[nmglug] rsync, what the hey?

ABQLUG community at abqlug.com
Mon May 27 16:20:23 PDT 2019 

Hi a,

Yeah, I was trying to just explain that you want to include -r whether 
you use rsync -acr or rsync -Prvvac

-r is handy for backing up an entire computer/folder with subfolders.

Regards,

Jared

On 5/27/19 5:17 PM, a wrote:
>
> Ls the -r you recommend included in "-Prvvac"
>
> On 5/27/19 5:13 PM, ABQLUG wrote:
>> To make your command work, just remove the --dry-run.
>>
>> I would probably add the -r for recursive.
>>
>> So this is what I recommend.
>>
>> First, start out in a empty backup folder. Create one if you don't 
>> want to remove the /backup folder.
>>
>> Then run this :
>>
>> rsync -Prvvac /home/a/ 
>> /media/a/6fbdc743-fc0f-46e4-aea3-8160914c34ec/backup
>>
>> That's a safer option, as long as the destination is empty. It will 
>> also look for subfolders. Includes the . files and doesn't delete 
>> anything in destination.
>>
>> Why your original command didn't work is a simple typo.
>>
>> You had this
>> /media/6fbdc743-fc0f-46e4-aea3-8160914c34ec/backup
>>
>> When it should have been this:
>> /media/a/6fbdc743-fc0f-46e4-aea3-8160914c34ec/backup
>>
>> Notice the /a/ after /media
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Jared
>>
>>
>>
>> On 5/27/19 5:05 PM, a wrote:
>>>
>>> What would be the home path and the destination path. since it was a 
>>> test run it did not transfer to backup folder. What was the fix or 
>>> where was the error was it on my side or the online reference?
>>>
>>> RESULT IN PART YOUR FIX
>>>
>>> smartmontools-6.6/os_win32/versioninfo.rc.in
>>> smartmontools-6.6/os_win32/wbemcli_small.h
>>> smartmontools-6.6/os_win32/wmiquery.cpp
>>> smartmontools-6.6/os_win32/wmiquery.h
>>> smartmontools-6.6/os_win32/wtssendmsg.c
>>> smartmontools-6.6/regex/
>>> smartmontools-6.6/regex/regcomp.c
>>> smartmontools-6.6/regex/regex.c
>>> smartmontools-6.6/regex/regex.h
>>> smartmontools-6.6/regex/regex_internal.c
>>> smartmontools-6.6/regex/regex_internal.h
>>> smartmontools-6.6/regex/regexec.c
>>>
>>> sent 521,855 bytes  received 45,434 bytes  1,134,578.00 bytes/sec
>>> total size is 299,316,051,752  speedup is 527,625.34 (DRY RUN)
>>>
>>> On 5/27/19 4:53 PM, ABQLUG wrote:
>>>> Hi a,
>>>>
>>>> Does this work?
>>>>
>>>> rsync -av --dry-run --delete --exclude=".*/" /home/a/ 
>>>> /media/a/6fbdc743-fc0f-46e4-aea3-8160914c34ec/backup
>>>>
>>>> I would probably run that as this.
>>>>
>>>> sudo rsync -Prvvac /home/path /desination/path
>>>>
>>>> I prefer to keep . files and I also like the progress. -r is 
>>>> recursive. I wouldn't delete anything though, unless you are in 
>>>> fact wanting to make a true 1:1 copy of that /path/ at the given 
>>>> time you run the command.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> On 5/27/19 4:47 PM, a wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> 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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