**** BACKUP SERVER **** #/etc/rsyncd.conf uid = root gid = root secrets file = /etc/rsync.secrets [lc] path = /backup/lc max connections = 1 lock file = /var/lock/lc read only = no list = yes use chroot = yes auth users = lc #/etc/rsync.secrets lc:password *** BACKUP CLIENT **** #!/bin/sh export RSYNC_PASSWORD=password touch /var/log/backup.log chmod 640 /var/log/backup.log chown root.adm /var/log/backup.log rsync --numeric-ids --delete -av --exclude=/swap --exclude=/dev/'*' --exclude=/sys/'*' --exclude=/proc/'*' --exclude=/tmp/'*' / rsync://lc@backup.server/lc >&/var/log/backup.log