Rsync server configuration

If the backup device is another IPBrick, the server must be prepared to act as a rsync server. First let's suppose that the client IPBrick machine has that configurations:

• IP: 192.168.69.199;
• FQDN: ipbrick.domain.com;

At the IPBrick rsync server we need to:

1. Create a group workarea (share) using the Workarea 1, with the FQDN as the share name: ipbrick.domain.com;
2. Connect by SSH to the IPBrick server and type the following command in order to put rsync allways running when the server reboots:

          update-rc.d rsync defaults 20
   

3. Create the configuration file for rsync by typing: nano /etc/rsyncd.conf
4. Fill the following content:

         uid = root
         gid = root
         use chroot = yes
         [ipbrick.domain.com]
         path = /home1/_shares/ipbrick.domain.com
         hosts allow = 192.168.69.199
         read only = false
         write only = false
   

5. Save the file and exit from the file editor nano;
6. Start rsync using this command: /etc/init.d/rsync start

Note: A complete network backup solution is also included at IPBrick, supporting tape and disk backup. Link: http://www.bacula.org.