issues syncing between one host and another

Kevin Korb kmk at sanitarium.net
Thu Sep 5 08:02:16 CEST 2013 

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I am pretty sure I mentioned this when we were talking in IRC but I
feel I need to point out again that this is what rsnapshot does.  You
don't have to do this all yourself if you don't really want to.

The simple fact is that you are still stuck at the proof of concept
level.  You haven't even considered error handling yet.

On 09/05/13 01:57, Kevin Korb wrote:
> First you rm the existing current link then you create a new one 
> pointing at the backup you just made.
> 
> It really is just a reference to use in the script to determine
> what the most recent backup is.  The alternative would be to parse
> a directory listing to determine what the --link-dest parameter
> should be.
> 
> On 09/05/13 01:55, Jonathan Aquilina wrote:
>> So each subsequent sync links the new directory to the current
>> one unless there is only one directory?
> 
> 
>> On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 7:54 AM, Kevin Korb <kmk at sanitarium.net 
>> <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net>> wrote:
> 
>> There is only one current one.  The oldest one can't be the one 
>> that the current symlink is pointing to unless there is only 1 
>> backup.
> 
>> On 09/05/13 01:52, Jonathan Aquilina wrote:
>>> What will happen if the first directory which is the oldest
>>> gets deleted wouldnt i have to re link the next directory with
>>> the .current one?
> 
> 
>>> On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 7:39 AM, Kevin Korb <kmk at sanitarium.net
>> <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net>
>>> <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net>>>
>>> wrote:
> 
>>> Yes.
> 
>>> On 09/05/13 01:38, Jonathan Aquilina wrote:
>>>> The current pointer being the recieveDir.current correct?
> 
> 
>>>> On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 7:37 AM, Kevin Korb
>>>> <kmk at sanitarium.net
>> <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net>
>>> <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net>>
>>>> <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net>
>> <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net>>>> wrote:
> 
>>>> The backup you just made to the current pointer you will 
>>>> readlink on the next run.
> 
>>>> On 09/05/13 01:36, Jonathan Aquilina wrote:
>>>>> Understood, What do i need to sym link together?
> 
> 
>>>>> On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 7:34 AM, Kevin Korb 
>>>>> <kmk at sanitarium.net
>> <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net>
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>> <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net>>>>>
>> wrote:
> 
>>>>> The symlink is only a pointer so that you can readlink it
>>>>> on the next run to determine what to use as your
>>>>> --link-dest parameter. It is simply a pointer to the latest
>>>>> directory.
> 
>>>>> Deleting old stuff is a different concept.  You have a
>>>>> list of directories with dates and times in the names.  A
>>>>> simple ls will list them in order.  Any scripting language
>>>>> will have the ability to sort a list of file names.  So,
>>>>> you make a sorted list then delete however many you have
>>>>> that are more than the number of them you want starting
>>>>> with the oldest. The current symlink is only pointing to
>>>>> the newest so it would only matter in the deletions if you
>>>>> are deleting all of the backups.
> 
>>>>> On 09/05/13 01:08, Jonathan Aquilina wrote:
>>>>>> So if i basically sym link the empty backup with the sym
>>>>>>  link loop to the current directory it should fix the 
>>>>>> issue? what would happen though if i want to remove the 
>>>>>> oldest directory which was synced after 7 days would i
>>>>>> have issues then like i am experiencing now?
> 
> 
>>>>>> On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 7:06 AM, Kevin Korb 
>>>>>> <kmk at sanitarium.net <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net>
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>> wrote:
> 
>>>>>> The .current symlink is a pointer to the current backup. 
>>>>>> It should always be from the backup you just made to the 
>>>>>> fixed location of the path you are using readlink on.
> 
>>>>>> On 09/05/13 01:04, Jonathan Aquilina wrote:
>>>>>>> How would i need to create the sym link and to what?
> 
> 
>>>>>>> On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 7:03 AM, Kevin Korb 
>>>>>>> <kmk at sanitarium.net <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net>
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>> wrote:
> 
>>>>>>> No, it is linking the new target to the previous 
>>>>>>> link-dest
> 
>>>>>>> On 09/05/13 01:02, Jonathan Aquilina wrote:
>>>>>>>> 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 <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net>
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>>> wrote:
> 
>>>>>>>> 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 $remotedir 
>>>>>>>> /home/aquj001/recievingDir.current
> 
>>>>>>>> On 09/05/13 00:54, Jonathan Aquilina wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Hey Kevin
> 
>>>>>>>>> The path works as it is after i recreated the 
>>>>>>>>> .current directory but im still having the issue of
>>>>>>>>> a directory on the remote being created with too
>>>>>>>>> many symbolic links in it and no files.
> 
> 
>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 8:27 PM, Kevin Korb 
>>>>>>>>> <kmk at sanitarium.net <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net>
>> <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net>>
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>>> <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net>
>> <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net>>>
>>>> <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net>
>> <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net>>
>>> <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net>
>> <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net>>>>
>>>>> <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net>
>> <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net>>
>>> <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net>
>> <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net>>>
>>>> <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net>
>> <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net>>
>>> <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net>
>> <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net>>>>>>>>>
>>>> wrote:
> 
>>>>>>>>>> linkdest=$(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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> 
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> 
>>>>>>>>> -- Jonathan Aquilina
> 
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>>>>>>>> -- Jonathan Aquilina
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>>>>>>> -- Jonathan Aquilina
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>>>>>> -- Jonathan Aquilina
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>>>>> -- Jonathan Aquilina
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>>>> -- Jonathan Aquilina
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>>> -- Jonathan Aquilina
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>> -- Jonathan Aquilina
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