Comments on: How To: Backup your Mac to a Dreamhost Server (part 1 of 2) http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/ one man's dawning realization that linux is waaaaay smarter than he is Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:48:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: bucky http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/comment-page-2/#comment-7442 bucky Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:30:23 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/03/09/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/#comment-7442 Correction, having problems automating the password bit. Wasn't able to login using SSH. Followed these instruction (http://chrishutchins.net/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-dreamhost-with-rsync/?dsq=32047626#comment-32047626) for setting up the ssh keys. Then jumped back to here for the rest of the article. Correction, having problems automating the password bit. Wasn’t able to login using SSH.

Followed these instruction (http://chrishutchins.net/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-dreamhost-with-rsync/?dsq=32047626#comment-32047626) for setting up the ssh keys. Then jumped back to here for the rest of the article.

]]> By: bucky http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/comment-page-2/#comment-7441 bucky Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:11:21 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/03/09/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/#comment-7441 For anyone reading this now, Dreamhost have added the option to set up a backup user specifically for this kind of backup. You basically get an additional 50G on a different server to your webspace to do personal backups - only stipulation is nothing illegal. Sounds fair to me. I've just gone through this tutorial and everything worked fine. Thanks. For anyone reading this now, Dreamhost have added the option to set up a backup user specifically for this kind of backup. You basically get an additional 50G on a different server to your webspace to do personal backups – only stipulation is nothing illegal.

Sounds fair to me.

I’ve just gone through this tutorial and everything worked fine. Thanks.

]]> By: Sam Martinez http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/comment-page-2/#comment-7377 Sam Martinez Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:33:48 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/03/09/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/#comment-7377 (hit submit too soon). but great tut! thanks. (hit submit too soon). but great tut! thanks.

]]> By: Sam Martinez http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/comment-page-2/#comment-7376 Sam Martinez Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:33:15 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/03/09/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/#comment-7376 i had trouble running rsync the first time. for some reason it wouldnt complete the mkdir command. so i had to mkdir separately and then run rsync. i had trouble running rsync the first time. for some reason it wouldnt complete the mkdir command. so i had to mkdir separately and then run rsync.

]]> By: How To: Backup your Mac to a Dreamhost Server (Part 2 of 2) | command line idiot http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/comment-page-2/#comment-7324 How To: Backup your Mac to a Dreamhost Server (Part 2 of 2) | command line idiot Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:07:24 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/03/09/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/#comment-7324 [...] (continued from part 1) [...] [...] (continued from part 1) [...]

]]> By: Juan Regojo http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/comment-page-2/#comment-7272 Juan Regojo Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:47:58 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/03/09/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/#comment-7272 Ok. I just realized I have missed that step. Thanks Ok. I just realized I have missed that step. Thanks

]]> By: michael lee http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/comment-page-2/#comment-7269 michael lee Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:23:01 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/03/09/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/#comment-7269 <a href="http://wiki.dreamhost.com/index.php/SSH#Passwordless_Login" rel="nofollow">Follow this link</a> It is a set of instruction from Dreamhost on how to setup login without a password, using shared keys. If it works, you should be able to use the SSH login command without being prompted for a password. Follow this link

It is a set of instruction from Dreamhost on how to setup login without a password, using shared keys. If it works, you should be able to use the SSH login command without being prompted for a password.

]]> By: Juan Regojo http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/comment-page-2/#comment-7267 Juan Regojo Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:43:17 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/03/09/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/#comment-7267 Michael, When y do "ssh USER@SERVER", the server pront me for the password. Same thing when I do "rsync -avz ~/Documents/ USER@SERVER:~/laptop.bak/Documents/" the applescript gives the following error, because it has not a password: ssh_askpass: exec(/usr/libexec/ssh-askpass): No such file or directory Permission denied, please try again. ssh_askpass: exec(/usr/libexec/ssh-askpass): No such file or directory Permission denied, please try again. ssh_askpass: exec(/usr/libexec/ssh-askpass): No such file or directory Permission denied (publickey,password). rsync: connection unexpectedly closed (0 bytes received so far) [sender] rsync error: unexplained error (code 255) at /SourceCache/rsync/rsync-35.2/rsync/io.c(452) [sender=2.6.9] Can you give me a hint. Thanks Michael,

When y do “ssh USER@SERVER”, the server pront me for the password.

