Comments on: Start a Time Machine Backup on a Remote Mac with SSH http://osxdaily.com/2012/11/05/start-time-machine-backup-remote-mac/ News, tips, software, reviews, and more for Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad Wed, 22 May 2013 19:52:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: BetterWay http://osxdaily.com/2012/11/05/start-time-machine-backup-remote-mac/#comment-449218 BetterWay Sun, 11 Nov 2012 21:15:37 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=34252#comment-449218 sudo tmutil disable sudo tmutil enable Backup should start running in 90 seconds and you can logoff immediately. sudo tmutil disable
sudo tmutil enable

Backup should start running in 90 seconds and you can logoff immediately.

]]> By: Steve http://osxdaily.com/2012/11/05/start-time-machine-backup-remote-mac/#comment-446880 Steve Mon, 05 Nov 2012 21:34:37 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=34252#comment-446880 The problem with SSH is you must leave the port open on the firewall/router. A better way might be to set up a mail filter for a verified email address and passphrase, which triggers an Automator action. The problem with SSH is you must leave the port open on the firewall/router.

A better way might be to set up a mail filter for a verified email address and passphrase, which triggers an Automator action.

]]> By: Roy http://osxdaily.com/2012/11/05/start-time-machine-backup-remote-mac/#comment-446865 Roy Mon, 05 Nov 2012 21:10:32 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=34252#comment-446865 The safer way to start a process and keep it running in the background while you log out: nohup tmutil startbackup > /dev/null 2>&1 & Nohup sets the SIGHUP signal (given by the logout process) to be ignored. The nomenclature after the '>' sign means that all output is silently ignored. The last ampersand puts this process in the background. The safer way to start a process and keep it running in the background while you log out:
nohup tmutil startbackup > /dev/null 2>&1 &

Nohup sets the SIGHUP signal (given by the logout process) to be ignored. The nomenclature after the ‘>’ sign means that all output is silently ignored. The last ampersand puts this process in the background.

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