Comments on: Quickly Backup / dump MySql / Postgres database to another remote server securely http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/backup-postgres-mysql-securely-using-ssh.html This is a Linux sys admin journal by Vivek about sys admin work, Linux tips & tricks, hacks, news and more. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:34:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: DSampaolo http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/backup-postgres-mysql-securely-using-ssh.html#comment-148785 DSampaolo Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:09:56 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/backup-postgres-mysql-securely-using-ssh.html#comment-148785 Same problem as Ron. Should I touch the file first ? Seems odd... Anyway, thanks for the tips! :) Same problem as Ron. Should I touch the file first ? Seems odd… Anyway, thanks for the tips! :)

]]> By: melichades http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/backup-postgres-mysql-securely-using-ssh.html#comment-144810 melichades Sun, 31 Aug 2008 17:05:49 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/backup-postgres-mysql-securely-using-ssh.html#comment-144810 mysqldump -u USERnAME -p'PASSWORD' YOUR-DATABASE-NAME | ssh .... this will lock your db-server for a very long time ... better do a mysqlcopy ... --noindexes first, then rebuild the indexes, and then go on as described. mysqldump -u USERnAME -p’PASSWORD’ YOUR-DATABASE-NAME | ssh ….

this will lock your db-server for a very long time …

better do a mysqlcopy … –noindexes first, then rebuild the indexes, and then go on as described.

]]> By: Cory http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/backup-postgres-mysql-securely-using-ssh.html#comment-143455 Cory Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:18:39 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/backup-postgres-mysql-securely-using-ssh.html#comment-143455 The MySQL backup command is not secure -- anyone can view the password using `ps` on the local machine. It is preferred to use the .my.cnf file, with a [mysqldump] header. The MySQL backup command is not secure — anyone can view the password using `ps` on the local machine. It is preferred to use the .my.cnf file, with a [mysqldump] header.

]]> By: Ron http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/backup-postgres-mysql-securely-using-ssh.html#comment-141268 Ron Wed, 03 Oct 2007 16:50:49 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/backup-postgres-mysql-securely-using-ssh.html#comment-141268 How do you include the Postgre password in the command line and stop the system from responding that file not found on the remote server? How do you include the Postgre password in the command line and stop the system from responding that file not found on the remote server?

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