[SATLUG] downsides to rsyncing entire file system?

[Jeremy Mann]

On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 09:39:01 -0500, Travis Miller
<tmiller-lists at web-1hosting.net> wrote:

> Of course there are better ways of replicating mysql, but my point stands.  When
> you simply use rsync to make backups you are getting copies of individual files
> as rsync gets to them - not copies of entire file systems.

Furthermore, for important data as your example, plus mail spools,
home directories, you should rsync more frequently, say every 10
minutes.



-- 
Jeremy