup" 
>>>>>> failed: No such file or directory (2)
>>>>>> rsync error: error in file IO (code 11) at main.c(675) 
>>>>>> [Receiver=3.1.2]
>>>>>> a at alap:~$ cd /media/0435f0ab-9dfd-4d9d-ae8b-53101d419ac8
>>>>>> bash: cd: /media/0435f0ab-9dfd-4d9d-ae8b-53101d419ac8: No such 
>>>>>> file or directory
>>>>>> a at alap:~$ mkdir backup
>>>>>> a at alap:~$ cd /media/a/6fbdc743-fc0f-46e4-aea3-8160914c34ec
>>>>>> a at alap:/media/a/6fbdc743-fc0f-46e4-aea3-8160914c34ec$ mkdir backup
>>>>>> mkdir: cannot create directory ‘backup’: File exists
>>>>>> a at alap:/media/a/6fbdc743-fc0f-46e4-aea3-8160914c34ec$
>>>>>> a at alap:/media/a/6fbdc743-fc0f-46e4-aea3-8160914c34ec$ cd
>>>>>> a at alap:~$  rsync -av --delete --exclude=".*/" /home/a/ 
>>>>>> /media/6fbdc743-fc0f-46e4-aea3-8160914c34ec/backup
>>>>>> sending incremental file list
>>>>>> rsync: mkdir "/media/6fbdc743-fc0f-46e4-aea3-8160914c34ec/backup" 
>>>>>> failed: No such file or directory (2)
>>>>>> rsync error: error in file IO (code 11) at main.c(675) 
>>>>>> [Receiver=3.1.2]
>>>>>> a at alap:~$
>>>>>>
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