Curious - BTW there are 3 completely different protocols, all referred to as "sftp" - hopefully they're using the one that listens on port 22.
J On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 11:27 AM, Saint Michael <vene...@gmail.com> wrote: > Last wee they upgraded to SFTP > It is one of those Federal Agencies that are behind in times. > > > > > > > On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 2:14 PM, Ron Kelley <rkelley...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Maybe I missed something here, but you have a government system that >> allows FTP but not NFS? >> >> >> >> > On Nov 19, 2017, at 10:17 AM, Saint Michael <vene...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > The server is at a the government. I would go to jail. >> > But thanks for the input. >> > >> > On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 8:03 AM, Ron Kelley <rkelley...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > Can you install an rsync daemon on the server side? If so, simply >> create /etc/rsyncd.conf file with this: >> > >> > [BACKUP] >> > comment = Allow RW access for backups >> > path = /usr/local/backup_dir >> > uid = root >> > hosts allow = 192.168.1.46, 192.168.1.47 >> > read only = yes >> > >> > >> > Next, on each of your remote clients, simply run rsync via cron job to >> your server. Something like this: >> > >> > /usr/bin/rsync -arv /<local_dir> root@192.168.1.10::BACKUP/192. >> 168.1.46/ >> > >> > The above assumes your server IP is 192.168.1.10 and your client IP is >> 192.168.1.46. Also, note the trailing slash (/) on the second rsync >> argument. It ensures the files get put into the right directory. >> > >> > I run rsync scripts each night on lots of client machines (specifically >> LXD containers running wordpress) to a central backup server. It works >> great. >> > >> > >> > BTW: I don’t know if I could say rsync over a network mount is the >> worst possible solution ever. I have used rsync for a long time and using >> a variety of network connections (rsync daemon, nfs, rsync via ssh). My >> experience has shown rsync over ssh is by far the slowest because of the >> ssh cipher. Rsync over nfs mount is very fast - almost as fast as a local >> copy. >> > >> > -Ron >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > On Nov 18, 2017, at 9:37 PM, Saint Michael <vene...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > > >> > > How do you rsync over SSH when all you have is a Plain Old FTP server >> to connect to? >> > > Maybe there is something I need to learn. >> > > >> > > On Sat, Nov 18, 2017 at 5:08 PM, Andrey Repin <anrdae...@yandex.ru> >> wrote: >> > > Greetings, Saint Michael! >> > > >> > > > I need to do an rsync of hundreds of files very morning. The least >> complex >> > > > way to achieve that is to do an rsync with some parameters that >> narrow down what files I need. >> > > > Is there a better way? >> > > >> > > rsync over a network mount is the WORST POSSIBLE SOLUTION EVER. >> > > Use normal rsync over SSH, it will be much faster, even if you do >> checksum >> > > syncs. >> > > >> > > >> > > -- >> > > With best regards, >> > > Andrey Repin >> > > Sunday, November 19, 2017 01:07:34 >> > > >> > > Sorry for my terrible english... >> > > >> > > _______________________________________________ >> > > lxc-users mailing list >> > > lxc-users@lists.linuxcontainers.org >> > > http://lists.linuxcontainers.org/listinfo/lxc-users >> > > >> > > _______________________________________________ >> > > lxc-users mailing list >> > > lxc-users@lists.linuxcontainers.org >> > > http://lists.linuxcontainers.org/listinfo/lxc-users >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > lxc-users mailing list >> > lxc-users@lists.linuxcontainers.org >> > http://lists.linuxcontainers.org/listinfo/lxc-users >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > lxc-users mailing list >> > lxc-users@lists.linuxcontainers.org >> > http://lists.linuxcontainers.org/listinfo/lxc-users >> >> _______________________________________________ >> lxc-users mailing list >> lxc-users@lists.linuxcontainers.org >> http://lists.linuxcontainers.org/listinfo/lxc-users >> > > > _______________________________________________ > lxc-users mailing list > lxc-users@lists.linuxcontainers.org > http://lists.linuxcontainers.org/listinfo/lxc-users >
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