issues syncing between one host and another
Kevin Korb
kmk at sanitarium.net
Thu Sep 5 07:57:42 CEST 2013
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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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> <mailto: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
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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
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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 $remotedir
>>>>>>> /home/aquj001/recievingDir.current
>
>>>>>>> On 09/05/13 00:54, Jonathan Aquilina wrote:
>>>>>>>> Hey Kevin
>
>>>>>>>> The path works as it is after i recreated the
>>>>>>>> .current directory but im still having the issue of a
>>>>>>>> directory on the remote being created with too many
>>>>>>>> symbolic links in it and no files.
>
>
>>>>>>>> On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 8:27 PM, Kevin Korb
>>>>>>>> <kmk at sanitarium.net <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net>
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> <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net>>
>> <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net>
> <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net>>>
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>>> wrote:
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>>>>>>>>> linkdest=$(ssh $user@$remotehost
>>>>>>>>> /usr/linux/bin/readlink/
>>>>>>>> /home/aquj001/recievingDir.current)
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>>>>>>>> There probably shouldn't be a trailing / on the
>>>>>>>> readlink command.
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>>>>>>>> If that doesn't settle it is the path in the error
>>>>>>>> message the target or the link-dest?
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>>>>>>>> If it is the target try sending a mkdir first.
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>>>>>>>> On 09/04/13 09:56, Jonathan Aquilina wrote:
>>>>>>>>> I have the following script that I am working on
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>>>>>>>>> #!/bin/bash
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>>>>>>>>> date=$(date +%F--%T)
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>>>>>>>>> #ssh parameters user=aquj001 remotehost=qa4app
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>>>>>>>>> localdir=/home/aquj001/INFENG/scripts
>>>>>>>>> remotedir=/home/aquj001/recievingDir.$date
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>>>>>>>>> linkdest=$(ssh $user@$remotehost
>>>>>>>>> /usr/linux/bin/readlink/
>>>>>>>>> /home/aquj001/recievingDir.current)
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>>>>>>>>> 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
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>>>>>>>>> now the issue becomes when i run it, I get the
>>>>>>>>> following errors.
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>>>>>>>>> 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]
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>>>>>>>>> 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.
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>>>>>>>>> This is on an AIX 6.1 system installed from the
>>>>>>>>> aix toolbox package.
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>>>>>>>>> -- Jonathan Aquilina
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>>>>>>>> -- Jonathan Aquilina
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>>>>>>> -- Jonathan Aquilina
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