I'm trying to use rsync to backup some database files on a Linux box to
an OS X machine, so I can write them to a tape drive connected to the
OS X machine. I'm aware that there are some "issues" about rsync
and
certain file forks found on HFS+ filesystems, but I'm not sure that
should be stopping me from accomplishing what I want to do.
I'm using rsync 2.5.5 on both machines, but the OS X version appears to
be the RsyncX version (It says "HFS+ filesystem support for OSX (C)2002
Kevin A. Boyd", but I have no recollection of having manually installed
that version). I type in
rsync -e ssh -avz /backup/ praxis:/Volumes/Poursoi/Client1
to use SSH, archive mode and compression. The contents of /backup/ are
about a dozen .tar.gz MySQL database files (I know uncompressed files
will work better for rsync, but after those encountered the problem I'm
describing, I tried compressing them). Upon execution, I get about a
half-dozen:
/bin/cp: dadatypo.tar.gz/rsrc: No such file or directory
which I assume is an attempt at synchronizing the "rsrc" fork that OS
X
is creating. I don't particularly care about those, so I don't care if
they're missing.
However, I also see
stat dada_hosting.tar.gz : No such file or directory
...when the file plainly does exist.
On the receiving (OS X) end, only half of the files appear intact, and
the others appear with names like:
.dadaimcdev.tar.gz-rsynckbattr17
I've tried using "--exclude="rsrc", but there was no
difference.
Is there any way, or combination of options, that I can use to simply
transfer these files intact? Would it help to uninstall the RsyncX
version, and use plain ol' 2.5.5 on the OS X box?
Cheers,
spud.
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