How do I monitor rsync jobs?

[locutis]

Hi,
I have two Freenas' 8.0.1RC1, I'm trying to use rsync to periodically replicate a share between the devices for redundancy purposes.

I've setup a rsync task on one of the devices to copy files every 6 hours to the other. I manually logged in and ran rsync successfully however the automatic task doesn't seem to be working.

I see no events in the messages log. How should I be monitoring the rsync task and how do I troubleshoot?

Thanks,
Brett

 

[ProtoSD]

--log-file=/path

--log-format=FORMAT
This allows you to specify exactly what the rsync client logs to stdout on
a per-file basis. The log format is specified using the same format conventions
as the log format option in rsyncd.conf.

http://linux.die.net/man/5/rsyncd.conf

Although I don't know if stuff for rsyncd.conf gets stored in the database or will persist after a reboot.

Hope that helps

 

[locutis]

Thanks protosd,

I'm trying to log the (sending) rsync clients session not the server. The client is configured as a rsync "task" in the gui not a custom cron job. I was guessing that by the developers spending the time to build a task metaphor there would be more management infrastructure in the background. If there is, I cant find it.

Guess I can simply cron some scripts myself.

 

[James]

Please add a ticket at support.freenas.org requesting the enhancements that you would like to see added to the GUI.