From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Jan 13 8: 5: 8 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from westhost15.westhost.net (westhost15.westhost.net [216.71.84.69]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 22FF137B400 for ; Sat, 13 Jan 2001 08:04:43 -0800 (PST) Received: from beast (h0020af68b314.ne.mediaone.net [24.91.189.27]) by westhost15.westhost.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id KAA19319 for ; Sat, 13 Jan 2001 10:14:51 -0600 From: "Paul A. Howes" To: Subject: Synchronizing Home Directories... Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2001 11:04:41 -0500 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0058_01C07D50.A0852570" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Importance: Normal Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0058_01C07D50.A0852570 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit All- I have a server with a /home directory that I NFS-mount on my various other workstations. I recently added a laptop computer to the mix, as another workstation, and it too is set up to mount my home directory. I would like to be able to mirror my server's home directory on the laptop, so when it is not connected to my LAN, all of my files are available. Then, when it is reconnected to the LAN, I can mirror it back to the server. I would rather not mirror it manually, if possible. Ideally, I would like files automatically updated on the local /home directory, when I write them to the server. If this is not possible, then I will have to rsync the directories or something similar. Does anyone currently face this problem, and have a workable solution? I would appreciate any suggestions. When replying to this message, please CC my e-mail address, as I am not yet subscribed to this list. Thanks! -- Paul A. Howes pahowes@fair-ware.com ------=_NextPart_000_0058_01C07D50.A0852570 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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I have a = server with a=20 /home directory that I NFS-mount on my various other workstations. = I=20 recently added a laptop computer to the mix, as another workstation, and = it too=20 is set up to mount my home directory. I would like to be able = to=20 mirror my server's home directory on the laptop, so when it is not = connected to=20 my LAN, all of my files are available. Then, when it is = reconnected to the=20 LAN, I can mirror it back to the server.

I would = rather not mirror=20 it manually, if possible. Ideally, I would like files = automatically=20 updated on the local /home directory, when I write them to the = server. If=20 this is not possible, then I will have to rsync the directories or = something=20 similar.

Does anyone = currently=20 face this problem, and have a workable solution? I would = appreciate any=20 suggestions.

When replying = to this=20 message, please CC my e-mail address, as I am not yet subscribed to this = list.

Thanks!

Paul A. Howes

pahowes@fair-ware.com

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