similar to: rsyncing from Windows 2003 shadow copies.

For some reason, I'm unable to transfer *sometimes*, *some* files from a Windows server running rsyncd. 1. First, a try that succeeds - I want to copy "backup" directory, which is in "share": $ rsync --partial --dry-run -a -v --progress rsync://user@server/share/backup /tmp Password: receiving file list ... 30 files to consider backup/ backup/acls-c.bat.txt

https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5078 Summary: Unable to use Win32 device paths with --files-from Product: rsync Version: 2.6.9 Platform: x86 OS/Version: Windows XP Status: NEW Severity: major Priority: P3 Component: core AssignedTo: wayned@samba.org ReportedBy: greg@bolshaw.me.uk

I am looking for a way to backup Microsoft Exchange servers offsite. I am OK offering something like Backup Exec and doing a d2d then subsequently rsyncing those backup files but it doesn't seem to sync those files efficiently. Has anybody found a good solution for something like this? _________________________ Stephen Zemlicka Service Manager Computer Heroes 132 West 6th Street

Hello Im trying to access shadow copies under windows XP by rsync. Shadow copies may be accessed as a device with the following syntax: \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy1 I try it with rsync but the log always states: rsync: link_stat "/cygdrive/\//GLOBALROOT/Device/HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy1/ada" failed: No such file or directory (2) rsync error: some files could not be

Hi Folks, Recently I took the patch Elias Penttil? wrote and 'forward-ported' it to rsync 3. For people who don't know what it does, it implements backup of open files on Windows with rsync. Because I think rsync 3 is more efficient and more current in comparison to rsync 2. I made a small readme-page with information about what I've done so far and the