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]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > 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]>> 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 $remotedir > > /home/aquj001/recievingDir.current > > > > On 09/05/13 00:54, Jonathan Aquilina wrote: > >> Hey Kevin > > > >> The path works as it is after i recreated the .current directory > >> but im still having the issue of a directory on the remote being > >> created with too many symbolic links in it and no files. > > > > > >> On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 8:27 PM, Kevin Korb <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]> > >> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>> wrote: > > > >>> linkdest=$(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 > > - -- > ~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~'`^`'~*-,._.,-*~ > 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/ > > iEYEARECAAYFAlIoEKQACgkQVKC1jlbQAQdMTwCg8/BmBGHwEM5VzpZhQOaxs33S > b+0AoJYaGb5poaDdEx+FSxM2kYGZiYhj > =DdM8 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > -- Jonathan Aquilina
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