Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 09:16:06 -0800 From: Micah <micahjon@ywave.com> To: Dave <dmehler26@woh.rr.com> Cc: freeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: sending large amount of data securely Message-ID: <441305D6.4010003@ywave.com> In-Reply-To: <012c01c642e3$4fccd070$0200a8c0@satellite> References: <010e01c642cb$0701ca70$0200a8c0@satellite> <440F0B1A.9080007@ywave.com> <012c01c642e3$4fccd070$0200a8c0@satellite>
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Dave wrote: > Hi, > Unfortunately, the box doesn't have the room on it to make the tar > backup, so i'd have to tar over ssh, then untar on the other box. Is > this doable? > Thanks. > Dave. > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Micah" <micahjon@ywave.com> > To: "Dave" <dmehler26@woh.rr.com> > Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> > Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 11:49 AM > Subject: Re: sending large amount of data securely > > >> Dave wrote: >>> Hello, >>> I've got two freebsd6 boxes on one i have a large collection of >>> files, like about 3.5 gb worth, that i want to send securely to the >>> other box. I've tried: >>> >>> scp -24Cpr >>> >>> to do it, it transfered 1gb of data then quit. I'm suspecting it >>> didn't get the sym links if any in this data. Any suggestions >>> appreciated. >>> Thanks. >>> Dave. >>> >> >> Some options are to tar then scp, or to use rsync+ssh. I've >> transfered 6gb tar backups via scp in the past with no problems. >> >> HTH, >> Micah > Yes, you can direct the output of tar into ssh and have that output into tar on the other end. Google for specifics, but a the simple search terms "tar over ssh" turned up this thread: http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2003/03/msg05757.html P.S. Don't forget to CC the list. Someone there surely could've answered your question in a more timely fashion that I could this last week. HTH, Micah
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