Re: [rdiff-backup-users] moving rdiff-backup backup data between machines

[rdiff]

On Mon, 3 Jul 2006, Noah wrote:

> So Im temporarily using another machines for backups until I sort out my 
> rdiff-backup version mismatch issues between client and server.
>
> I am wondering if somebody has had experience moving rdiff-backup backup data 
> - the entire directory - between machines.  so i can roll all backup data to 
> a new server and continue incremental backups?

cd /destination/directory &&
        ssh source-host 'cd /source/directory && tar cps .' | tar xpsv

If you have both filesystems mounted locally:

cp -dRpv /sorce/directory /dest/directory

That seems to have worked for us!

-Eric