BackupWindowsViaRsync

Prerequisites

Client and Server

• Get ssh working without a password first.

Client

• Get cygwin working or install cwrsync

Server

• Put in /etc/rsyncd.conf

log file = /var/log/rsyncd.log
[backups]
        path = /path-to-write-to
        comment = any comment without quotes
        read_only = false

Running the Backup

On the client

• rsync --delete --stats --progress -za --rsh=ssh /cygdrive/d kevin@kevinpc:backups

Automating the Backup

On the Client

• Create cron/rsync-backup-d.sh in your home dir:

#!/bin/bash
rsync --delete --stats --progress -za --rsh=ssh /cygdrive/d kevin@kevinpc:backups

• chmod +x cron/rsync-backup-d.sh

• crontab -l > /tmp/foo

• Append to /tmp/foo:

0 1 * * * /home/kevin/cron/rsync-backup-d.sh