1:54 p.m.
Hi Peeps,
Does anyone know if it is possible to use rsync to back up an ftp site
that uses a password.
I am aware of rsync://[USER@]HOST[:PORT]/SRC [DEST] but how do I
handle the password?
If this is not possible does it mean I have to use sftp?
Thanks in advance
2:02 p.m.
El Lunes, 3 de Septiembre de 2007 20:54, Paul Ward escribió:
Hi Peeps,
Does anyone know if it is possible to use rsync to back up an ftp site
that uses a password.
I am aware of rsync://[USER@]HOST[:PORT]/SRC [DEST] but how do I
handle the password?
If this is not possible does it mean I have to use sftp?
Thanks in advance
Never tried that, but I did try using ftp+netrc
As you probably know, you can create the .netrc file and insert there
everything you want to do, then just ftp IP will make everything you filed in
the .netrc, for instance:
machine 192.168.1.1
login whatever
password foo
macdef init
prompt
ascii
cd /mnt/backup
mget important_file1
bye
Hope this helps
Manuel
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3:22 p.m.
Paul Ward wrote:
Hi Peeps,
Does anyone know if it is possible to use rsync to back up an ftp site
that uses a password.
I am aware of rsync://[USER@]HOST[:PORT]/SRC [DEST] but how do I
handle the password?
If this is not possible does it mean I have to use sftp?
Thanks in advance
I think you don't quite understand rsync.
There are two sides to any transfer. The client side and the server side.
The site holding the data, in your case the "ftp site", needs to have the
rsync server configured to allow a client to connect and transfer data. It
doesn't use the ftp protocol at all. From the man page....
DESCRIPTION
rsync is a program that behaves in much the same way that rcp does, but
has many more options and uses the rsync remote-update protocol to
greatly speed up file transfers when the destination file is being
updated.
See the rsync man page for additional information on connection options.
So, if you have access to the "ftp site" and can configure the rsync server
on it...or if the "ftp site" supports or the owner will support rsync you
can use it. Otherwise you'll have to use alternate tools.
3:57 p.m.
At 01:22 PM Monday, 9/3/2007, Ed Greshko wrote -=>
Paul Ward wrote:
> Hi Peeps,
>
> Does anyone know if it is possible to use rsync to back up an ftp site
> that uses a password.
>
> I am aware of rsync://[USER@]HOST[:PORT]/SRC [DEST] but how do I
> handle the password?
>
> If this is not possible does it mean I have to use sftp?
>
> Thanks in advance
I think you don't quite understand rsync.
There are two sides to any transfer. The client side and the server side.
The site holding the data, in your case the "ftp site", needs to have the
rsync server configured to allow a client to connect and transfer data. It
doesn't use the ftp protocol at all. From the man page....
DESCRIPTION
rsync is a program that behaves in much the same way that rcp does, but
has many more options and uses the rsync remote-update protocol to
greatly speed up file transfers when the destination file is being
updated.
See the rsync man page for additional information on connection options.
So, if you have access to the "ftp site" and can configure the rsync server
on it...or if the "ftp site" supports or the owner will support rsync you
can use it. Otherwise you'll have to use alternate tools.
A great alternate tool you might want to look at is ncftp.
http://www.ncftp.com/ncftp/
Ed
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5:25 p.m.
cheers guys for your help.
To clarify the problem I have is at work one of our departments
regularly ask me to download files from one of their suppliers. I was
thinking that rather than do this when asked I could use a tool like
rsync to download any new files and then notify me.
Rsync works great for me at home when syncing a repo through ftp so my
my first thought was can it do a similar job on a secure ftp site that
uses a password and user name.
In light of this is it possible to log in to a ftp site using the
standard ftp tool and do a directory listing then exit whilst logging
the session to a file eg channel 1> ftp_output (Not sure about my
syntax on this) then use diff or grep to match any differences between
my last dir, and download the new files?
Any thoughts?
On 03/09/07, Ed Kasky <ed(a)esson.net> wrote:
At 01:22 PM Monday, 9/3/2007, Ed Greshko wrote -=>
>Paul Ward wrote:
> > Hi Peeps,
> >
> > Does anyone know if it is possible to use rsync to back up an ftp site
> > that uses a password.
