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How to back up home folders with rsync?
I need a way to incrementally back up user home folders from our ReadyNAS Pro 6 main server to our ReadyNAS 104 backup server. Both are firmware current at 6.8.1. I've tried setting up rsync back...
Can you post the details (source/destination, etc) of the backup jobs?
Here's a screenshot of the backup job pulling from the 104:
and this is the error when testing the connection:
What's the correct way to specify the home share on the destination?
Thanks!
This is a push backup (the source is local, the destination is remote). Of course you'd need to have rsync enabled for "home" in the RN104.
This could be tricky since the NAS itself creates the "private" shares in home when new users access the NAS. The simplest approach is to create a HomeBackup share on the RN104, and make that the destination of the push backup that runs on the Pro.
The example above was a failed attempt at a pull backup from the 104.
I tried a push backup from the Pro 6 and get a different error. Here are screen shots:
This is the Pro 6 source entered using the browse button:
This is the 104 destination. Rsync is enable for the backup share and test connection is successful:
Here's the error log:
I'm stumped. Thanks for your help!
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