[Dovecot] backup dovecot

[Ivan Shmakov]

>>>>> Benjamin R Haskell <dovecot at benizi.com> writes:

[...]

 >> An example of syncing 2 directories over ssh, keeping all permissions
 >> intact. This command run on the source maildir server.

 >> rsync -av -e"ssh" /source_maildirs/ username at hostname:/destination/maildirs/

 > Couple tips (not criticisms): Nowadays, ssh is the default (unless
 > compiled otherwise). So, the '-e"ssh"' is likely unneccessary. As is the
 > 'username@' part, if the username is the same.

	... Or if it's different, but one took care to provide an entry
	in ~/.ssh/config, like:

$ cat ~/.ssh/config
...

Host alias remote.host
  HostName remote.host
  User remote.user

...
$ 

 > And something to watch out for as a new rsync user:

 > The trailing slash is important on the source path. From the rsync 'man'
 > page (read it!): A trailing slash on the source changes this behavior to
 > avoid creating an additional directory level at the destination.

	To put it short, SRC-DIR refers to a directory, and SRC-DIR/ --
	to its contents.

 > (But, it doesn't do anything on the destination path.)

 > That'd shorten the command to:

 > rsync -av /source_maildirs/ hostname:/destination/maildirs