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On 16/12/10 11:28, Robin Cornelius wrote:
Thanks for that Robin. Will have a read later! Looks good from a quick scan though! CheersOn Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 11:16 AM, Gibbs<linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:I want to sync a load of directories when a specific USB drive is plugged in to an Ubuntu server. How can I run rsync when the drive is plugged in (automatically)? I've looked online but they all seem to be manual methods so I'm hoping that it's possible to trigger commands when things are mounted...udev rules, they can/are scripts that can do what ever you want when devices enter/leave certain states mainly add/remove and you can also be specific to subsystems so you can watch for a usb device that matches a specific vendor/product id. you also then get the chance to add the device to your system under what ever /dev/ node you choose and with user/group and permission you choose, so you could create it owned by group "backup" for example. http://reactivated.net/writing_udev_rules.html might be helpful,remember you do need to mount the device, as the udev rule is only associated with creating the /dev node but that can easily be added in an additional program section or a RUN command etc Robin
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