[Klug-general] rsync and usb

[Laurence Southon]

On 25/09/11 23:20, sharon kimble wrote:
> I use rsync to back up my /home to an external hard drive using usb.  Thiis 
> the stanza;= /usr/bin/rsync -av /home/boztu/ /media/disk/`/bin/date +%Y%m%d`/ 
>>> /home/boztu/cron/backup.txt
> 
> But occasionally when I plug the drive in after a reboot, it comes up with ;= 
> /usr/bin/rsync -av /home/boztu/ /media/usb/`/bin/date +%Y%m%d`/ >> 
> /home/boztu/cron/backup.txt
>
What OS?

Debian/Ubuntu has the 'usbmount' package that can ensure the disc is
always mounted in the same place. /media/usb0 by default, but
configurable in /etc/usbmount/usbmount.conf

usbmount can also write a file when it mounts the disc (and delete it
when it is unmounted). You can use this in a backup script to test that
the disc is actually mounted - and avoid writing the backup to the mount
point rather than the disc itself.

LS
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Laurence Southon
Tiger Computing, Bexley
www.tiger-computing.co.uk