http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/ Basically Tech - Technical Observations en Serendipity 1.1 - http://www.s9y.org/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:45:36 GMT http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/templates/default/img/s9y_banner_small.png http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/ 100 21 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/73-Using-a-USB-external-hard-disk-for-backups-with-Linux.html#c166 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/73-Using-a-USB-external-hard-disk-for-backups-with-Linux.html#comments http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/wfwcomment.php?cid=73 nospam@example.com (Rob Newcater) rsync always verifies that each transferred file was correctly reconstructed on the receiving side by checking a whole-file checksum that is generated as the file is transferred. Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:49:42 +0100 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/73-guid.html#c166 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/73-Using-a-USB-external-hard-disk-for-backups-with-Linux.html#c165 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/73-Using-a-USB-external-hard-disk-for-backups-with-Linux.html#comments http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/wfwcomment.php?cid=73 nospam@example.com (Rob Newcater) The supplied Dmailer software is only for Windows or Mac, only allows 2GB before you have to start paying, and if you have poor bandwidth, backup will take ages. Also, you have to trust that they will look after your data. And you will have to encrypt it if you have privacy concerns. Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:46:23 +0100 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/73-guid.html#c165 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/73-Using-a-USB-external-hard-disk-for-backups-with-Linux.html#c164 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/73-Using-a-USB-external-hard-disk-for-backups-with-Linux.html#comments http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/wfwcomment.php?cid=73 nospam@example.com (Simon) Good article, but you don't verify that the backup is readable after it is written. So if the external disk is bad, or developing faults, you may not see them and discover the back-up is not readable when the time comes to use it. Sat, 10 Jul 2010 09:29:18 +0100 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/73-guid.html#c164 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/95-Solaris-NIS-installation-and-configuration.html#c160 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/95-Solaris-NIS-installation-and-configuration.html#comments http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/wfwcomment.php?cid=95 nospam@example.com (john) you may want to check the version of nfs that is in use - I reduced the solaris10 to version 3 and it all started to work. Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:59:46 +0100 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/95-guid.html#c160 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/73-Using-a-USB-external-hard-disk-for-backups-with-Linux.html#c159 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/73-Using-a-USB-external-hard-disk-for-backups-with-Linux.html#comments http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/wfwcomment.php?cid=73 nospam@example.com (JohnnyBoyClub) The thing is that is not that good to use a usb external hdd to backup when you can store all the data online on some servers. Example , you can use a free software called http://www.dmailer.com/dmailer-backup.html to backup your data and if you want you can store it online on their servers. Is a easy to use software so you shouldn't have any problems with it Tue, 22 Jun 2010 07:33:25 +0100 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/73-guid.html#c159 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/110-Colour-coded-battery-charge-level-and-status-in-your-bash-prompt.html#c158 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/110-Colour-coded-battery-charge-level-and-status-in-your-bash-prompt.html#comments http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/wfwcomment.php?cid=110 nospam@example.com (Rob Newcater) Please do. Thanks, Rob. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:50:14 +0100 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/110-guid.html#c158 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/110-Colour-coded-battery-charge-level-and-status-in-your-bash-prompt.html#c157 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/110-Colour-coded-battery-charge-level-and-status-in-your-bash-prompt.html#comments http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/wfwcomment.php?cid=110 nospam@example.com (demoncyber) Hi, I possible copy and translate ( pt_BR) part of your text in my blog and reference to you? Oh is very nice article!!! Thanks.... Sorry my bad English Fri, 18 Jun 2010 03:29:13 +0100 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/110-guid.html#c157 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/23-command-line-calculations-using-bc.html#c154 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/23-command-line-calculations-using-bc.html#comments http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/wfwcomment.php?cid=23 nospam@example.com (Bill Abbott) Minimalist version: echo ' 3 + 3 ' | bc Try that at a