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 ...

A simple rsync script to back up your home directory Your email has been sent Backing up your files is a very important and very often neglected measure to save yourself the frustration of lost data.

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 ...

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

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 ...

I was wondering if anyone knew how well (or not well) rsync handles hardlinks for files and (under Leopard and Snow Leopard) directories? My intent is to use rsync to clone, on a daily basis, my ...

High-capacity disk drives are now widely available at prices that are incredibly cheap compared to those of only a few years ago. In addition, with so many Linux users now ripping CDs to disk, saving ...

Over a decade ago, Andrew Tridgell was quoted as saying, “In 50 years’ time, I doubt anyone will have ever heard of Samba, but they’ll probably be using rsync in one way or another.” As one of the ...

QNAP has fixed six rsync vulnerabilities that could let attackers gain remote code execution on unpatched Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices. Rsync is an open-source file synchronization tool that ...

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 ...