[KLUG Members] rsync Windows files?

[Richard Zimmerman]

The answer is yes. I use Backuppc ( 
http://http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ ) to backup the XP / 98 machines 
here in my office. Due to having permission problems trying to use smb, 
I installed rsync ( rsync + cygwin on the 98 box) and run the backups 
using Backuppc's rsync option. It works well, and backs up everything 
except open sql files (my desktop machine also runs an sql server) and 
the ntuser.dat files.

In my case, this is good enough for what my employer needs as the 
ntuser.dat files are rebuild after a crash anyhow and the sql files are 
backed up by the applications in question.

FWIW,

   Richard


Eric Beversluis wrote:

>I've been using rsync to back up my Linux partition. I'm wondering if it
>would work on the Windows NTFS partition?
>EG: rsync -avz '/mnt/windows/Documents and Settings/ [etc]' /mnt/MAXext3
>
>Or would it work better to /mnt/MaxtorFAT ? (FAT32 partition)
>
>Would both of these lose all the permissions type info?
>
>EB
>  
>
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