Same thing when I do “rsync -avz ~/Documents/ USER@SERVER:~/laptop.bak/Documents/”

the applescript gives the following error, because it has not a password:

ssh_askpass: exec(/usr/libexec/ssh-askpass): No such file or directory
Permission denied, please try again.
ssh_askpass: exec(/usr/libexec/ssh-askpass): No such file or directory
Permission denied, please try again.
ssh_askpass: exec(/usr/libexec/ssh-askpass): No such file or directory
Permission denied (publickey,password).
rsync: connection unexpectedly closed (0 bytes received so far) [sender]
rsync error: unexplained error (code 255) at /SourceCache/rsync/rsync-35.2/rsync/io.c(452) [sender=2.6.9]

Can you give me a hint. Thanks

]]> By: michael lee http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/comment-page-2/#comment-7270 michael lee Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:51:00 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/03/09/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/#comment-7270 Correct - new and modified files Correct – new and modified files

]]> By: Luke http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/comment-page-2/#comment-7268 Luke Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:43:18 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/03/09/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/#comment-7268 Sweet... in the words of Borat "Isz Niiiiice" So from now on all i have to do is just run rsync with the avz switch and it'll copy only new files over ? Sweet… in the words of Borat “Isz Niiiiice”

So from now on all i have to do is just run rsync with the avz switch and it’ll copy only new files over ?

]]> By: kurt http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/comment-page-2/#comment-7266 kurt Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:53:44 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/03/09/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/#comment-7266 thanks for this one! thanks for this one!

]]> By: Backup Completo del Mac sul Server Dreamhost http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/comment-page-2/#comment-7265 Backup Completo del Mac sul Server Dreamhost Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:16:16 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/03/09/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/#comment-7265 [...] How To: Backup your Mac to a Dreamhost Server (part 1 of 2) [...] [...] How To: Backup your Mac to a Dreamhost Server (part 1 of 2) [...]

]]> By: Taking The Plunge: Jungle Disk 2 | The Apple Blog http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/comment-page-2/#comment-7264 Taking The Plunge: Jungle Disk 2 | The Apple Blog Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:00:25 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/03/09/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/#comment-7264 [...] into a number of different solutions including Mozy, Box.net, and even a manual upload using my Dreamhost account - but none of those solutions met all my needs. I wanted something simple to use and a solution [...] [...] into a number of different solutions including Mozy, Box.net, and even a manual upload using my Dreamhost account – but none of those solutions met all my needs. I wanted something simple to use and a solution [...]

]]> By: Rsync backup with Growl at John Thomson: Thinking out loud http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/comment-page-2/#comment-7263 Rsync backup with Growl at John Thomson: Thinking out loud Tue, 06 May 2008 02:43:53 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/03/09/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/#comment-7263 [...] This post taught me everything I needed to know to get rsync working with Bluehost (the instructions are for Dreamhost, but you get the idea). Be sure to check out the part for running a backup without logging in. Up until recently, I’ve used the terminal to periodically run a backup–yet there’s always room for improvement. [...] [...] This post taught me everything I needed to know to get rsync working with Bluehost (the instructions are for Dreamhost, but you get the idea). Be sure to check out the part for running a backup without logging in. Up until recently, I’ve used the terminal to periodically run a backup–yet there’s always room for improvement. [...]

]]> By: Jason McIntosh http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/comment-page-2/#comment-7262 Jason McIntosh Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:13:28 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/03/09/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/#comment-7262 It doesn't look prohibited so much as Officially Unsupported. Thanks for this tutorial. I plan on exploiting this myself soon, supported or not. It doesn’t look prohibited so much as Officially Unsupported.

Thanks for this tutorial. I plan on exploiting this myself soon, supported or not.

]]> By: command line idiot » Denial of (advertised) Service Attack! http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/comment-page-2/#comment-7260 command line idiot » Denial of (advertised) Service Attack! Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:53:55 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/03/09/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/#comment-7260 [...] spring, I posted this tutorial on how to use rsync to upload data to a Dreamhost server. It’s still the most popular article [...] [...] spring, I posted this tutorial on how to use rsync to upload data to a Dreamhost server. It’s still the most popular article [...]