> >
> > I am aware of rsync://[USER@]HOST[:PORT]/SRC [DEST] but how do I
> > handle the password?
> >
> > If this is not possible does it mean I have to use sftp?
> >
> > Thanks in advance
>
>I think you don't quite understand rsync.
>
>There are two sides to any transfer. The client side and the server side.
>The site holding the data, in your case the "ftp site", needs to have the
>rsync server configured to allow a client to connect and transfer data. It
>doesn't use the ftp protocol at all. From the man page....
>
>DESCRIPTION
> rsync is a program that behaves in much the same way that rcp does, but
> has many more options and uses the rsync remote-update protocol to
> greatly speed up file transfers when the destination file is being
> updated.
>
>See the rsync man page for additional information on connection options.
>
>So, if you have access to the "ftp site" and can configure the rsync
server
>on it...or if the "ftp site" supports or the owner will support rsync you
>can use it. Otherwise you'll have to use alternate tools.
A great alternate tool you might want to look at is ncftp.
http://www.ncftp.com/ncftp/
Ed
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11:57 p.m.
Paul Ward wrote:
cheers guys for your help.
To clarify the problem I have is at work one of our departments
regularly ask me to download files from one of their suppliers. I was
thinking that rather than do this when asked I could use a tool like
rsync to download any new files and then notify me.
Rsync works great for me at home when syncing a repo through ftp so my
my first thought was can it do a similar job on a secure ftp site that
uses a password and user name.
Rsync requires either a special setup or a user login that works with
ssh on the remote side. You may or may not be able to arrange that.
In light of this is it possible to log in to a ftp site using the
standard ftp tool and do a directory listing then exit whilst logging
the session to a file eg channel 1> ftp_output (Not sure about my
syntax on this) then use diff or grep to match any differences between
my last dir, and download the new files?
Any thoughts?
wget has options to mirror directories and only download newer files
that might work for you.
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lesmikesell(a)gmail.com
3:28 p.m.
Paul Ward wrote:
Hi Peeps,
Does anyone know if it is possible to use rsync to back up an ftp site
that uses a password.
I am aware of rsync://[USER@]HOST[:PORT]/SRC [DEST] but how do I
handle the password?
If this is not possible does it mean I have to use sftp?
Rsync (usually) runs over ssh, so set up keys for passwordless ssh login
and rsync won't need a password either.
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lesmikesell(a)gmail.com
3:33 p.m.
On Mon, 2007-09-03 at 19:54 +0100, Paul Ward wrote:
Hi Peeps,
Does anyone know if it is possible to use rsync to back up an ftp site
that uses a password.
I am aware of rsync://[USER@]HOST[:PORT]/SRC [DEST] but how do I
handle the password?
The man page for rsync tells you a couple of different ways.
If this is not possible does it mean I have to use sftp?
lftp can connect via sftp protocol and is significantly more powerful
than plain sftp.
Thanks in advance
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9:45 a.m.
Paul Ward wrote:
Hi Peeps,
Does anyone know if it is possible to use rsync to back up an ftp site
that uses a password.
I am aware of rsync://[USER@]HOST[:PORT]/SRC [DEST] but how do I
handle the password?
If this is not possible does it mean I have to use sftp?
Thanks in advance
I would use a "HEREDOC" in a bash script or you can use Expect which
has
a "macro mode" which will create record what you type during a normal
login session then output to the script.
Randy Ramsdell
Unix System Administrator
Foreclosure.com
9:56 a.m.
Rsync allows you to specify a password file (see man rsync
/--password-file).
Randy Ramsdell wrote:
Paul Ward wrote:
> Hi Peeps,
>
> Does anyone know if it is possible to use rsync to back up an ftp site
> that uses a password.
>
> I am aware of rsync://[USER@]HOST[:PORT]/SRC [DEST] but how do I
> handle the password?
>
> If this is not possible does it mean I have to use sftp?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
>
I would use a "HEREDOC" in a bash script or you can use Expect which
has a "macro mode" which will create record what you type during a
normal login session then output to the script.
Randy Ramsdell
Unix System Administrator
Foreclosure.com
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