Fred wrote:A first look leads me to believe you may have some ownership/permission issues.
Yes, I think so. Perhaps I should run rsync as root ("
sudo rysnc..."}?
The command, as written in the post I referred you to, was intended to transfer your hidden files in your home only.
I like that. I can easily do a separate backup for my data files...and I can already do that successfully w/rsync. So I have no problem with your method to just back up the hidden files. Now, I added the log to your command, and of course adjusted the username and path for my own system. This is a backup from my hard drive, to an external USB drive:
rsync -arE --log-file="rsync-log.txt" --progress --timeout=120 --delete --exclude "*~" --include ".*" --include ".*/**" --exclude "*" /home/zeke/ /media/RHINOUSB/home/zeke
--Here is the list including hidden folders/files, w/permissions:
zeke@zeke-bot ~ $ ls -a -l
total 3641168
drwxr-xr-x 99 zeke zeke 4096 2009-06-17 16:19 .
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 2009-06-10 23:05 ..
drwx------ 2 zeke zeke 4096 2009-05-19 17:36 .AbiSuite
drwx------ 2 zeke zeke 4096 2009-04-05 01:10 .abuse
drwx------ 3 zeke zeke 4096 2009-04-05 00:39 .adanaxis
drwx------ 3 zeke zeke 4096 2009-03-21 04:11 .adobe
drwx------ 4 zeke zeke 4096 2009-04-22 22:46 .afterstep
-rwx------ 1 zeke zeke 4763 2009-04-25 00:49 AGENT.INI
drwx------ 2 zeke zeke 4096 2009-04-05 00:21 .alex4
drwx------ 2 zeke zeke 4096 2009-04-05 00:21 .amph
drwx------ 2 zeke zeke 4096 2009-05-12 00:19 .audacity1.3-zeke
drwx------ 4 zeke zeke 4096 2009-05-12 00:19 .audacity-data
-rwx------ 1 zeke zeke 908 2009-06-10 22:06 .banter.log
-rwx------ 1 zeke zeke 176 2009-04-05 13:17 .barrage.hscr
-rwx------ 1 zeke zeke 7892 2009-06-17 01:04 .bash_history
-rw-r--r-- 1 zeke zeke 220 2009-06-10 23:05 .bash_logout
-rwx------ 1 zeke zeke 1305 2009-05-08 21:41 .blackboxrc
drwxr-xr-x 2 zeke zeke 4096 2009-06-15 00:26 .bluefish
drwx------ 9 zeke zeke 4096 2009-06-12 16:48 .cache
drwx------ 2 zeke zeke 4096 2009-05-12 02:41 .cddb
drwx------ 3 zeke zeke 4096 2009-04-26 18:27 .checkgmail
drwx------ 3 zeke zeke 4096 2009-06-10 16:41 .compiz
drwxr-xr-x 16 zeke zeke 4096 2009-06-17 13:52 .config
drwx------ 13 zeke zeke 4096 2009-06-15 12:37 daily_notes
drwx------ 3 zeke zeke 4096 2009-06-10 16:09 .dbus
drwxr-xr-x 2 zeke zeke 4096 2009-06-10 16:43 Desktop
-rw------- 1 zeke zeke 28 2009-06-17 15:55 .dmrc
drwx------ 5 zeke zeke 4096 2009-06-09 01:23 .dvdcss
drwx------ 6 zeke zeke 4096 2009-04-22 23:14 .e16
drwx------ 4 zeke zeke 4096 2009-04-29 20:37 .endgame
-rw------- 1 zeke zeke 0 2009-06-15 00:06 en_US.UTF-8
-rw------- 1 zeke zeke 16 2009-06-10 16:09 .esd_auth
drwx------ 7 zeke zeke 4096 2009-04-02 23:33 .evolution
-rwx------ 1 zeke zeke 602 2009-05-16 00:59 .festival_history
drwx------ 2 zeke zeke 4096 2009-05-26 18:35 .filezilla
drwx------ 2 zeke zeke 4096 2009-06-14 15:57 .fontconfig
-rwx------ 1 zeke zeke 707 2009-04-24 23:24 Forte Agent.lnk
