I have been trying to setup an automated mirror/backup system based on wget.<BR><BR>The basic command is:<BR><BR><BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip ...

Skip one-click backup apps. This rsync script gives you full control over what gets saved and when, plus logs and a few hard-won lessons.

Cron processes, or "cron jobs," may be used to start and stop applications within a Linux or Unix operating system. You can create cron jobs to perform functions such ...

Using insecure protocols leaves your data and connected machines vulnerable to attack. Remote server management requirements demand that security be given a top priority. This article explains my ...

For the admins who are new to Linux, I want to introduce you to the cron tool. What is cron? Simply stated, cron allows you to create scheduled jobs on a Linux system. Say, for instance, you have a ...

If your homelab is container-heavy like mine, you know that latency matters and it matters a lot. This cron job pings all ...

We are soon releasing PushMon, a free monitoring service for scripts, batches and jobs. The basic idea is that cron scripts will "ping" a URL on a regular basis, and will notify the user if this "ping ...

The find program is a very powerful system administration tool. This command is used by the updatedb script as well as various /etc/crontab scripts when installed on your system. The command requires ...