issues syncing between one host and another

[Jonathan Aquilina]

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> wrote:

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> No, it is linking the new target to the previous link-dest
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> 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>> 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 $remotedir
> > /home/aquj001/recievingDir.current
> >
> > On 09/05/13 00:54, Jonathan Aquilina wrote:
> >> Hey Kevin
> >
> >> The path works as it is after i recreated the .current directory
> >> but im still having the issue of a directory on the remote being
> >> created with too many symbolic links in it and no files.
> >
> >
> >> On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 8:27 PM, Kevin Korb <kmk at sanitarium.net
> > <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net>
> >> <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net>>> wrote:
> >
> >>> linkdest=$(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
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -- Jonathan Aquilina
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