NSLog();

sync(1556) malloc: *** error: can't allocate region
rsync(1556) malloc: *** set a breakpoint in szone_error to debug
rsync(1556) malloc: *** vm_allocate(size=1069056) failed (error code=3)

6 Comments »

6 Responses to "rsync as Backup Tool"

1. | Reply Daniel
   Posted 02 May 2005 at 11:53am #
   

   Did you look at my script at all? Unless you require a "live filesystem" solution, it might work for you.

2. | Reply Erik J. Barzeski
   Posted 02 May 2005 at 11:59am #
   

   A live file system (a bootable system) was one of the requirements, yes.

3. | Reply Daniel
   Posted 02 May 2005 at 12:12pm #
   

   Sorry, I missed that part of the requirements.

   Other than rsync, the only live filesystem-type sync tool I know of is ditto. You probably know this, but ditto is what Carbon Copy Cloner uses.

   Good luck. Sorry to hear that my script wasn't useful.

4. | Reply Chris Gervais
   Posted 02 May 2005 at 12:36pm #
   

   I recently purchased ChronoSync from Econ Technologies and have been pretty happy with it thus far. The demo is free and if you email them you can get a time-expiring license key (rather than the standard demo's file limit).

5. | Reply Benjamin Kelly
   Posted 02 May 2005 at 1:28pm #
   

   Erik, check out RSyncX. IIRC has the ability to generate a script for command line operation (and even enter the script into the Crontab). I've used it under Tiger, but only as a GUI for RSync. I am pretty sure it should work for you!

6. | Reply Matt Henderson
   Posted 02 May 2005 at 5:29pm #
   

   Chris, ChronoSync can't make bootable backups. Other than that, it's a fantastic tool