[svlug] Restrict rsync operation to daylight hours

[Chris Palmer]

David Roseman writes:

> How can I restrict rsync operation to the daylight hours only?  The
> source machine must be left idle during nighttime hours.

You could have a cron job do "chmod <mode> /usr/bin/rsync" where mode is 
000 or 555 as appropriate.

> Also, rsync operation must be suspended when the target drive becomes
> 90% or 95% full.  How can I do this?

What kind of granularity do you want, and what kinds of failure are you 
willing to accept?


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Chris Palmer     Systems Administrator     Electronic Frontier Foundation