drwx------ 2 zeke zeke 4096 2009-04-22 22:56 .foxrc
drwx------ 2 zeke zeke 4096 2009-04-22 22:58 .fvwm
drwx------ 5 zeke zeke 4096 2009-06-17 15:55 .gconf
drwx------ 2 zeke zeke 4096 2009-06-17 16:25 .gconfd
drwx------ 4 zeke zeke 4096 2009-03-25 16:34 .gegl-0.0
drwx------ 3 zeke zeke 4096 2009-03-24 02:27 .gftp
drwx------ 22 zeke zeke 4096 2009-06-17 14:35 .gimp-2.6
drwx------ 5 zeke zeke 4096 2009-05-12 17:29 .gkrellm2
-rwx------ 1 zeke zeke 0 2009-06-16 23:14 .gksu.lock
drwx------ 3 zeke zeke 4096 2009-04-05 00:10 .glest
drwx------ 12 zeke zeke 4096 2009-06-17 15:54 .gnome2
drwx------ 2 zeke zeke 4096 2009-06-10 16:09 .gnome2_private
drwx------ 2 zeke zeke 4096 2009-06-10 16:09 .gnupg
-rwx------ 1 zeke zeke 1512 2009-05-12 03:02 .grip
-rwx------ 1 zeke zeke 100 2009-05-12 03:02 .grip-oggenc
-rwx------ 1 zeke zeke 0 2009-04-25 00:48 GROUPS.DAT
-rwx------ 1 zeke zeke 0 2009-04-25 00:48 GROUPS.IDX
drwx------ 2 zeke zeke 4096 2009-05-30 13:29 .grsync
drwxr-xr-x 2 zeke zeke 4096 2009-06-15 15:10 .gstreamer-0.10
drwx------ 5 zeke zeke 4096 2009-04-04 22:25 .gtkboard
-rw-r--r-- 1 zeke zeke 596 2009-06-17 15:56 .gtk-bookmarks
-rwx------ 1 zeke zeke 4112 2009-04-22 22:46 .gtkrc-2.0_afterstep
-rwx------ 1 zeke zeke 1213 2009-04-22 22:46 .gtkrc_afterstep
-rwx------ 1 zeke zeke 987 2009-05-11 23:42 .gtk-recordmydesktop
dr-x------ 2 zeke zeke 0 2009-06-17 15:55 .gvfs
drwx------ 2 zeke zeke 4096 2009-04-22 17:43 .holotz-castle
-rw-r--r-- 1 zeke zeke 3718840320 2009-06-09 19:58 home_20090610025355.backup
drwx------ 2 zeke zeke 4096 2009-04-22 23:24 .hplip
-rw------- 1 zeke zeke 9943 2009-06-17 15:55 .ICEauthority
drwx------ 2 zeke zeke 4096 2009-03-21 03:35 .icons
drwx------ 3 zeke zeke 4096 2009-04-01 22:16 .java
drwx------ 4 zeke zeke 4096 2009-03-29 18:08 .kde
-rwx------ 1 zeke zeke 42 2009-04-02 20:58 .lesshst
-rwx------ 1 zeke zeke 87037 2009-05-08 17:14 .libquicktime_codecs
drwxr-xr-x 5 zeke zeke 4096 2009-06-10 16:10 .linuxmint
drwxr-xr-x 3 zeke zeke 4096 2009-06-10 16:18 .local
drwx------ 3 zeke zeke 4096 2009-03-21 04:11 .macromedia
drwx------ 5 zeke zeke 4096 2009-06-14 16:35 .mozilla
drwx------ 3 zeke zeke 4096 2009-03-21 04:51 .mozilla-thunderbird
drwx------ 2 zeke zeke 4096 2009-06-12 16:32 .mplayer
drwxr-xr-x 15 zeke zeke 4096 2009-06-09 00:30 my_data
drwxr-xr-x 3 zeke zeke 4096 2009-06-10 16:09 .nautilus
-rwx------ 1 zeke zeke 409 2009-04-03 19:42 .nessusrc
drwx------ 3 zeke zeke 4096 2009-04-20 03:38 .nexuiz
-rwx------ 1 zeke zeke 5034201 2009-05-11 23:25 .ogv
-rwx------ 1 zeke zeke 371 2009-05-11 11:58 .openme.prefs
drwx------ 3 zeke zeke 4096 2009-04-28 17:25 .openoffice.org2
drwx------ 4 zeke zeke 4096 2009-06-09 17:57 .pan2
drwx------ 3 zeke zeke 4096 2009-04-19 02:20 .parallelrealities
drwx------ 3 zeke zeke 4096 2009-04-17 13:07 .prism
-rw-r--r-- 1 zeke zeke 675 2009-06-10 23:05 .profile
drwx------ 2 zeke zeke 4096 2009-06-17 15:55 .pulse
