[Dovecot] backup using rsync

[Luigi Rosa]

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Scott Murman said the following on 06/10/09 04:55:
> i'm trying to backup the dovecot Maildir files over a cifs share.  
> source is a debian build, share is a readynas.   i've been getting
> rsync: mkstemp 'filename goes here' failed: Not a directory (20)
> errors.   rsync is v3.0.   i believe this is related to the dovecot file
> naming convention that includes characters such as ':' in the
> filename.   anyone else seeing similar behavior?  a workaround?   i can
> go to different backup strategies, but rsync is cheap and effective for
> my needs.  thanks,

The problem I encountered with cifs is that could not be compatible with unix
permissions and sometimes also fails setting directory date/time

When I backup on cifs either I use rsync and disable those features or I
tar-gzip each mailbox and copy it.




Ciao,
luigi

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