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RSync copies files and can sync between servers

Use RSync in [[Cronjob]]
Archive Backups with [[tar]]

TEST WITH: `--dry-run`

rsync -aAXv --delete --exclude={/home/danicus/.cache/*} /home /mounted/backup

a= archive= its a few other tags as well
A= keeps permissions
X= keeps the next level of permissions
v= verbose
-- delete= deletes any files inside the file this will be copying to
--exclude= excludes `file/this/*, andfile/that/*`
/home= location of files you want to back up
/mounted= the backup drive location
see [[RSync#*NOTE "/"*]]

#### Multiple directories to one end location
###### use seperate command lines and run them seperately.

sudo rsync -aAXv --delete /etc /mounted/backup/wallserver/
sudo rsync -aAXv --delete /home /mounted/backup/wallserver/
sudo rsync -aAXv --delete /root /mounted/backup/wallserver/
sudo rsync -aAXv --delete /var /mounted/backup/wallserver/
sudo rsync -aAXv --delete /usr/local/bin /mounted/backup/wallserver/
sudo rsync -aAXv --delete /usr/local/sbin /mounted/backup/wallserver/
sudo rsync -aAXv --delete /srv /mounted/backup/wallserver/
sudo rsync -aAXv --delete /opt /mounted/backup/wallserver/
sudo rsync -aAXv --delete /mounted/main /mounted/backup/wallserver/

#### Multiple directories to one end location FROM an Remote Source

rsync -e ssh root@remote.com:/path/to/file :/path/to/second/file/ /local/directory/

>#### Permissions denied (this my not work)

If you are denied because of `PermitRootLogin no`, create a new user

>Make a new user for rsync to use then add that name to the /etc/sudoers >file so that, that user can execute the rsync command without a >password

>In the /etc/sudoers file add:

>`rsyncuser ALL= NOPASSWD:/usr/bin/rsync`

>Then, we use _**rsync-path**_ to make _rsync_ works with the sudo.

>`--rsync-path="sudo rsync"`

>`rsync -aAXv --rsync-path="sudo rsync" --delete`

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