rsync problem

[statiic]

When I try this line.

rsync -apvz --delete /var/mail/ /hdb/backup/mail/

It gives me the following error.

rsync:mkdir "/hdb/backup/mail" failed: No such file or directory (2)
then blablabla IO error etc.

[sjau]

then create that directory...

[falko]

Is /dev/hdb your backup HDD? You must mount that first.

[statiic]

Yes I found that only an little bit to late, because I had to do my whole install over. The backup disk got the / mount point and my main harddrive got the /usr/ mount point. So my install was using both drives. Which shouldnt be the case.

I already did an complete reinstall for the 9th time ;)

[falko]

I already did an complete reinstall for the 9th time ;)
That's good for learning. ;)