how can i get alert when a file are folder get updated in segate network drive

jsaravana87 · 09-23-2011, 06:06 AM

Hi

i have a segate network hard drive accessed by 1500 user and i have admin user login in network drive get shared for all user in network for accessing softwares and important creditential . I want to automatically run a script whenever new files are copied into a particular directory. In other words, is there a way in Linux to "watch" a directory for changes and then run something in response to the change?

Regards
arun

allend · 09-23-2011, 08:07 AM

If I understand correctly, you want the update of a file in a known directory to trigger an email alert to known users.
You can write a script using 'inotifywait' that will monitor the directory and send the email alert.
This link may be of use. http://www.infoq.com/articles/inotif...ent-monitoring

ramecare · 09-23-2011, 08:24 AM

hi

mnt the netdrive and write a shell scripts to get ur task

Thanks

jsaravana87 · 09-23-2011, 08:38 AM

i had mounted my network drive in /net folder
mkdir /netdrive
mount -t cifs //19.12.25.32/servers/$(hostname) /netdrive -o username=tech,password=scripts

how can i read name of a folder and file in /net directory

Regards
arun

TB0ne · 09-23-2011, 09:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arun5002

i had mounted my network drive in /net folder
mkdir /netdrive
mount -t cifs //19.12.25.32/servers/$(hostname) /netdrive -o username=tech,password=scripts

how can i read name of a folder and file in /net directory

Did you not read post #2 from allend?? The solution is there...use inotifywait, or write your own shell script to periodically look at the contents of a directory, and do whatever you wish.

Doesn't matter if it's a network drive, local storage, or USB attached...it's all just a mount point, and your scripts treat it as such.