Hi all, quick question.
Given an FTP server and directory tree on local machine X and an FTP server on remote machine Y, I understand that a cron'd rsync script might be the best way to keep changes on X mirrored up to Y. My questions:
* Can I mirror the script in reverse so that changes on machine Y propagate back to X? (Perhaps running each script every other hour.)
* Every now and then, an extraordinary number of files need to be transferred, so a script running once an hour (or whatever) could conceivably bump into another instance of itself running. Issues?
For the curious, this is a temporary, partial workaround to my earlier bandwidth issues. By keeping a directory of local files updated remotely, we have the option of working on the files here [fast for us, miserable slow for outsiders who may want to get at them and work on them] or having freelancers work on them remotely [with faster access from our ISP-hosted FTP site]. Since work on the files is binary -- either a freelancer will work on them or we will, but not both -- having mirrored file trees seemed the way to go.
Many thanks, Greg
P.S. -- Congratulations to list member Nathan, who came and picked up the giant retro server yesterday. Nathan, thanks for freeing up approx. 100 square feet in my living room!