It's boring but it works.

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 ...

Looks like Rsync is my best option for backing up a couple of remote servers.<BR><BR>My question for Ars is this: what's the most secure way to do ownership and permissions?<BR><BR>I'm going to be ...

Say I've got a Windows server whose files I want to have backup automatically to a remote linux server weekly. I see on the cygwin site that it comes w/ rysnc (at least I think that's what I'm seeing) ...

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 ...

Learn how to use --dry-run in Linux commands like rsync, apt, and git. Preview changes before execution to avoid data loss.

The good news is, you don't need to be a Linux expert to get these backup procedures to work. The procedures described here are at the simple and specific "what to do" level. Though for those of you ...