<div dir="ltr">The current pointer being the recieveDir.current correct?<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 7:37 AM, Kevin Korb <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net" target="_blank">kmk@sanitarium.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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The backup you just made to the current pointer you will readlink on<br>
the next run.<br>
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On 09/05/13 01:36, Jonathan Aquilina wrote:<br>
> Understood, What do i need to sym link together?<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 7:34 AM, Kevin Korb <<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a>>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> The symlink is only a pointer so that you can readlink it on the<br>
> next run to determine what to use as your --link-dest parameter.<br>
> It is simply a pointer to the latest directory.<br>
><br>
> Deleting old stuff is a different concept. You have a list of<br>
> directories with dates and times in the names. A simple ls will<br>
> list them in order. Any scripting language will have the ability<br>
> to sort a list of file names. So, you make a sorted list then<br>
> delete however many you have that are more than the number of them<br>
> you want starting with the oldest. The current symlink is only<br>
> pointing to the newest so it would only matter in the deletions if<br>
> you are deleting all of the backups.<br>
><br>
> On 09/05/13 01:08, Jonathan Aquilina wrote:<br>
>> So if i basically sym link the empty backup with the sym link<br>
>> loop to the current directory it should fix the issue? what would<br>
>> happen though if i want to remove the oldest directory which was<br>
>> synced after 7 days would i have issues then like i am<br>
>> experiencing now?<br>
><br>
><br>
>> On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 7:06 AM, Kevin Korb <<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a>><br>
>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a>>>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>> The .current symlink is a pointer to the current backup. It<br>
>> should always be from the backup you just made to the fixed<br>
>> location of the path you are using readlink on.<br>
><br>
>> On 09/05/13 01:04, Jonathan Aquilina wrote:<br>
>>> How would i need to create the sym link and to what?<br>
><br>
><br>
>>> On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 7:03 AM, Kevin Korb <<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a>><br>
>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a>>><br>
>>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a>><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a>>>>> wrote:<br>
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>>> No, it is linking the new target to the previous link-dest<br>
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>>> On 09/05/13 01:02, Jonathan Aquilina wrote:<br>
>>>> Doesnt my script already do that at the very end?<br>
><br>
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>>>> On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 7:00 AM, Kevin Korb<br>
>>>> <<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a>><br>
>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a>>><br>
>>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a>><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a>>>><br>
>>>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a>><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a>>><br>
>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a>><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a>>>>>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>>>> Ahh, I missed looking at the ln command. You are supposed<br>
>>>> to be linking the backup you just made to .current. So,<br>
><br>
>>>> ssh $user@$remotehost ln -sf $remotedir<br>
>>>> /home/aquj001/recievingDir.current<br>
><br>
>>>> On 09/05/13 00:54, Jonathan Aquilina wrote:<br>
>>>>> Hey Kevin<br>
><br>
>>>>> The path works as it is after i recreated the .current<br>
>>>>> directory but im still having the issue of a directory on<br>
>>>>> the remote being created with too many symbolic links in<br>
>>>>> it and no files.<br>
><br>
><br>
>>>>> On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 8:27 PM, Kevin Korb<br>
>>>>> <<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a>><br>
>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a>>><br>
>>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a>><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a>>>><br>
>>>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a>><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a>>><br>
>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a>><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a>>>>><br>
>>>>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a>><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a>>><br>
>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a>><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a>>>><br>
>>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a>><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a>>><br>
>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a>><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:kmk@sanitarium.net">kmk@sanitarium.net</a>>>>>>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>>>>>> linkdest=$(ssh $user@$remotehost<br>
>>>>>> /usr/linux/bin/readlink/<br>
>>>>> /home/aquj001/recievingDir.current)<br>
><br>
>>>>> There probably shouldn't be a trailing / on the readlink<br>
>>>>> command.<br>
><br>
>>>>> If that doesn't settle it is the path in the error message<br>
>>>>> the target or the link-dest?<br>
><br>
>>>>> If it is the target try sending a mkdir first.<br>
><br>
>>>>> On 09/04/13 09:56, Jonathan Aquilina wrote:<br>
>>>>>> I have the following script that I am working on<br>
><br>
>>>>>> #!/bin/bash<br>
><br>
>>>>>> date=$(date +%F--%T)<br>
><br>
>>>>>> #ssh parameters user=aquj001 remotehost=qa4app<br>
><br>
>>>>>> localdir=/home/aquj001/INFENG/scripts<br>
>>>>>> remotedir=/home/aquj001/recievingDir.$date<br>
><br>
>>>>>> linkdest=$(ssh $user@$remotehost<br>
>>>>>> /usr/linux/bin/readlink/<br>
>>>>>> /home/aquj001/recievingDir.current)<br>
><br>
>>>>>> rsync -a --compress --link-dest=$linkdest<br>
>>>>>> --out-format='%i %n%L %l %M' --omit-dir-times<br>
>>>>>> "$localdir" "$user@$remotehost:$remotedir" ssh<br>
>>>>>> $user@$remotehost /bin/rm -f<br>
>>>>>> /home/aquj001/recievingDir.current ssh $user@$remotehost<br>
>>>>>> ln -sf $remotedir $linkdest<br>
><br>
>>>>>> now the issue becomes when i run it, I get the following<br>
>>>>>> errors.<br>
><br>
>>>>>> rsync: change_dir#4<br>
>>>>>> "/home/aquj001/recievingDir.2013-09-04--15:53:16"<br>
>>>>>> failed: No such file or directory (2) rsync error:<br>
>>>>>> errors selecting input/output files, dirs (code 3) at<br>
>>>>>> main.c(877) [receiver=3.0.6] rsync: connection<br>
>>>>>> unexpectedly closed (9 bytes received so far) [sender]<br>
>>>>>> rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code<br>
>>>>>> 12) at io.c(600) [sender=3.0.6]<br>
><br>
>>>>>> It still creates the directory on the remote machine but<br>
>>>>>> its empty and nothing but sym links. Any ideas as to<br>
>>>>>> what th eissue is would be greatly appreciated.<br>
><br>
>>>>>> This is on an AIX 6.1 system installed from the aix<br>
>>>>>> toolbox package.<br>
><br>
><br>
>>>>>> -- Jonathan Aquilina<br>
><br>
><br>
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>>>>> <a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html" target="_blank">http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html</a><br>
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>>>>> -- Jonathan Aquilina<br>
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>>> -- Jonathan Aquilina<br>
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>> -- Jonathan Aquilina<br>
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