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 ...

SFTP and rsync are two tools that can help you transfer files across networks and the web. Here's how to use them within macOS. There are many occasions on which you need to transfer files between two ...

Forced by licensing issues, Apple replaced the rsync command-line tool in macOS with an alternative: openrsync. Here's what you should know about the change. The rsync command-line tool has been ...

Backups don't need to be complicated. There's a whole industry built around implementing backup systems with NAS devices, RAID arrays, and software with snazzy GUI frontends. But my favorite solution ...

Over 660,000 exposed Rsync servers are potentially vulnerable to six new vulnerabilities, including a critical-severity heap-buffer overflow flaw that allows remote code execution on servers. Rsync is ...

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 ...

Last month we covered setting up an rsync server for anonymous access. Listing 1 shows the sample rsyncd.conf file from last month, illustrating some options particularly useful for tightening ...

In mid-August, the first commercially available ZFS cloud replication target became available at rsync.net. Who cares, right? As the service itself states, “If you’re not sure what this means, our ...

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Korbin is a Linux system administrator who spends most of his time in a terminal figuring out how things actually work. Over the last decade he's written hundreds of articles about Linux configuration ...