-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 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 $remotedir /home/aquj001/recievingDir.current On 09/05/13 00:54, Jonathan Aquilina wrote: > Hey Kevin > > The path works as it is after i recreated the .current directory > but im still having the issue of a directory on the remote being > created with too many symbolic links in it and no files. > > > On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 8:27 PM, Kevin Korb <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> linkdest=$(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 > > > > -- Please use reply-all for most replies to avoid omitting the > mailing list. To unsubscribe or change options: > https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, > read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > > > > -- Jonathan Aquilina - -- ~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~ Kevin Korb Phone: (407) 252-6853 Systems Administrator Internet: FutureQuest, Inc. [email protected] (work) Orlando, Florida [email protected] (personal) Web page: http://www.sanitarium.net/ PGP public key available on web site. ~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.20 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlIoD/gACgkQVKC1jlbQAQdpnwCfeh0QQ5pa/ixtETZ+2VGTJycF fF4AoO39qJay1Wp172xOkrGlGPswB9sf =5aV6 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Please use reply-all for most replies to avoid omitting the mailing list. To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
