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Automated file synchronization / backup across LAN or FTP in a Windows Server environment?

What is the best architecture for automating scheduled file synchronization / transfers for backup purposes in a windows server environment across either a LAN or the internet? I would like to automate nightly (or perhaps hourly) file…
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Compare & Copy missing files from identical directory on Remote Server

I have a development server on which I want to keep certain data directories in sync with the live server. Any files in these directories which exist on the live server, but not on the dev server, I need to copy over. Because I don't care about…
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how i can disable delete file option in unison sync tool?

i want to disable delete option of unison in other word i want unison tool always copy file [don't delete anything]. I read manual but i can not find what i need . for example we have two folder folder1 and folder2 1- the first time :- folder1…
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sync a directory between OSX and Ubuntu

I need a good way to sync a directory between my OSX 10.6 laptop and my Ubuntu Desktop. Dropbox would obviously be a great choice, however the directory I need to sync is owned by root on both machines and fixing the permissions would screw up the…
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Easy way to wait for reboot of a host from a script?

I have a script running on machine A that needs to trigger the reboot of machine B and then wait until machine B is fully back up. This actually needs to happen multiple times in succession, so keeping the wait time to a minimum is somewhat…
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Is it safe to alter the underlying encrypted files for a live mounted ecryptfs volume?

I want to do live synchronization of an encrypted directory with a server, such that the server only sees encrypted data. Suppose I put the underlying ecryptfs data in: /home/user/.Private And I mount that directory at: /home/user/unlocked Can I…
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Is there a Folder/File Syncronization Tool that can generate a synchronization script

I am looking for a tool that can synchronize folders by generating a script that can then be run from a command line, and the script generated does not require the tool to be installed to work. Like it can compare directories, then script the…
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File-sync server software

We are currently using Dropbox in the company and running out of space lately. I'm wondering if there any similar software that we could use on our own server? I've looked at pogoplug, but I'd like to have some software that I could just install on…
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SQL Server synchronization failed

I'm getting the error message below when trying to synchronize a SQL compact database (SQL CE 2.0) to a SQL Server 2005 database. I have double and triple checked permissions, reconfigured IIS multiple times, and I've run Process Monitor to see…
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How can I keep the system date on my VM in synch with the real world?

I'm running Ubuntu Karmic on a VM with VirtualBox 3.2.8 (I need to update...) and I've just noticed that the system time on my VM is out of sync with the real world. It seems that the time will synch properly if I reboot the machine, presumably…
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Replicating/Synchronizng multiple tables across different Databases on the same instance

I have few tables that needed to be replicated/synchronized across several databases in our SQL Server 2008 cluster. I know it's possible to replicate between multiple instances, but I'm looking for replication or synchronization in the same…
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Recommendation for syncing data on Windows Servers securely over the internet?

I have a Windows Server at a data center and an EC2 Windows Server running in the cloud. In the *Nix world I know the answer to sync these would be rsync. What are some good options for Windows? Is FTP over SSL the only choice here? What…
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Centralized distribution/syncing sets of large files through local network

Even though I am fully aware that versions of this question have been asked googol number of times, I'll try not to repeat them. I have many sets of many files (some files are small, but some are large, like, ~10-20GB). I have multiple servers, each…
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siteremote/siteKiosk alternatives

I've been using siteremote for a while, and while it is a great product, there are about 70% of features that I'm not using. You need to buy siteRemote and siteKiosk licenses that are quite expensive. Added to that they have been upgrading servers…
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How to setup two mysql servers in Synchronization mode

Infrastructure I have two database servers, running on two different boxes. One works as a primary database for my web application and other works as secondary database. Secondary data base is updated by replication facility in mysql server. Primary…
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