-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 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 <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> 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 <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> >> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>> 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 $remotedir >> /home/aquj001/recievingDir.current > >> On 09/05/13 00:54, Jonathan Aquilina wrote: >>> Hey Kevin > >>> The path works as it is after i recreated the .current >>> directory but im still having the issue of a directory on the >>> remote being created with too many symbolic links in it and no >>> files. > > >>> On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 8:27 PM, Kevin Korb <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> >> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >>> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>>> wrote: > >>>> linkdest=$(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 > > > > > >> -- Jonathan Aquilina > > > > > > -- 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/ iEYEARECAAYFAlIoEUYACgkQVKC1jlbQAQe7fACfZNVdpmkfBCOEgqTPrpbGF93W tqwAnA8x6Gtvgrcj9nBfVvSgx2gcnGiR =eXwi -----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
