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- Step-By-Step: Using rsync to bolster redundancy and off-site backup storage
- How to put the open source tool rsync in placeMost backups use a form of storage medium: tape, CD-R, RAID arrays, or other computers. Soon, DVD writers will reach a more attractive price range, and another form of large storage will be available. You can even use smaller storage mediums...
- Technical articles 2002-02-06
- Use rsync for filesystem integrity auditing
- A few days ago, I discussed implementing an integrity auditing system using basic utilities. The point of that article was mostly to sketch out the often unexpected ways that a security professional can achieve good results using the tools already at his or her fingertips, rather than going out and...
- Blog posts 2007-08-26
- Achieve more effective overall network security with the versatility of rsync
- Asindustry trends have shown, Linuxis taking server market share from both Microsoft Windows and especiallyproprietary UNIX systems to become the number three server operating system.Linux is rapidly becoming the major contender Microsoft must face in thelow-end server market. One of the reasons for this is security concerns, andanother is cost....
- Technical articles 2006-03-15
- SolutionBase: Backup Linux reliably with rsync and tar
- This article is also available as a TechRepublic download.Every IT administrator knows a good backup plan is anabsolute necessity for successful disaster recovery. For many, the backup planseems to always begin with the purchase of proprietary systems that are oftencostly, unreliable, and not terribly adept. Fortunately, Linux has a solutionthat...
- Technical articles 2007-04-17
- Achieve more effective overall network security with the versatility of rsync
- A security tool in rsyncThe downloadable PDF version of this article is available here:http://techrepublic.com.com/5138-1035-6050159.htmlHow often do you backup your systems? Is the process automated? What tools do you use for this important procedure?passwordless SSHSomeone asked about how to run an rsync cron job through an SSH tunnel in a private...
- Discussion threads 2006-03-15
- Enhance overall network security with the versatility of rsync
- In the hands of a knowledgeable system administrator, rsync becomes a versatile and effective security tool. The rsync utility is, by design, a simple file copying tool. It has an advantage over other utilities, however, in that it uses a checksum comparison to determine what actually needs...
- Download resources 2006-03-15
- TAR Question
- Hi, I'm new to Linux and appreciate your advice...I need to restrict the size of a tar file. I'm running Red Hat 9.There are about 30 dirs within the home dir that I need to tar, and backup to dvd on a weekly basis.Is there a way to tell...
- Q&A 2006-02-13
- How to install RSYNC based app onto a Vista Op System
- Does anyone know how to install an RSYNC based application on all versions of a Vista Operating System? I have tried to make all executables in the application folder conmpatible with no luck. Does anyone know how to do this?
- Discussion threads 2007-05-14
- SolutionBase: Backup Linux reliably with rsync and tar
- If you want to have a successful disaster recovery plan in place, you've got to start with backups. There are several utilities you can use to back up Linux servers, but one of the most basic ways is by using some common built-in utilities such as rsync and tar. Jack...
- Download resources 2007-04-17
- Installing linux alternitively
- Don't laugh, but i have a dell latitude c500/c600. Its a 700mhz celron with 512 megs of ram and a ati m3. With only a 20 gig already parted for Linux and windows dual boot, i need a way of getting Linux on it...WITH OUT burning a cd.I found a...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-10
- File Attributes
- I have 3 Linux servers and 2 Windows 2000 Servers. During each month the servers need to update files from one to another. This is done by a simple copy process. The files have grown so large that it takes quite awhile to accomplish. Is there anyway to have...
- Discussion threads 2004-10-15
- Script Teez: Automating secure remote backups
- In this month's Script Teez, Vincent Danen shows you a Linux shell script that performs a backup to a remote system across the Internet.In this month’s Script Teez, I’ll look at a script that performs a backup to a remote system across the Internet. The script uses rsync and ssh...
- Technical articles 2000-06-30
- Use mtree for filesystem integrity auditing
- A little over a week ago, I offered an explanation for how you might use rsync for filesystem integrity auditing, as a follow-up to my previous post about implementing integrity auditing with basic utilities. In the earlier article, I specifically mentioned two examples of basic utilities that can be used...
- Blog posts 2007-09-05
- Deltacopy to NAS
- I'm trying to create a backup solution for myself. I'm using windows xp and backing up to a Freenas server. I've tried both cygwin and Deltacopy in trying to backup. I want to use rsync with ssh to encrypt the data going over the network, but can...
- Discussion threads 2007-10-31
- Implement integrity auditing with basic utilities
- The computing world is full of security tools. Ultimately, however, the only tool that can provide you with something approaching 100 percent certainty that your system hasn't been compromised by a malicious security cracker is an integrity auditing tool. Integrity auditing tools are many and varied, but...
- Blog posts 2007-08-22
- Video: Create a custom backup tool with Windows Vista's Robocopy
- Looking for Mac OS X equivalent of RobocopyRobocopy is a fantastic Windows utility for moving large amounts of data across a network or to an external drive. In an IT Dojo video, I explain how to create a Robocopy script that backs up files to an external hard drive.Original blog...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-27
- Use Fuse to mount remote ssh directories
- Use it everyday!Best way to access a remote file system!Use encfs another fuse fs on top of a sshfs mount and you get not only the encrypted transport but also encrypted remote storage. Add rsync and you get a great setup for automated remote backups.using usermod is probably not advisableThe...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-17
- Setting ACLs with xinetd
- rsync sample ,Nice article. I am currently using RSYNC with a init.d script and i restrict its access to rsyncd.conf. It seems to me a more standard solution to use it with xinetd and acls. Is there anybody who can pin point some rsync installation tips with xinetd ? ThanksCode...
- Discussion threads 2006-02-07
- RsyncBackup 0.1 (Mac)
- RsyncBackup.app is a Cocoa GUI app for making backups with rsync. The source directory can be on the local filesystem or mounted into it. The destination folder can be on the local filesystem or mounted into it or on a remote rsync server or on...
- Software downloads 2006-03-28
- Use SCP for quick, secure file transfers
- rsyncYes, I use scp all the time. I also like rsync, which normally uses ssh as a transport. Only send the changes between files and directories on two different machines.I used it in conjunction with inotifywait and a script monitoring for events to synchronise two servers in real...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-04
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