issues syncing between one host and another

[Jonathan Aquilina]

Doesnt my script already do that at the very end?


On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 7:00 AM, Kevin Korb <kmk at sanitarium.net> wrote:

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> Ahh, I missed looking at the ln command.  You are supposed to be
> linking the backup you just made to .current.  So,
>
> ssh $user@$remotehost ln -sf $remotedir /home/aquj001/recievingDir.current
>
> On 09/05/13 00:54, Jonathan Aquilina wrote:
> > Hey Kevin
> >
> > The path works as it is after i recreated the .current directory
> > but im still having the issue of a directory on the remote being
> > created with too many symbolic links in it and no files.
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 8:27 PM, Kevin Korb <kmk at sanitarium.net
> > <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net>> wrote:
> >
> >> linkdest=$(ssh $user@$remotehost /usr/linux/bin/readlink/
> > /home/aquj001/recievingDir.current)
> >
> > There probably shouldn't be a trailing / on the readlink command.
> >
> > If that doesn't settle it is the path in the error message the
> > target or the link-dest?
> >
> > If it is the target try sending a mkdir first.
> >
> > On 09/04/13 09:56, Jonathan Aquilina wrote:
> >> I have the following script that I am working on
> >
> >> #!/bin/bash
> >
> >> date=$(date +%F--%T)
> >
> >> #ssh parameters user=aquj001 remotehost=qa4app
> >
> >> localdir=/home/aquj001/INFENG/scripts
> >> remotedir=/home/aquj001/recievingDir.$date
> >
> >> linkdest=$(ssh $user@$remotehost /usr/linux/bin/readlink/
> >> /home/aquj001/recievingDir.current)
> >
> >> rsync -a --compress  --link-dest=$linkdest --out-format='%i %n%L
> >> %l %M' --omit-dir-times  "$localdir"
> >> "$user@$remotehost:$remotedir" ssh $user@$remotehost /bin/rm -f
> >> /home/aquj001/recievingDir.current ssh $user@$remotehost ln -sf
> >> $remotedir $linkdest
> >
> >> now the issue becomes when i run it, I get the following errors.
> >
> >> rsync: change_dir#4
> >> "/home/aquj001/recievingDir.2013-09-04--15:53:16" failed: No
> >> such file or directory (2) rsync error: errors selecting
> >> input/output files, dirs (code 3) at main.c(877) [receiver=3.0.6]
> >> rsync: connection unexpectedly closed (9 bytes received so far)
> >> [sender] rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code
> >> 12) at io.c(600) [sender=3.0.6]
> >
> >> It still creates the directory on the remote machine but its
> >> empty and nothing but sym links. Any ideas as to what th eissue
> >> is would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> >> This is on an AIX 6.1 system installed from the aix toolbox
> >> package.
> >
> >
> >> -- Jonathan Aquilina
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> > -- Jonathan Aquilina
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Jonathan Aquilina
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