Unix/Linux/Cigwin prompt. Note single quotes. Here's a more elaborate version, which puts the answer into a variable "xyzzy" which can be used further along in a command line or shell script (BASH in my case) *$* xyzzy=`echo '1.35 - 1.05' | bc`;\ *>* echo xyzzy: $xyzzy xyzzy: .30 NOTE that both the *$* and *>* are system prompts. Note also that the outer quote marks are *backticks* ie *`* while the inner quotes are single quotes ie *'* Tue, 18 May 2010 01:44:10 +0100 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/23-guid.html#c154 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/37-Solaris-8-NIS-installation-and-configuration.html#c151 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/37-Solaris-8-NIS-installation-and-configuration.html#comments http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/wfwcomment.php?cid=37 nospam@example.com (Arun) Very Good Article.. Wed, 05 May 2010 03:31:16 +0100 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/37-guid.html#c151 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/23-command-line-calculations-using-bc.html#c150 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/23-command-line-calculations-using-bc.html#comments http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/wfwcomment.php?cid=23 nospam@example.com (Keith) I use Midnight Commander as a file manager, personally. It's very nice and is faster and more powerful than X file managers. I could never figure out mutt, personally. Tue, 04 May 2010 19:57:35 +0100 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/23-guid.html#c150 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/95-Solaris-NIS-installation-and-configuration.html#c149 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/95-Solaris-NIS-installation-and-configuration.html#comments http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/wfwcomment.php?cid=95 nospam@example.com (gowtham) Hello All, I just tried to create NIS master in my x86 vmware machine. I have followed the steps and created the necessary files and installed via ypinit command. Now the issue is after start the services when provide the ypwhich command showing following error. Please assist. Code: bash-#svcs -a | grep nis disabled 18:34:29 svc:/network/rpc/nisplus:default disabled 18:34:29 svc:/system/patch-finish:delete online 1:04:28 svc:/network/nis/server:default maintenance 0:55:54 svc:/network/nis/xfr:default maintenance 0:55:54 svc:/network/nis/client:default maintenance 0:55:54 svc:/network/nis/update:default maintenance 0:55:55 svc:/network/nis/passwd:default bash-#ypwhich ypwhich: can't communicate with rpcbind bash-#ps -ef | grep rpc daemon 368 1 0 18:34:49 ? 0:00 /usr/sbin/rpcbind bash-#ps -ef | grep yp daemon 125 1 0 18:34:39 ? 0:00 /usr/lib/crypto/kcfd root 24539 1 1 01:07:10 ? 0:00 /usr/lib/netsvc/yp/ypserv -d bash-# Thanks, Gowtham Tue, 04 May 2010 07:37:33 +0100 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/95-guid.html#c149 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/95-Solaris-NIS-installation-and-configuration.html#c148 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/95-Solaris-NIS-installation-and-configuration.html#comments http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/wfwcomment.php?cid=95 nospam@example.com (Haven) In master server: Step 5, AUyppasswdd:*:::: has one less colon than the user above. Mon, 19 Apr 2010 05:55:24 +0100 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/95-guid.html#c148 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/95-Solaris-NIS-installation-and-configuration.html#c147 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/95-Solaris-NIS-installation-and-configuration.html#comments http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/wfwcomment.php?cid=95 nospam@example.com (Rob Newcater) You can't. Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:25:59 +0100 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/95-guid.html#c147 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/95-Solaris-NIS-installation-and-configuration.html#c146 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/95-Solaris-NIS-installation-and-configuration.html#comments http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/wfwcomment.php?cid=95 nospam@example.com (pavan) i want know if d server is in single user mode how can we connect Fri, 16 Apr 2010 03:59:58 +0100 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/95-guid.html#c146 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/73-Using-a-USB-external-hard-disk-for-backups-with-Linux.html#c141 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/73-Using-a-USB-external-hard-disk-for-backups-with-Linux.html#comments http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/wfwcomment.php?cid=73 nospam@example.com (Graham Goater) A really useful article. Well structured and very clearly explained. I had been struggling with command line back-ups in Linux, but this is an easy method that takes you through the whole process. I think the some of the other user comments about rsync not being a backup program is simply splitting hairs and a little pendantic. Your instructions (a) work (b) are easy to follow (c) provide a complete rsync'd backup which is easily restored. Your page is definitely bookmarked. Many thanks for your time in putting it together. Graham, Cambridge, UK Sun, 04 Apr 2010 09:27:47 +0100 http://www.basicallytech.com/blog/index.php?/archives/73-guid.html#c141