Tweaking an rsync script

fruitwerks · 06-25-2010, 10:50 AM

I have a script that runs my daily rsync, I would like to expand it to email the output, and on a fail, an alternate email address. Also I would like to have the seconds converted to HH:MM:SS if it's not a big deal.

What I have so far is the extent of my abilities.
Thanks!

Code:

start=$SECONDS;
if rsync_output=$(rsync ...
then echo Success;
else echo Fail;
fi;
echo "$rsync_output"
echo time in seconds =$((SECONDS-start))

Jerre Cope · 06-26-2010, 01:15 AM

Here's some code to start you.

Code:

#backup
RSERR=/home/logs/rserr.log
SUCCESSLOG="/home/logs/rs_success"
BSERVER="backupserver"
export RSERR BSTATUS SUCCESSLOG BSERVER

ping -q -c1 $BSERVER >/dev/null || exit

>$RSERR
echo " " >>$SUCCESSLOG
echo "rsync to $BSERVER" >$SUCCESSLOG
echo "Started `date`" >>$SUCCESSLOG
echo " " >>$SUCCESSLOG

rsync --recursive -azv /blah/blah/ "$BSERVER":/blah/blah 2>>$RSERR >>$SUCCESSLOG

if [ -s $RSERR ]
then
        mailpager.pl "myself@example.com" $RSERR "Rsync Report"
        mailpager.pl "someoneelse@example.com" $RSERR "Rsync Report"
        exit
fi

echo "Finished ok `date`" >>$SUCCESSLOG
mailpager.pl "myself@example.com" $SUCCESSLOG "Rsync Report $BSERVER"
mailpager.pl "someoneesle@example.com" $SUCCESSLOG "Rsync Report $BSERVER"

I use a Perl script to send mail out authenticated since I'm sending from a NATted private IP. You'll probably want to use the Net::SMTP; in Perl to accomplish the same if you are behind a firewall.

Perl has all kinds of good tools to convert localtime. Really, you/I might consider rewriting the whole script in Perl. Just download the Perldocs to a local file, point your browser to it, and stay camped out in the Overview section for a while...

Have fun!