HowTo: Use Grsync and OpenSSH to sync your /home directory over a network

[satellite360]

Thanks - just what I was looking for

[HandeH]

... Remember that rsync will navigate relative to the directory in which it starts (the directory you identified as the source directory). Here is an example of the contents of an exclusion file:

/home/50words/.mozilla/firefox/*/Cache
/home/50words/.beagle

I think that code does not work. As you refered, you cannot use absolute paths, so the code should be:

.mozilla/firefox/*/Cache
.beagle

Tip: Use separate exclution files for different rsync operations or take care that you don't have a hidden folder called beagle to be rsynced elsewhere.

[camrant]

How can this be done if the user name on the source computer is different than the user name on the dest server

[apsot]

How can this be done if the user name on the source computer is different than the user name on the dest server

in the post #1 instead of

192.168.0.10:/home/50words/

you should write

username_of_Destination_computer@192.168.0.10:/home/50words/

[ub-newbie]

This thread was very useful, but I thought I would post my two cents.
What I was doing: Transfer new songs from XP iTunes to Ubuntu media server.
My user name on XP and Ubuntu are different

On my XP box, in GRSYNC:
Source:

C:\Documents and Settings\name1\My Documents\My Music\iTunes\iTunes Media\Music\

Destination:

192.168.1.3:/home/name2/Music/

Then, under "Advance Options":

-e "ssh -l name2"

When I run GRSYNC, I have to enter my password in the "shell" (also known as the command prompt) window on my XP box.

Seems to be working just fine. Perhaps when I end up breaking it I can refer back to my own instructions.

[cirobr]

Hello,

Need to specify port 2222 on Grsync to connect over ssh to my Android tablet. May I please ask how to do it? Have tried many options such as:

-p 2222
--port=2222

PS: SSH option works correctly as

-e ssh

Thanks.