KOReader and rsync

dmpop · 04-20-2022, 07:08 AM

Hello,

First time poster here! :-) First of all, kudos to KOReader's developers for building such a fantastic application. In addition to KOReader, I also installed NiLuJe's Kobo Stuff, and I'm trying to use rsync as an alternative backup solution. It works fine for pushing stuff to a remote machine:

rsync -avhz --delete -P -e "ssh -p 22" /mnt/onboard/Library/ user@127.0.0.1:/path/to/library

But rsyncing the opposing way (rsync -avhz --delete -P -e "ssh -p 22" user@127.0.0.1:/path/to/library/ /mnt/onboard/Library, gives me a bunch of errors:

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Am I missing something obvious here?

Thank you,
Dmitri

NiLuJe · 04-20-2022, 05:41 PM

We'll need the actual output from a real shell, as rsync is usually fairly verbose, and that's just a mangled bit of output

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At a very quick glance, given the vfat shenanigans, I'd guess you need to disable preserving permissions (user/group/mode). I don't recall the exact flag off the top of my head, but it's a negation of part of what -a does, IIRC.

dmpop · 04-21-2022, 03:29 AM

Thank you very much for your reply, NiLuJe! I had the same thought just before falling asleep last night. :-) I did some digging this morning, and I think you are right. All error messages are related to chown, and of course, it's vfat, so... I'll try to see if I can make rsync work without the -a parameter.

Once again, thank you for your reply and the amazing work you and other KOreader contributors do!

Kind regards,
Dmitri

dmpop · 04-23-2022, 10:37 AM

A quick follow-up.

Indeed, the "vfat shenanigans" were the culprit. Adding the --no-g and --no-o parameters solved the problem.

Kind regards,
Dmitri

04-20-2022, 07:08 AM	#1
dmpop Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2022 Device: Kobo Glo HD, Kobo Libra 2	KOReader and rsync Hello, First time poster here! :-) First of all, kudos to KOReader's developers for building such a fantastic application. In addition to KOReader, I also installed NiLuJe's Kobo Stuff, and I'm trying to use rsync as an alternative backup solution. It works fine for pushing stuff to a remote machine: rsync -avhz --delete -P -e "ssh -p 22" /mnt/onboard/Library/ user@127.0.0.1:/path/to/library But rsyncing the opposing way (rsync -avhz --delete -P -e "ssh -p 22" user@127.0.0.1:/path/to/library/ /mnt/onboard/Library, gives me a bunch of errors: Am I missing something obvious here? Thank you, Dmitri Last edited by issybird; 04-20-2022 at 04:29 PM. Reason: Oversize image attached as thumbnail. Please read the guidelines for limits on image size.

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04-20-2022, 05:41 PM	#2
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,478 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	We'll need the actual output from a real shell, as rsync is usually fairly verbose, and that's just a mangled bit of output . At a very quick glance, given the vfat shenanigans, I'd guess you need to disable preserving permissions (user/group/mode). I don't recall the exact flag off the top of my head, but it's a negation of part of what -a does, IIRC.

04-21-2022, 03:29 AM	#3
dmpop Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2022 Device: Kobo Glo HD, Kobo Libra 2	Thank you very much for your reply, NiLuJe! I had the same thought just before falling asleep last night. :-) I did some digging this morning, and I think you are right. All error messages are related to chown, and of course, it's vfat, so... I'll try to see if I can make rsync work without the -a parameter. Once again, thank you for your reply and the amazing work you and other KOreader contributors do! Kind regards, Dmitri

04-23-2022, 10:37 AM	#4
dmpop Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2022 Device: Kobo Glo HD, Kobo Libra 2	A quick follow-up. Indeed, the "vfat shenanigans" were the culprit. Adding the --no-g and --no-o parameters solved the problem. Kind regards, Dmitri