[Wylug-discuss] [Wylug-help] Rsync to NAS

[Anne Wilson]

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On 23/05/12 19:17, Chris Davies MBCS wrote:
> On 21/05/12 19:25, Anne Wilson wrote:
>> I've just installed a Qnap NAS box, and I'm struggling a bit 
>> because I don't always understand what the wizard is asking me
>> for. In this case, it is -
>> 
>> Allow remote Rsync server to back up data to NAS User name: rsync
>>  Password:
>> 
>> Where does this password get configured?  Somehow it has to be 
>> known by both the NAS box and the remote box, but I've only ever 
>> used rsync on local accounts (my network rsync attempts failed 
>> miserably).
> 
> By default, the QNAP rsync/rsnapshot stuff seems to use the rsync 
> transport itself (i.e. not rsync over ssh). The username is rsync 
> and the password on some QNAP devices I've recently come across 
> appears to be empty. On your remote server (the one to be backed
> up) this is defined in /et/rsyncd.conf.
> 
> I must admit that I've only recently come across QNAP devices, and 
> I've been loathe to change the configuration that works until I 
> understand more about its capabilities. FWIW it works quite nicely 
> with Windows systems running DeltaCopy, but I don't have a Linux 
> system for it to backup.
> 
Thanks for that.  I'll follow it up this morning.  As for Windows, once
I've got the Linux backup sorted I'll look at that possibility -
although at the moment FBackup is backing up the most important stuff
to the Linux server, so the Linux backup may be enough.  Decisions,
decisions..... :-D

I'm really only concerned with its backup capabilities for the moment.
 I'll look at other possibilities later - nothing else is urgent.  I'm
very concerned, though, that the disks in the server are now almost 4
years old, so getting a backup away from here seems important.  Also,
the fire hazard is greater in this garden office (not great, though),
and the idea that a backup could be in the flat, remote from here, is
a big incentive.

Anne

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