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 ...

For a quick file transfer between two computers, SCP is a fine program to use. For more complex, large, or regular backups, however, the go-to tool is rsync. It’s faster, more efficient, and usable in ...

In the digital age, data is the cornerstone of our virtual existence, and its protection is paramount. In the Linux ecosystem, backing up data is not just a precaution; it's a necessity. This article ...

Trying to figure out how to rsync our SAN data from the 'live' partition to the 'backup' partition. We have a directory of 'preview' thumbnails so that you can 'zoom' in on a photo, previously just ...

Up first, go check your machines for the rsync version, and your servers for an exposed rsync instance. While there are some security fixes for clients in release 3.4.0, the buffer overflow in the ...

I am trying to use the --verbose x 3 output from rsync to track down where in rsync the hang occurs, but I am not yet able to pin it down. I cannot use the --exclude or --filter options with full ...