Alternate Time Servers for Automatic Clock Set
In modern Microsoft Windows operating systems and all Unix / Linux systems the system clock time can be set automatically. The computer will connect to a special server on the Internet called a Network Time Protocol server, and get the current universal time, and then adjust it according to the local time zone on the computer. It keeps the computer clock very accurate and corrects drift before it can become much of a problem.
We recommend using a reliable server: pool.ntp.org
A wonderful group of generous folks provide this extremely reliable cluster of computers for us all to use, free of charge. Thank you NTP Pool Project and all the participants!
Posted under Freeware, Linux, WebDev
This post was written by Content Curator on November 16, 2009
How To Copy Directories and Subdirectories Recursively With FTP (scp)
When transferring file directory structures between linux / Unix hosts, usinf FTP was what came to mind. FTP has been used for many transfers in the past, but when forced (read:allowed) to use the command line to transfer files, the MGET and other FTP related commands were useless. So google to the rescue, and up pops this great simple writeup about how to copy host-to-host using the SCP command. Sweetness defined.
In essence:
scp -vr -P 2222 ./* REMOTEUSERNAME@REMOTEHOSTNAME.TLD:/FULL/UNIX/PATH/TO/DESTINATION/FOLDER/(OR/FILENAMES.ABC)
This command will Verbosely and Recirsively do it’s thang. It will contact the remote host on port 2222 instead of the default port 22 used for SSH. The remote username is the unix username, and the remote hostname is the full DNS name or IP address of the remote unix box. The destination path is reltive to the root of the system, NOT relative to the user’s home dirtectory.
Have fun, and leave FTP for transferring single files or batches of files inside a single directory container only.
Posted under Freeware, Linux, Network
This post was written by Content Curator on October 23, 2009