]]> By: michael lee http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/comment-page-2/#comment-7261 michael lee Thu, 18 Oct 2007 02:36:59 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/03/09/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/#comment-7261 Bummer. I added a disclaimer. Bummer. I added a disclaimer.

]]> By: JasonB http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/comment-page-2/#comment-7259 JasonB Wed, 17 Oct 2007 22:52:54 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/03/09/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/#comment-7259 Looks like Dreamhost is stopping this: http://www.dreamhoststatus.com/2007/10/17/policy-clarification-personal-storage-back-ups/ lame. Looks like Dreamhost is stopping this: http://www.dreamhoststatus.com/2007/10/17/policy-clarification-personal-storage-back-ups/

lame.

]]> By: TopherNet.Org » Blog Archive » Offsite Backups - thoughts and planning http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/comment-page-2/#comment-7258 TopherNet.Org » Blog Archive » Offsite Backups - thoughts and planning Sun, 14 Oct 2007 02:00:34 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/03/09/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/#comment-7258 [...] doing a bit of reading on rsync, I came across this post detailing setting up a Mac to use rsync with DreamHost.  Exactly what I’m looking to do, [...] [...] doing a bit of reading on rsync, I came across this post detailing setting up a Mac to use rsync with DreamHost.  Exactly what I’m looking to do, [...]

]]> By: Joseba http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/comment-page-2/#comment-7257 Joseba Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:51:11 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/03/09/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/#comment-7257 ok, thx ok, thx

]]> By: Dennis http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/comment-page-1/#comment-7256 Dennis Tue, 02 Oct 2007 20:14:39 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/03/09/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/#comment-7256 Just read up on DreamHost's terms of service: ... 6 The customer agrees to make use of DreamHost Web Hosting servers primarily for the purpose of hosting a website, and associated email functions. Data uploaded must be primarily for this purpose.. DreamHost Web Hosting servers are not intended as a data backup or archiving service. DreamHost Web Hosting reserves the right to negotiate additional charges with the Customer and/or the discontinuation of the backups/archives at their discretion. ... Just read up on DreamHost’s terms of service:

…
6 The customer agrees to make use of DreamHost Web Hosting servers primarily for the purpose of hosting a website, and associated email functions. Data uploaded must be primarily for this purpose.. DreamHost Web Hosting servers are not intended as a data backup or archiving service. DreamHost Web Hosting reserves the right to negotiate additional charges with the Customer and/or the discontinuation of the backups/archives at their discretion. …

]]> By: Joseba http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/comment-page-1/#comment-7255 Joseba Sat, 22 Sep 2007 20:18:27 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/03/09/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/#comment-7255 Sorry, i don't speak english, a little... little I speak spanish, but... if my local copy is encrypted, remote copy is encrypted (with rsync),it's ok. The question is, if server in EEUU (dreamhost) don't want problem with the info no readable (is encrypted) stored in your servers. Some rules about this? Sorry, i don’t speak english, a little… little
I speak spanish, but…
if my local copy is encrypted, remote copy is encrypted (with rsync),it’s ok.

The question is, if server in EEUU (dreamhost) don’t want problem with the info no readable (is encrypted) stored in your servers.
Some rules about this?

]]> By: Andrew http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/comment-page-1/#comment-7254 Andrew Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:29:40 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/03/09/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/#comment-7254 This is a rather novice question, but how does one get stuff <i>off</i> Dreamhost once it's there? Won't rsync wipe the Dreamhost copy so it matches the local copy? This is a rather novice question, but how does one get stuff off Dreamhost once it’s there? Won’t rsync wipe the Dreamhost copy so it matches the local copy?

]]> By: Joseba http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/comment-page-1/#comment-7253 Joseba Sat, 15 Sep 2007 18:28:38 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/03/09/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/#comment-7253 Dreamhost admits encriptation? for the backups . . . Dreamhost admits encriptation?
for the backups . . .

