FTP script

Re: FTP script

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:07:33 +0000

No I didn't, still trying to learn all this.

Re: FTP script

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:47:12 +0000

Did you start your script with…?

 #!/bin/sh

I think not
If you forget this, the command will run from the prompt and run bash (because it's invoked from bash)
If you invoke it from cron, it doesn't know what to do with it….

remember….

In Linux you always have to tell exactly what you want. In windows it will try and correct "false" parameters and then execute the job without giving you any message. This will also mean it can do other things than you really wanted.

Re: FTP script

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:26:31 +0000

I now have the script running perfectly when I call it manually but can't get it to work from a cron job. I know cron is installed as I have used a script from frater to install it, I have place my script in the cron.daily directory.

How do I get the script to run using cron?

Re: FTP script

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:30:03 +0000

Think I've sorted out the above but now getting a Connection timed out error message. I can connect to the ftp server using the same user & pass using filezilla but not from the mybook. I'm logging in to the mybook using putty on a Vista machine if that makes any difference.

Re: FTP script

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:59:40 +0000

Thanks a lot guys, been a great help.

Can now log in but I'm getting an error message around line 6. Any suggestions?

 line 6: unexpected EOF while looking for matching `"'

This is line 6

 FILE="dbbackup_$DATE.sql.gz"

Re: FTP script

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:27:09 +0000

on the white book are two ftp clients on board:

 ~ # /usr/bin/ftpget BusyBox v1.1.1 (2008.11.20-08:20+0000) multi-call binary Retrieve a remote file via FTP Usage: ftpget [options] remote-host local-file remote-file Options: -c,--continue Continue previous transfer -v,--verbose Verbose -u,--username Username -p,--password Password -P,--port Port number

and for secure ftp (Port 22)

 ~ # /usr/bin/sftp usage: sftp [-1Cv] [-B buffer_size] [-b batchfile] [-F ssh_config] [-o ssh_option] [-P sftp_server_path] [-R num_requests] [-S program] [-s subsystem | sftp_server] host sftp [[user@]host[:file [file]]] sftp [[user@]host[:dir[/]]] sftp -b batchfile [user@]host

Re: FTP script

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:59:27 +0000

vsftp is an FTP-server.
You need an ftp-client…

 ipkg install inetutils

Yes, I think that code will work (although I didn't look at it in detail)
If it doesn't you can try something like this:
(I wrote this a long time ago and would do it more elegant now…)

 FILE="4MB.zip" FTPU="user" FTPP="pass" FTPS="ftp.mirmana.com 31" ftp -v -n ${FTPS} <>${TMPLOG} user ${FTPU} ${FTPP} binary get ${FILE} ${FILE}.bak put ${FILE} quit EOF

It can even be done in windows…..

 @ECHO OFF SET FTPS=89.250.176.48 SET USER=login SET PASSWORD=pass SET FTPDIR=. SET FILE=4MB.zip ECHO open %FTPS%>%FTPS%.ftp ECHO %USER%>>%FTPS%.ftp ECHO %PASSWORD%>>%FTPS%.ftp ECHO BIN>>%FTPS%.ftp ECHO cd %FTPDIR%>>%FTPS%.ftp ECHO get %FILE%>>%FTPS%.ftp ECHO put %FILE% %FILE%.bk>>%FTPS%.ftp ECHO bye>>%FTPS%.ftp ftp -i -s:%FTPS%.ftp del /q %FILE% del /q %FTPS%.ftp pause

FTP script

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:40:41 +0000

I have the following script that I am trying to get to work, if its possible of course. When I run the script I get an error message which is

 ftp: line 8: ftp: command not found

Will this sort of thing actually work, and if so what else do I need to install. I have vsftpd installed and running and thought that would do the trick.

 HOST="ftp.com" USER="backups" PASSWD="pass" DATE=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d") FILE="dbbackup_$DATE.sql.gz" ftp -n $HOST <