port_var = input("What is the port number that ssh is listening to on the remote server?\n") user_var = input("What is the ssh username? root = an example\n") passwd ...

A simple and efficient incremental backup script using rsync with automatic rotation. Keeps only the latest N backups, deleting the oldest one when a new backup is created.

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 ...

Backing up your files is a very important and very often neglected measure to save yourself the frustration of lost data. Overcome that neglectful tendency, and protect your data from accidental loss ...

Hi everyone,<br><br>Since this issue is related to rysnc, I'm asking this in the Linux group. Hope I'm right -- View image here: http://episteme.arstechnica.com ...

One of my favorite utilities on the Linux command-line, and block storage is one of my favorite features on Linode's platform, so in this article I get to combine both of these together - because what ...