On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 12:09:28 -0400, Owen Taylor <otaylor@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Well, a bigger problem with rsync is that in many cases, the listing > files part is the biggest time sync. And if that gets interrupted, > you start from the beginning. (*) Hey this is totally different approach: What if each user's home directory was an encrypted file (mounted as a local loopback). These are laptops usually- for the need of occasional sync, so why not also encrypt them also in case of theft, secrets, etc. Then as an option at login you can answer yes/no if you would like your profile (encrypted file) sync'ed before login. Then the rdiff does a compare against one (albeit large) file remotely. Bonuses: encrypted, safe from losing laptop/local computer, at time of login- exactly the same profile/home directory Drawbacks: slow?, container size of encrypted file, version control management difficult? Just a thought! --Josiah (RHCE)
