Scalix RSYNC Backup

[propagandhi]

From what I understand, you can rsync the scalix data directory with the command:

rsync -a --delete /var/opt /BackupLocation - where backup location is a remote system etc etc etc. In my case I have tried with NFS and Samba mounted partitions, although I am more than aware I can run an rsync server at the other end etc.

My question is, du -h -s on my /var/opt directory shows that it is 11GB in size, however when I RSYNC the destination folder is several times that.

I tested on a new install of scalix with a data directory of 1.2GB in size, and the rsync destination blew out to 17GB!!! what the hell is that??

Also I see the following errors in the output of the rsync:

rsync -a --delete /var/opt/scalix/ /ScalixBackups/RSYNC/
rsync: mknod "/ScalixBackups/RSYNC/rx/s/temp/smtpd_socket" failed: Operation not permitted (1)
rsync: symlink "/ScalixBackups/RSYNC/rx/tomcat/bin" -> "/opt/scalix-tomcat/bin" failed: Operation not supported (95)
rsync: symlink "/ScalixBackups/RSYNC/rx/tomcat/common" -> "/opt/scalix-tomcat/common" failed: Operation not supported (95)
rsync: symlink "/ScalixBackups/RSYNC/rx/tomcat/server" -> "/opt/scalix-tomcat/server" failed: Operation not supported (95)
rsync: symlink "/ScalixBackups/RSYNC/rx/tomcat/shared" -> "/opt/scalix-tomcat/shared" failed: Operation not supported (95)
rsync: symlink "/ScalixBackups/RSYNC/rx/tomcat/conf/catalina.policy" -> "/opt/scalix-tomcat/conf/catalina.policy" failed: Operation not supported (95)
rsync: symlink "/ScalixBackups/RSYNC/rx/tomcat/conf/catalina.properties" -> "/opt/scalix-tomcat/conf/catalina.properties" failed: Operation not supported (95)
rsync: symlink "/ScalixBackups/RSYNC/rx/tomcat/conf/context.xml" -> "/opt/scalix-tomcat/conf/context.xml" failed: Operation not supported (95)
rsync: symlink "/ScalixBackups/RSYNC/rx/tomcat/conf/logging.properties" -> "/opt/scalix-tomcat/conf/logging.properties" failed: Operation not supported (95)
rsync: symlink "/ScalixBackups/RSYNC/rx/tomcat/conf/server-minimal.xml" -> "/opt/scalix-tomcat/conf/server-minimal.xml" failed: Operation not supported (95)
rsync: symlink "/ScalixBackups/RSYNC/rx/tomcat/conf/web.xml" -> "/opt/scalix-tomcat/conf/web.xml" failed: Operation not supported (95)
rsync: symlink "/ScalixBackups/RSYNC/rx/tomcat/conf/Catalina/scalix.domain.com" -> "localhost" failed: Operation not supported (95)
rsync: symlink "/ScalixBackups/RSYNC/rx/tomcat/conf/Catalina/localhost/api.xml" -> "/opt/scalix/web/api.xml" failed: Operation not supported (95)
rsync: symlink "/ScalixBackups/RSYNC/rx/tomcat/conf/Catalina/localhost/caa.xml" -> "/opt/scalix/web/caa.xml" failed: Operation not supported (95)
rsync: symlink "/ScalixBackups/RSYNC/rx/tomcat/conf/Catalina/localhost/m.xml" -> "/opt/scalix/web/m.xml" failed: Operation not supported (95)
rsync: symlink "/ScalixBackups/RSYNC/rx/tomcat/conf/Catalina/localhost/res.xml" -> "/opt/scalix/web/res.xml" failed: Operation not supported (95)
rsync: symlink "/ScalixBackups/RSYNC/rx/tomcat/conf/Catalina/localhost/sac.xml" -> "/opt/scalix/web/sac.xml" failed: Operation not supported (95)
rsync: symlink "/ScalixBackups/RSYNC/rx/tomcat/conf/Catalina/localhost/sis.xml" -> "/opt/scalix/web/sis.xml" failed: Operation not supported (95)
rsync: symlink "/ScalixBackups/RSYNC/rx/tomcat/conf/Catalina/localhost/webmail.xml" -> "/opt/scalix/web/webmail.xml" failed: Operation not supported (95)
rsync error: some files could not be transferred (code 23) at main.c(892) [sender=2.6.8]



Does anybody have any idea what this means? Why the huge blowout in size when using rsync, and why those errors?

[schmoe90]

As none of this is anything to do with Scalix, I'd suggest Google.