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 <[email protected]> wrote: > -----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----- > -- Jonathan Aquilina
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