Cron job for transferring files from one FTP server to another

[Confused]

I've got some files which are uploaded to an FTP server, and I need to transfer them to another FTP server on a regular basis.

The "host" FTP server (where the files are going FROM and where I will be running Cron from) is my linux-based webhost.

Can anyone help a linux/cron noob out


Cheers!


Confused

 

[Confused]

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The server is running Red Hat 9, kernel version 4.2.20-30.9smp, if that makes any difference/help


Garry

 

[icp]

Use a shell script and a "here" document to run the ftp commands.

 

[groovin]

as mentioned, a shell script run by cron is probaly the way to go...

i dont run any ftp servers any more, but when i need to move stuff on servers around, i like using rsync... theres plenty of docs on it. The data is encryted with ssh so the data is pretty safe in transit... but rsync would be another daemon you have to monitor for patches, upgrades etc.

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

Or just scp it.

 

[groovin]

scp is great as well! i just prefer rsync for some reason. =)

 

[muttley]

unknown if this will help

http://www.unixgeeks.org/security/newbie/unix/cron-1.html

indicates where the directory is and some other information
http://www.ussg.iu.edu/usail/automation/cron.html

http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/6508
http://www.cgi-installation-guide.com/cron.shtml
http://help.powweb.com/tutorials/webstat/awcron.php
http://www.evolt.org/article/Cron_a_regular_workhorse/18/125
http://www.cgi101.com/class/ch16/envman.cgi?cron
http://www.ctssn.com/man/index.cgi?section=all&topic=cron
http://www.hmug.org/man/5/crontab.html
http://www.ss64.com/bash/cron.html
http://www.mcsr.olemiss.edu/cgi-bin/man-cgi?cron+1
http://www.linux-sxs.org/administration/cronlogs.html
http://servers.digitaldaze.com/extensions/cron/
http://sources.isc.org/utils/admin/cron_at/vixie-cron3.txt

 

[drag]

If your only using it inside a lan (the only really good place for automated ftp transfers) and security isn't a big deal....

You could set up a ftp server on the computer you want to backup and then run a wget script from the backup machine...


wget ftp://Username:Password@your.ip.address.here/path/to/files/*


That would be the simplist way to do it, but DEFINATELY not the best. I can think of a dozen different possibilities, some lots more complicated, most of them a lot more safer.

If the information isn't sensitive then setup a anonymous ftp user with no password for read-only access to the directory you want to backup from. I think that would be OK for internet use.

You could also probably pipe into a tar command to tarball it and compress it for easier storage.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Are you having problems actually ftping the data, or setting up cron, or have you no clue on where to start?

Read up on .netrc. You can store ftp information (host, username, password, and I think directories) there. It makes automated FTP easy, although I haven't messed with it in a while.

 

[Confused]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Are you having problems actually ftping the data, or setting up cron, or have you no clue on where to start?

Read up on .netrc. You can store ftp information (host, username, password, and I think directories) there. It makes automated FTP easy, although I haven't messed with it in a while.

I have no clue where to start

Thanks to everyone else, those links etc were very interesting, but it's still wayyy over my head!

n0c, i'll try to have a look


Garry

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: Confused

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Are you having problems actually ftping the data, or setting up cron, or have you no clue on where to start?

Read up on .netrc. You can store ftp information (host, username, password, and I think directories) there. It makes automated FTP easy, although I haven't messed with it in a while.

I have no clue where to start

Thanks to everyone else, those links etc were very interesting, but it's still wayyy over my head!

n0c, i'll try to have a look


Garry

Look for a manfile for .netrc, or search google. I know I found some good information when I was looking for it, but my mind is pretty much fuzzled for the night.

Are these your boxes (you or a co-worker have root access) or are you renting space somewhere?

Unpriviledged scp using keys without passphrases might be a "better" solution. Shouldn't use the root account like that though.