[Klug-general] rsync and usb

[Thomas Edward Groves]

Which is why I always have a file called nothing_mounted
in each such mount point.

Saves an amazing amount of hassle.

Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: Laurence Southon <laurence at southon.uk.net>
To: <kent at mailman.lug.org.uk>
Sent: Monday, September 26, 2011 1:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Klug-general] rsync and usb


> 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
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