To begin with, we will just use sshfs to mount a remote directory locally.
First off, you need a ssh server [/client] installed on remote system and a ssh client on the local machine. I'm assuming your installations already have both installed.
on local system install sshfs
[as root]
apt-get install sshfs
they say do,
modprobe fuse
For me it doesn't seem to do anything, but I recommend running the command anyway.
if you are going to do everything as root, you're good to go, otherwise add a user to the fuse group;
usermod -a -G fuse newuser [user exists and is newuser]
Create a directory where you can mount the remote file system.
mkdir /tmp/eclectica [ I 'm making a directory /eclectica in /tmp ]
mount the remote directory
sshfs remoteuser@eclectica.mx:/home/remoteuser /tmp/eclectica -p 1022
[ explanation;
I'm using account remoteuser on the remote system,
eclectica.mx
and mounting "/home/remoteuser", the remote users home directory
to /tmp/eclectica
The ssh port on eclectica is 1022.]
It will ask for the password for remoteuser on the remote system.
The accounts, and permissions can be a little confusing, but essentially:
* the locally used account needs full access to the directory you mount to.
* the remote account needs access to the directory you are mounting.
when done, un-mount it with;
fusermount -u /tmp/eclectica
Now, to use an sshfs mounted directory and rcync to backup a remote system.
The machine I am backing up to is the local machine, and the machine I'm backing up is the remote machine, which in this example is eclectica.mx;
On the local machine;
install rsync.
apt-get install rsync
create a backup directory
mkdir /backups
create a mount point directory
mkdir /root/eclectica
mount the remote file system
sshfs root@eclectica.mx:/ /root/eclectica -p 1022
[you are using the remote root account to mount the local file system into the local root accounts home directory]
We are now ready to do a rsync backup of the remote system
rsync -av /root/eclectica /backups
[note; it may not be able to access and backup files and directories that are locked.]
When backup is complete, un-mount with;
fusermount -u /root/eclectica
Isn't that cool!
My other blogs:
OpenVZ on Debian - http://openvzondeb.blogspot.ca/
Linux Server Hardening - http://linuxserverhardening.blogspot.ca/
Icecast on Debian - http://icecastondebian.blogspot.ca/2013/10/page-one_31.html
SSHFS with rcync - http://usingsshfs.blogspot.ca/
SOCKS Tunneling - http://sockstunneling.blogspot.ca/
Kobo Arc 7", 64GB - http://koboarc.blogspot.ca/ [*new*]
and, a few works in progress:
Short Stories - http://louisebridgewrites.blogspot.ca/
Android TV Sticks - http://tvsticks.blogspot.ca/
My Streams:
Ices information panel - http://www.eclectica.mx:8000/
One of my streams is an all Neil Young stream.To see its listing on the Icecast Directory [at: http://dir.xiph.org/ ] search for Neil.
The search results will be: Neil Young [x listeners] " All Neil Young, and only Neil Young."
[all links in this article worked as of 2014/03/25 ]
