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 When backing up the localhost, just use the hostname and rsync will copy files directly rather than use ssh. When backing up the localhost, just use the hostname and rsync will copy files directly rather than use ssh.
  
-=== Test=== 
- 
-Testing can be performed on the server as user rsync by invoking the host command with one argument. 
- 
-<code> 
-/bin/su - rsync 
-./bin/host example 
-</code> 
- 
-example above will extrapolate to example.conf etc 
 === Purge === === Purge ===
  
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 To disable the purge process, set the PURGE variable to "" in the config. To disable the purge process, set the PURGE variable to "" in the config.
 +
 +=== Test===
 +
 +Testing can be performed on the server as user rsync by invoking the host command with one argument.
 +
 +<code>
 +sudo -s
 +/bin/su - rsync
 +./bin/host example
 +</code>
 +
 +example above will extrapolate to example.conf etc
  
 ===CRON=== ===CRON===