Tag: bash

first you have to share a folder with the VM:  reboot the VM on the linux-guest open up a terminal: 2. check out what your user id is (uid) cat /etc/passwd|grep YourUsername 3. become root & mount mount -t vboxsf […]

keep it simple version: fileSelect.sh #!/bin/bash select FILENAME in *; do echo “You picked $FILENAME ($REPLY), it is now only accessible to you.” chmod go-rwx “$FILENAME” break; done   creditz: http://tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/html/sect_09_06.html cool grafical but not working-right version: while this does […]

its actually not that easy… but also not that hard to also backup larger files reliable and encrypted (!) over internet yourself. 0. setup ssh on your backup-server, so the backup-user can login without beeing prompted for password (safer and […]