Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2001 19:20:02 +0300 From: Odhiambo Washington <wash@wananchi.com> To: FBSD-Q <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Tar over ssh crontab - how ? Message-ID: <20011003192002.E16935@ns2.wananchi.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] I have ssh setup btw two hosts for root. I have a simple backup command that I need to run via a cron entry. On the command line it runs file but in cron nothing happens absolutely. Please help. The command is: /usr/bin/nice --20 /usr/bin/tar -czf - /etc /usr/local/etc | /usr/bin/ssh HOSTB \ '( cd ~wash/Administration/Backups; cat > ns2_`/bin/date +\%Y%m%d`.tgz )' The cron entry that doesn't work is: 18 40 * * * root /home/wash/Administration/backup-ns2.sh > /var/log/ns2-backup.log 2>&1 A real testrun gives.... ns2# ./backup-ns2.sh /usr/bin/tar: Removing leading / from absolute path names in the archive. ns2# I really need to either log the output or mail it to myself. MTIA -Wash -- Odhiambo Washington Wananchi Online Ltd., wash@wananchi.com 1st Flr Loita Hse. Tel: 254 2 313985 Loita Street., Fax: 254 2 313922 PO Box 10286,00100-NAIROBI,KE If you want to commit suicide you can use my razor; it's electric, but you can hang yourself with the cord. (contributed by Chris Johnston) [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (FreeBSD) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE7uzqyn7LIsuxjem8RAv7LAJ0Y7XBZhJRbixYVLkCTltVGEvBr/QCgoqcU svLmnJWZQaWW/+61ZGMxiEo= =gQO8 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----help
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