rsync - Jan 2004 - How to avoid rsyncing incomplete uploads? (best practice on fileservers?)

Hi,

some big files are regularily updated on server A.

Rsync should sync that with Server B. 

If rsync starts in the middle of an upload process, will it copy that
incomplete file to Server B? 

First tests showed it will. How can this be avoided?


Comments on rsync-usage with big files and very active users would be
very appreciated!

Thanks!


Peter

Hi,

some big files are regularily updated on server A.

Rsync should sync that with Server B. 

If rsync starts in the middle of an upload process, will it copy that
incomplete file to Server B? 

First tests showed it will. How can this be avoided?


Comments on rsync-usage with big files and very active users would be
very appreciated!

Thanks!


Peter

Hi,

some big files are regularily updated on server A.

Rsync should sync that with Server B (wow! :)

If rsync starts in the middle of an upload process, will it copy that
incomplete file to Server B? 

First tests showed it will. How can this be avoided?

Comments on rsync-usage with big files and very active users would be
very appreciated!

Thanks!


Peter

On Tue, Jan 20, 2004 at 03:37:38PM +0100, Peter wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> some big files are regularily updated on server A.
> 
> Rsync should sync that with Server B. 
> 
> If rsync starts in the middle of an upload process, will it copy that
> incomplete file to Server B? 
> 
> First tests showed it will. How can this be avoided?
> 
> 
> Comments on rsync-usage with big files and very active users would be
> very appreciated!
> 
You have asked several questions all of which are answered
in the archives.  Happy spelunking.

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