issues syncing between one host and another

[Jonathan Aquilina]

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> wrote:

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