I have been running Samba for several years, in some pretty crazy configurations. By in large it has worked extremely well. My company has adopted it as our primary server and we have delivered several systems that Linux/Samba are at the core. I'm trying to address a new opportunity. The user wants to keep an NT server as the Golden Copy and have many mirrors that actually serve the files. Only the chosen few can update the NT server while a lot of folks will access the Linux/Samba servers. I question the rationale, however the school's administration is certain this is the way they want it. I have it working using smbclient periodically copying the respective areas to the Linux/Samba servers. Here then is my question... Is there a way to selectively copy only those files which are new or have changed? The NT server changes less that 5% a day yet I am copying 100% of the files. Thanks in advance for any suggestions... Mike
On Wed, Feb 27, 2002 at 12:41:18PM -0500, Mike Westkamper wrote:> > I have been running Samba for several years, in some pretty crazy > configurations. By in large it has worked extremely well. My company has > adopted it as our primary server and we have delivered several systems that > Linux/Samba are at the core. > > I'm trying to address a new opportunity. The user wants to keep an NT server > as the Golden Copy and have many mirrors that actually serve the files. Only > the chosen few can update the NT server while a lot of folks will access the > Linux/Samba servers. I question the rationale, however the school's > administration is certain this is the way they want it. > > I have it working using smbclient periodically copying the respective areas > to the Linux/Samba servers. > > Here then is my question... > > Is there a way to selectively copy only those files which are new or have > changed? The NT server changes less that 5% a day yet I am copying 100% of > the files. > > Thanks in advance for any suggestions...You're in luck...... www.rsync.org (Also written by Andrew Tridgell :-). Jeremy
Just a thought (ie, never tried before myself and don't even know it's possible) but have you tried: rsync via smbsh ? /tom --On Wednesday, February 27, 2002 12:41 -0500 Mike Westkamper <mjwestkamper@weiinc.com> wrote:> > I have been running Samba for several years, in some pretty crazy > configurations. By in large it has worked extremely well. My company has > adopted it as our primary server and we have delivered several systems > that Linux/Samba are at the core. > > I'm trying to address a new opportunity. The user wants to keep an NT > server as the Golden Copy and have many mirrors that actually serve the > files. Only the chosen few can update the NT server while a lot of folks > will access the Linux/Samba servers. I question the rationale, however > the school's administration is certain this is the way they want it. > > I have it working using smbclient periodically copying the respective > areas to the Linux/Samba servers. > > Here then is my question... > > Is there a way to selectively copy only those files which are new or have > changed? The NT server changes less that 5% a day yet I am copying 100% of > the files. > > Thanks in advance for any suggestions... > > Mike > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
Try using rsync command ... Bye -----Original Message----- From: Jeremy Allison [mailto:jra@samba.org] Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 12:55 PM To: Mike Westkamper Cc: samba@lists.samba.org Subject: Re: [Samba] Mirroring On Wed, Feb 27, 2002 at 12:41:18PM -0500, Mike Westkamper wrote:> > I have been running Samba for several years, in some pretty crazy > configurations. By in large it has worked extremely well. My companyhas> adopted it as our primary server and we have delivered several systemsthat> Linux/Samba are at the core. > > I'm trying to address a new opportunity. The user wants to keep an NTserver> as the Golden Copy and have many mirrors that actually serve thefiles. Only> the chosen few can update the NT server while a lot of folks willaccess the> Linux/Samba servers. I question the rationale, however the school's > administration is certain this is the way they want it. > > I have it working using smbclient periodically copying the respectiveareas> to the Linux/Samba servers. > > Here then is my question... > > Is there a way to selectively copy only those files which are new orhave> changed? The NT server changes less that 5% a day yet I am copying100% of> the files. > > Thanks in advance for any suggestions...You're in luck...... www.rsync.org (Also written by Andrew Tridgell :-). Jeremy -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
You could try rsync for NT. Google brought this up: http://samba.anu.edu.au/rsync/nt.html rsync keeps two copies in sync and only transfers changes. Regards. At 12:41 PM 2/27/2002 -0500, Mike Westkamper wrote:>I have been running Samba for several years, in some pretty crazy >configurations. By in large it has worked extremely well. My company has >adopted it as our primary server and we have delivered several systems that >Linux/Samba are at the core. > >I'm trying to address a new opportunity. The user wants to keep an NT server >as the Golden Copy and have many mirrors that actually serve the files. Only >the chosen few can update the NT server while a lot of folks will access the >Linux/Samba servers. I question the rationale, however the school's >administration is certain this is the way they want it. > >I have it working using smbclient periodically copying the respective areas >to the Linux/Samba servers. > >Here then is my question... > >Is there a way to selectively copy only those files which are new or have >changed? The NT server changes less that 5% a day yet I am copying 100% of >the files. > >Thanks in advance for any suggestions... > >Mike > > >-- >To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the >instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba-- ----------------------------------------------------------- Kourosh Ghassemieh MindWare Information Systems & Technologies 9255 Sunset Blvd, Penthouse West Hollywood CA 90069 Tel: (310) 729-1784 kourosh@loop.com