[rsnapshot-discuss] Multiple rsync args in +rsync_long_args

[Joakim Jonsson]

Hi

I don't seem to be able to set several "+rsync_long_args " on the "backup" line



I essentially need to do --chmod=u+rwX,go+rX but I keep getting Syntax error messages (no complaints about tabs) from rsnapshot -t daily.

I've tried a number of combitations e.g.:



backup ***@192.168.0.10:/cygdrive/c/media/test/ chrome/ +rsync_long_args=--chmod=u=rwX,chmod=go=rX



which seems completely analogous to the example supplied in the .conf file:

#backup ***@example.com:/home/ example.com/ +rsync_long_args=--bwlimit=16,exclude=core



It seems to be an escape problem, when i remove the ",chmod=go=rX" it works fine



Any idea on how to solve this?



Joakim

[Oliver Soong]

I had a similar problem, and also couldn't find a solution using
+rsync_long_args. My workaround was to set rsync_long_args to
explicitly include --chmod=u+rwX,go+rX in rsnapshot.conf. If you have
a complicated setup that requires different rsync_long_args for
different backups, you might want to look into having different conf
files (and maybe look into using include_conf).

Oliver

[Matt McCutchen]

Post by Joakim Jonsson
I don't seem to be able to set several "+rsync_long_args " on the "backup" line
I essentially need to do --chmod=u+rwX,go+rX but I keep getting Syntax
error messages (no complaints about tabs) from rsnapshot -t daily.

I think you've misunderstood the example. The "exclude" is an rsnapshot
option, not the rsync option missing its leading two dashes. Multiple
rsync options in rsync_long_args should be separated by spaces.