rsync - Dec 2003 - [Linux-ME] daily backup (incremental backup ) - SOLVED

Dear Manoj,

Have found out the mistake in my script. 

One must create directory if he/she wants to move old
files to backup directory. In my script I was not
creating any new backup-dir(datewise), therefore
despite of have -b --backup-dir flags it was not
working. This means 

rsync can only create automatically new direcotry for
destination but not backup-dir !!!!

Am I correct?

Bipin 



--- Manoj Menon <manojcmenon@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi Bipin,
> 
>  Perhaps this is totally irrelevant, but how do you
> mount '/mnt/novell' ? ncpfs ?
> 
> Regards,
>  Manoj.C
> 
> --- Bipinchandra Ranpura <bipin_mr@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > I have Novell Netware File server.  Which is
> mounted
> > as /mnt/novell on one of my Linux m/c. 
> > I want to take backup of  Novell Server to my
> Linux
> > m/c. I need everyday backup of Novell server to be
> > taken on Linux m/c.  I don't  want full backup
> every
> > day but I need an incremental backup. I do not
> want
> > to delete any old directory or files. 
> > 
> > I have taken script from rsync examples, and made
> > changes. . But it doesn`t work can someone help
> me. 
> > 
> > #directory to backup (source)
> > /mnt/novell
> > # novell server mounted everyday just for backup
> > purpose
> > 
> > #directory on  which backup back to be
> > taken(destination)
> > BSERVER=/home/bipin/
> > 
> > #sub-directory date wise for everyday's
> incremental
> > backup???
> > BACKUPDIR=`date +%Y%m%d`
> > 
> > OPTS="--backup --backup-dir=/home/bipin/$BACKUPDIR
> > -a"
> > 
> > rsync $OPTS $BDIR $BSERVER/current  
> > 
> > above command creates directory current but
> doesnot
> > create any sub-directory backup-dir (date wise
> where
> > only latest updated or newly created files get
> > backedup). Can I get some guidance. 
> > 
> > Thanking you in advance. 
> > 
> > Bipin
> 
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