Hi guys,

This is my first post.

I am looking to transfer file from windows machine to linux machine.

But the problem is that I am not to sure about the method that I am using.

Please suggest me a best way to do this also if anyone find error in my script please let me know or correct it.

#
#!/bin/bash
ssh -q serverip//D$/Pranjal/Test/
mount -t cifs //serverip/Pranjal/Test/ /home/pranjal/backup/ -o username=administrator,password=lockpicking

ssh -q serverip///home/pranjal/backup/
cp *.cta /home/pranjal/backup/
cd /home/pranjal/backup/
cp *.asp D$/Pranjal/Test/
cd -
umount D$/Pranjal/Test/

Regards,
Pranjal

I'm not really sure, but on windows you can have a hostname and sharename: so \\hostname\sharename is valid, \\serverip\Pranjal\Test looks invalid for me. so probably your syntax is incorrect. Have you tried what you wrote? is there any error message?

Welcome to LinuxQuestions.

What linux distribution are you running?

There are several methods available to transfer files between computers without using samba. Your script does not make sense since you are mixing SSH with samba and it actually looks like you want to copy files from linux to windows.

It looks like your windows share name is D$/Pranjal/Test/ so to mount it the correct syntax is:
mount -t cifs //serverip/D$/Pranjal/Test/ /home/pranjal/backup -o username=administrator,password=lockpicking

Depending on the distribution you must be logged in as root or use sudo.

You can then use the cp command to copy files to /home/pranjal/backup.

Hi Guys,

pan64 when i run this script the file gets copied from the window location on the linux server location but I did get an error after wards which I guess occurs after this command :

mount -t cifs //serverip/Pranjal/Test/ /home/pranjal/backup/ -o username=administrator,password=lockpicking

could anyone more serialize the script as I feel like that the following line does not make any sense as when I run the script without executing the following no changes is noticed :

ssh -q serverip///home/pranjal/backup/
cp *.cta /home/pranjal/backup/
cd /home/pranjal/backup/
cp *.asp D$/Pranjal/Test/
cd -
umount D$/Pranjal/Test/


Also let create a group and post some good script related query so that we can share each other knowledge.



@ michaelk
please will you like to edit my script or improve my script as I am new to script writing also please highlight the changes make.


I will be waiting for your response.

Regards,
Pranjal

Moved: This thread is more suitable in Linux-General and has been moved accordingly to help your thread/question get the exposure it deserves.

What linux distribution are you running?
Is your windows computer running XP or 7?
What is the name of your windows share?

If you want to fix ssh then it may be used.

Any other the other ways to transfer a file may work too. telnet, rcp, scp, ftp, tftp are examples.

Tools like putty and such make it easier.

Could use http pages to move files if you have a server on.

Windows has some simple usb type no install programs from portableapps.com A fileserver or http server can be set up in seconds.

All of this may need file based permission, or user permission or firewall opened.

Im going to keep this short since im on my phone... But from what it looks like, what you want to accomplish does not need ssh in your bash script. Lets lay it out a different way.

This should be all you need for the script:

#!/bin/bash
#mount the windows share
mount -t cifs //serverip/Pranjal/Test/ /mnt/data -o username=administrator,password=lockpicking
#copy from the windows share to the backup directory.
cp *.cta /mnt/data/ /home/pranjal/backup/
cp *.asp /mnt/data/ /home/pranjal/backup/
#unmount the windows share.
umount /mnt/data

If this doesn't make sense or there is a syntax error somewhere, ill fix it in the morning when im on a computer. Hope this help you.

Hi,

Look at 'winscp.net' for a MS utility. More at Wikipedia;
putty on the MS machine will provide a secure shell;HTH!