issues syncing between one host and another

Thu Sep 5 07:36:17 CEST 2013

Understood, What do i need to sym link together?

On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 7:34 AM, Kevin Korb <kmk at sanitarium.net> wrote:

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