-rw------- 1 zeke zeke 256 2009-06-10 16:09 .pulse-cookie
drwx------ 3 zeke zeke 4096 2009-04-20 19:14 .pybackpack
drwx------ 4 zeke zeke 4096 2009-04-23 17:40 .python-eggs
drwx------ 2 zeke zeke 4096 2009-04-22 23:24 .qt
drwx------ 2 zeke zeke 4096 2009-03-28 19:14 .RadicalComicDesigner
-rwx------ 1 zeke zeke 0 2009-04-25 00:48 RANGES.DAT
-rwx------ 1 zeke zeke 3004 2009-04-05 01:31 .recently-used
-rw------- 1 zeke zeke 165676 2009-06-17 16:19 .recently-used.xbel
drwx------ 3 zeke zeke 4096 2009-04-08 20:41 .sane
drwx------ 2 zeke zeke 4096 2009-04-05 00:53 .scim
drwx------ 4 zeke zeke 4096 2009-06-15 00:11 .screem
drwx------ 2 zeke zeke 4096 2009-04-25 17:17 .screenlets
drwx------ 2 zeke zeke 4096 2009-06-10 00:59 scripts
drwx------ 2 zeke zeke 4096 2009-04-04 02:48 .searchmonkey
drwx------ 3 zeke zeke 4096 2009-05-10 02:04 .shutter
drwx------ 2 zeke zeke 4096 2009-04-02 19:48 .SimDock
drwx------ 6 zeke zeke 4096 2009-06-02 19:07 .SpiderOak
drwx------ 2 zeke zeke 4096 2009-03-30 16:22 .ssh
drwx------ 20 zeke zeke 4096 2009-05-20 04:10 stuff
-rwx------ 1 zeke zeke 0 2009-03-21 03:42 .sudo_as_admin_successful
-rwx------ 1 zeke zeke 12288 2009-04-02 15:13 .swp
drwxr-xr-x 2 zeke zeke 4096 2009-06-12 03:05 Templates
drwx------ 3 zeke zeke 4096 2009-03-21 03:35 .themes
drwx------ 5 zeke zeke 4096 2009-06-15 00:07 .thumbnails
drwx------ 3 zeke zeke 4096 2009-04-04 01:32 .tilda
drwxr-xr-x 3 zeke zeke 4096 2009-06-16 23:11 tmp
drwxr-xr-x 6 zeke zeke 4096 2009-06-17 16:13 .tomboy
-rw-r--r-- 1 zeke zeke 3558 2009-06-17 16:13 .tomboy.log
drwxr-xr-x 3 zeke zeke 4096 2009-06-12 18:36 torrents
-rwx------ 1 zeke zeke 1167 2009-06-17 00:51 tpsettings.xml
-rwx------ 1 zeke zeke 34 2009-05-14 21:26 .tuxpuckrc
drwx------ 4 zeke zeke 4096 2009-04-25 01:42 .ubuntu-tweak
drwx------ 2 zeke zeke 4096 2009-03-22 14:37 .update-manager-core
drwx------ 2 zeke zeke 4096 2009-03-22 14:35 .update-notifier
-rwx------ 1 zeke zeke 0 2009-05-13 15:49 url.info
-rwx------ 1 zeke zeke 780 2009-06-05 17:51 .usb-creator.log
drwx------ 2 zeke zeke 4096 2009-05-29 19:06 .utube
-rwx------ 1 zeke zeke 250 2009-05-29 18:51 .utube.conf
drwx------ 4 zeke zeke 4096 2009-04-22 23:13 .VirtualBox
drwx------ 2 zeke zeke 4096 2009-05-08 21:44 .w3m
drwxr-xr-x 2 zeke zeke 4096 2009-06-12 14:52 .wapi
drwx------ 3 zeke zeke 4096 2009-04-05 15:50 .warsow
drwx------ 4 zeke zeke 4096 2009-06-16 22:13 .wine
drwx------ 2 zeke zeke 4096 2009-04-22 23:26 .wireshark
drwx------ 2 zeke zeke 4096 2009-04-22 23:20 .wmii-3.5
drwx------ 3 zeke zeke 4096 2009-04-19 02:23 .wound-up
-rwx------ 1 zeke zeke 628 2009-04-22 23:19 .wvdial.conf
-rw------- 1 zeke zeke 119 2009-06-17 15:55 .Xauthority
drwx------ 3 zeke zeke 4096 2009-04-23 23:25 .xfe
drwxr-xr-x 2 zeke zeke 4096 2009-06-10 16:44 .xine
drwx------ 2 zeke zeke 4096 2009-05-12 01:08 .xmcdcfg
-rw-r--r-- 1 zeke zeke 200071 2009-06-17 16:03 .xsession-errors
drwx------ 4 zeke zeke 4096 2009-05-26 18:57 .yafc
--end list