Re: Syncing Linux FS to Windows

[Moby <moby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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@xxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]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:
>  
>
> > You could install cygwin and use rsync.
> > seems to be an rsync day today :)
> >    
>
> And as recently pointed out....
>
> You can simply smbmount the XP file system locally and use rsync without 
> the need for cygwin.  Yes?
>
>
>  
>
> > -T
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ||
> > brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxx }
> > --
> >
> >    
> >
> > > YOU!  Off my planet!
> > >      
> >
> >    
>
>  
smbmount to access the file system, then unison to do the 
synchronization.  Works like a charm.

--
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