Re: Syncing Linux FS to Windows

From: Moby (moby_at_mobsternet.com)
Date: 03/25/05

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    Tobias Speckbacher wrote:

    >sure if you want to smbmount across the internet you could choose to do that ... whatever floats your boat
    >
    >"What I want to be able to do is sync My Documents from the Windows box
    >at work onto the Linux box at home on an hourly bi-daily basis."
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    >-----Original Message-----
    >From: redhat-list-bounces@redhat.com
    >[mailto:redhat-list-bounces@redhat.com]On Behalf Of Ed Greshko
    >Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 7:49 PM
    >To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list
    >Subject: Re: Syncing Linux FS to Windows
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    >Tobias Speckbacher wrote:
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    >>You could install cygwin and use rsync.
    >>seems to be an rsync day today :)
    >>
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    >
    >And as recently pointed out....
    >
    >You can simply smbmount the XP file system locally and use rsync without
    >the need for cygwin. Yes?
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    >>-T
    >>
    >>-----Original Message-----
    >>From: redhat-list-bounces@redhat.com
    >>[mailto:redhat-list-bounces@redhat.com]On Behalf Of Brian D. McGrew
    >>Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 6:08 PM
    >>To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list
    >>Subject: Syncing Linux FS to Windows
    >>
    >>
    >>At work I have my XP Pro box that works fine complete with my personal
    >>My Documents folder and all is controlled by a 2000 Domain Controller
    >>running Active Directory. We have three T1's at work.
    >>
    >>At home I've got a few Windows boxes controlled by my Linux box using
    >>Samba. All the Windows boxes think that the Linux box is a NT server
    >>and Windows is quite happy with the roaming profiles that I've setup and
    >>remote shares. I have a cable modem at home pull an average of 4MB
    >>down.
    >>
    >>What I want to be able to do is sync My Documents from the Windows box
    >>at work onto the Linux box at home on an hourly bi-daily basis. Of
    >>course to get all the data home initially I could create a zip file but
    >>then to keep everything updated is another story.
    >>
    >>What would you guys recommend for this? And of course I have full
    >>access to the network at work from home.
    >>
    >>Thanks,
    >>
    >>-brian
    >>
    >>Brian D. McGrew { brian@doubledimension.com ||
    >>brian@visionpro.com }
    >>--
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    >>
    >>>YOU! Off my planet!
    >>>
    >>>
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    smbmount to access the file system, then unison to do the
    synchronization. Works like a charm.

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