# Backing up

RSync copies files and can sync between servers

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

TEST WITH: ``--dry-run``

```yaml
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.

```yaml
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/
```

<div id="bkmrk-%23%23%23%23-multiple-direct">\#### Multiple directories to one end location FROM an Remote Source</div><div id="bkmrk-rsync--e-ssh-root%40re">rsync -e ssh root@remote.com:/path/to/file :/path/to/second/file/ /local/directory/</div><div id="bkmrk-">  
</div><div id="bkmrk--0">  
</div><div id="bkmrk-%3E%23%23%23%23-permissions-de">&gt;#### Permissions denied (this my not work)</div><div id="bkmrk-if-you-are-denied-be">If you are denied because of `PermitRootLogin no`, create a new user</div><div id="bkmrk-%3E">&gt;</div><div id="bkmrk-%3Emake-a-new-user-for">&gt;Make a new user for rsync to use then add that name to the /etc/sudoers &gt;file so that, that user can execute the rsync command without a &gt;password</div><div id="bkmrk-%3Ein-the-%2Fetc%2Fsudoers">&gt;In the /etc/sudoers file add:</div><div id="bkmrk-%3E%60rsyncuser-all%3D-nop">&gt;`rsyncuser ALL= NOPASSWD:/usr/bin/rsync`</div><div id="bkmrk-%3E-0">&gt;</div><div id="bkmrk-%3Ethen%2C-we-use-_%2A%2Arsy">&gt;Then, we use _**rsync-path**_ to make _rsync_ works with the sudo.</div><div id="bkmrk-%3E%60--rsync-path%3D%22sudo">&gt;`--rsync-path="sudo rsync"`</div><div id="bkmrk-%3E%60rsync--aaxv---rsyn">&gt;`rsync -aAXv --rsync-path="sudo rsync" --delete`</div>