I don't think anyone has mentioned yet that rsync is handy if you need to transfer securely over an insecure channel. I think I recall you saying its intranet, so this may not apply... Eric On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 10:11 PM, Ed wrote: > On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 7:11 PM, Lisa Kachold > wrote: > > You can use scp, tar or rsync. > > > > Rsync is a low level copy process that actually takes a great load on > > the system. Developers often learn it and don't realize that scp will > > work just as well, and maintain all the permissions and ownership. > > > > You can also use NFS to mount a shared directory and have scripts move > > things back and forth. This is actually a good solution if you have a > > stable unloaded network and are running NFS4. > > > > We always mounted our user directories across the network and used an > > admin share for tar copy and move via cron. > > > > It's really nice to use the same tools in a bin across network machines. > > > > On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 1:43 PM, wrote: > >> What is the procedure and syntax to 'rsync' all of a specific set of > >> directories and files from one computer to another that are on the same > >> network? > >> > >> I have been burning DVDs on one computer and copying those files onto my > >> other computer(s), but when I download all those files, the permissions > >> are all changed to be non-writeable files and directories. > >> > >> -r--r--r-- 1 root root 9598 Feb 2 15:18 filenames > >> dr-xr-xr-x 5 root root 6144 Feb 2 21:06 directory-names > >> > >> Is there some way to globally fix that? > >> > >> Or would 'rsync' be a better solution? > >> > >> I've never used 'rsync' and after reading the 'man' pages, I'm still > >> confused. > >> > >> Is there a way to do this to preserve the file dates and only copy those > >> files that are newer (have more recent dates) onto the target system? > >> > >> > > You may want to set up a Rsync server to distribute the files, > especially if you have to distribute to several machines. > Rsync can maintain properties and will update deltas once you have > made the initial distribution. > again - rsync is hosted with the samba folks and there are some great > documentation on site. > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Eric Cope http://cope-et-al.com