]]> By: China Landscape http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/comment-page-1/#comment-7252 China Landscape Wed, 18 Jul 2007 02:11:45 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/03/09/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/#comment-7252 I have the same problem : rsync: mkdir [dir name] failed: No such file or directory (2) Does anyone know how to fix it without create by hand all the directories ? it's strange that rsync cannot creat recursively the directories ... I have the same problem :

rsync: mkdir [dir name] failed: No such file or directory (2)
Does anyone know how to fix it without create by hand all the directories ? it’s strange that rsync cannot creat recursively the directories …

]]> By: JM http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/comment-page-1/#comment-7251 JM Fri, 13 Jul 2007 13:51:42 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/03/09/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/#comment-7251 Hi! Great write-up! Thank you. I have a problem though, when I run the "rsync" command, it copies all of my "Home" folders to the dreamhost server... BUT... it only copies the actual folders.... no files.... all the folders on the dreamhost server are empty. Can someone help me??? I tried to back up my "Home" folder using the "~/" which is about 160GB... All the Folders (empty) show up on the dreamhost server only 0.02MB... ??? Please help me. Thanks in advance Hi! Great write-up! Thank you.

I have a problem though, when I run the “rsync” command, it copies all of my “Home” folders to the dreamhost server… BUT… it only copies the actual folders…. no files…. all the folders on the dreamhost server are empty. Can someone help me???

I tried to back up my “Home” folder using the “~/” which is about 160GB… All the Folders (empty) show up on the dreamhost server only 0.02MB… ???

Please help me.

Thanks in advance

]]> By: michael lee http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/comment-page-1/#comment-7244 michael lee Tue, 29 May 2007 16:06:28 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/03/09/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/#comment-7244 You're welcome - glad to help out. You’re welcome – glad to help out.

]]> By: scott http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/comment-page-1/#comment-7246 scott Tue, 29 May 2007 13:49:18 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/03/09/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/#comment-7246 That was it, Michael. Wow, good troubleshooting. And, it eliminated that odd asking for my password again, too. I just opened a new Terminal window, entered the rsync line, and it took about 3 minutes to do this "Building List..." and then said "Done." After that, it started listing each file individually as it, presumably, backed it up to Dreamhost. I'm already seeing how this would be a good time to clean up and reorganize my Documents folder. As the rsync lists every single file, I find myself thinking, "I still need *that*?" thanks again for helping me crack the Terminal for the very first time. Scott That was it, Michael. Wow, good troubleshooting. And, it eliminated that odd asking for my password again, too. I just opened a new Terminal window, entered the rsync line, and it took about 3 minutes to do this “Building List…” and then said “Done.” After that, it started listing each file individually as it, presumably, backed it up to Dreamhost.

I’m already seeing how this would be a good time to clean up and reorganize my Documents folder. As the rsync lists every single file, I find myself thinking, “I still need *that*?”

thanks again for helping me crack the Terminal for the very first time.

Scott

]]> By: michael lee http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/comment-page-1/#comment-7248 michael lee Tue, 29 May 2007 05:32:25 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/03/09/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/#comment-7248 AHA! I think I see what happened. From what you copied / pasted into comment above, it looks like you're actually running the rsync command while logged in to your dreamhost server! Is that so? Once you've done an SSH into your server, you're actually running commands on the server, not on your local computer. You need to exit (type 'exit', or just close the terminal and reopen it again), make sure that the command prompt shows the name of your local computer, and THEN run the rsync command. The rsync command needs to be from FROM the local computer, TO the server. AHA! I think I see what happened.

From what you copied / pasted into comment above, it looks like you’re actually running the rsync command while logged in to your dreamhost server! Is that so? Once you’ve done an SSH into your server, you’re actually running commands on the server, not on your local computer.

You need to exit (type ‘exit’, or just close the terminal and reopen it again), make sure that the command prompt shows the name of your local computer, and THEN run the rsync command.

The rsync command needs to be from FROM the local computer, TO the server.

]]> By: michael lee http://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/comment-page-1/#comment-7249 michael lee Tue, 29 May 2007 05:29:14 +0000 http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/03/09/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/#comment-7249 That's very, very odd. rsync uses the SSH login protocol, so I can't for the life of me think of any reason why ssh would work with the shared keys (no login), and rsync wouldn't. That’s very, very odd. rsync uses the SSH login protocol, so I can’t for the life of me think of any reason why ssh would work with the shared keys (no login), and rsync wouldn’t.

]]>