If you need to create an rsync backup over ssh, Jack Wallen walks you through the quick and easy process. Linux has all the tools you need to create a simple, automated network backup. Even better, it ...

rsync -avuP -e ssh username@server:/Volumes/Data/Movies/Projects/JC\ Consultant\ Group/* /media/Data/Movies/Projects/JC\ Consultant\ Group receiving file list ...

I hate to admit it, but I’ve screwed up many times throughout the years when it’s come to using computers. My first big “Oh shi!” moment came when I was about 8-years-old, goofing around on my ...

Ok, so I'm considering ways to backup a remote office to my home DNS-321, I have my dynamic dns and can accomplish this through the inbuilt ftp server using cobian backup. It seems that rsync would be ...

Andrew Tridgell's rsync is a useful file-transfer tool, one that has no encryption support of its own but is easily “wrapped” (tunneled) by encryption tools such as SSH and Stunnel. What ...

Last month we covered setting up an rsync server for anonymous access. Listing 1 shows the sample rsyncd.conf file from last month, illustrating some options particularly useful for tightening ...