cron job

[makem2]

I have this cron job:

crontab -e
0 5 * * * rsync -av --delete /media/USBHDD1/shares /media/USBHDD2/shares/

This backs up data from one drive attached to the PI to another attached drive.

I want to backup a folder on a PC on the network to USBHDD1 but can't work out what the syntax should be. Can someone assist please?
If I also want to backup a folder from another PC do I just add the same line again?

[joebloggs]

Might need a little more info..

What you are saying is mostly correct, if you wanted to run rsync to sync something else you can put a new line in the crontab file which is almost the same as the old one.

The difference would be that if you need to talk to a remote computer, that remote computer needs some way of talking back.

I think with rsync there are two ways, either running rsync or an SSH server on the PC, both of which would allow rsync to talk to the PC. Having rsync running on both machines would be best, but if you happen to have an SSH server on the PC already it should be able to use it.

The line in the crontab file would then be something like this:

0 5 * * * rsync -av USERNAME@HOST:SRC DEST

Where USERNAME is the login name, HOST is the hostname of the PC and SRC is the directory to be copied, DEST is the destination on the Pi.


Hope this helps,

post back with details of the system ruining on the PC if this explanation isn't detailed enough for you.

[RaTTuS]

^WHS
but try it from the command line 1st
rsync -va user@src:/directory /directory

you will have to use

ssh-keygen -t rsa
ssh-copyid user@src

to enable you to login automagically

[makem2]

Thanks for your input.

I have rsync installed:

sudo apt-get install rsync

I am using the web page:

http://www.howtogeek.com/139433/how-to- ... ge-device/

to learn.

Both machines are Windows 7 and I would like to backup the profiles which have both been moved to D: drive.

[RaTTuS]

if you want to ssh into a windows machine then I think you need to add a ssh server
see
freesshd
putty may also have the option [not sure]

[makem2]

^WHS
but try it from the command line 1st
rsync -va user@src:/directory /directory

you will have to use

ssh-keygen -t rsa
ssh-copyid user@src

to enable you to login automagically

^WHS - sorry don't understand this.

I understand the other terms but don't understand the logic behind them.

The Pi is always on.

Sorry, I am only 4 days into the learning curve.

[makem2]

^WHS
but try it from the command line 1st
rsync -va user@src:/directory /directory

you will have to use

ssh-keygen -t rsa
ssh-copyid user@src

to enable you to login automagically

^WHS - sorry don't understand this.

OH! WHAT HE SAYS!!!!

Where is my head????

[makem2]

Might need a little more info..

What you are saying is mostly correct, if you wanted to run rsync to sync something else you can put a new line in the crontab file which is almost the same as the old one.

The difference would be that if you need to talk to a remote computer, that remote computer needs some way of talking back.

I think with rsync there are two ways, either running rsync or an SSH server on the PC, both of which would allow rsync to talk to the PC. Having rsync running on both machines would be best, but if you happen to have an SSH server on the PC already it should be able to use it.

The line in the crontab file would then be something like this:

0 5 * * * rsync -av USERNAME@HOST:SRC DEST

Where USERNAME is the login name, HOST is the hostname of the PC and SRC is the directory to be copied, DEST is the destination on the Pi.


Hope this helps,

post back with details of the system ruining on the PC if this explanation isn't detailed enough for you.

Can I run rsync on a Windows 7 PC?

I have putty and winSCP

I am not sure what you mean by SSH server

Can I not just do what I want using samba shares?