[CentOS] samba file locking

[Les Mikesell]

John R Pierce wrote:
> Les Mikesell wrote:
>> Rsync normally creates the updated file under a tmp name and renames only when 
>> the transfer is complete.  It has the advantage that if you repeat the tranfer 
>> with unchanged files it doesn't actually do it so you don't have to track which 
>> files in a directory need to be updated - and it should work over ssh anywhere 
>> you could use scp.
>>   
> 
> I thought the default mode for rsync involved block checksumming and 
> only sending blocks that changed, which get written in place.   there's 
> options which modify this behavior.

No, the default creates a new file that is renamed only when complete.  This is 
much healthier for files that may be in use - or transfers that fail.  Only the 
differing blocks are transfered but a new complete copy is reassembled from the 
old file and changes.

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   Les Mikesell
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