Ubuntu-tz Max's Server

Wed May 6 17:04:22 BST 2009

Dear Max,

I am trying to gain access to your server from Oslo for EasySMS and Tri
Labs site but I am hitting dead ends.

We are deploying new modules can you please assist us.

Feruzi EK

Atanas Cosmas Nkelame wrote:
> Ok Max! Thanks
>
> Will follow your advice. The problem sometimes is SSH is not allowed by
> some ISP. They only allow FTP.
>
> ..in the mean time can you suggest how I can open multiple tabs (say10)
> and execute some commands.
>
> Thanks a lot.
>
>
>   
>> Hi Atanas,
>>
>> At least if i understand you correctly, what you
>> are trying to achieve is a single line or so in rsync
>>
>> i would use the following approach.
>>
>> Set ssh keys on both hosts so that i you can do passwordless login from
>> webserver to backup host
>> i.e put the public key on backup server and private key on the webserver
>> and run rsync on the webserver
>>
>> Then just rsync -ravh host:/home/public_html backup_host:/home/backup/
>>
>> I would man rsync as i just put those options out of my head to double
>> check their correctness.
>>
>> You can roll that line into a script and execute it via cron at
>> intervals of your choice.
>>
>> Hope it helps.
>>
>> Max.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 2009-05-06 at 16:55 +0300, Atanas Cosmas Nkelame wrote:
>>     
>>> Hello Max and others, yes rsync is very powerful. Iam still exploring
>>> it.
>>>
>>> I plan to use it to be mirroring our sites from the main web server to a
>>> backup server later.The plan is to run through a cron job that checks
>>> every 2 days.
>>>
>>> But for now I have been using lftp, after I found some restrictions with
>>> regard to SSH access and also because the files are not that sensitive
>>> and
>>> so encryption is not that important.
>>>
>>> Below is a script (sitebackup.sh) which i have been using.
>>>
>>> The challenge so far is when executed sitebackup.sh will download site1,
>>> and when it is done  it can go to site 2 etc. I want to be able to open
>>> multiple tabs (say10) and download 10 sites.
>>>
>>> #!/bin/bash
>>> # sitebackup.sh
>>> # Version 20090504V0000.1a
>>>
>>> #Change directory to master folder where directories will be created and
>>> files will be downloaded for backup
>>> cd /home/mypc/storage/sitebackups
>>>
>>> #SITE 1: www.sitename.go.tz
>>> basesite=site1
>>> datestamp=`date +'%Y%m%d%h%s'`
>>> sitename=$basesite$datestamp
>>> mkdir $sitename
>>> cd /home/mypc/storage/sitebackups/$sitename
>>> #Issue the download instructions through lftp
>>> lftp -u username,password -e "mirror --delete --only-newer --verbose
>>> /httpdocs" www.sitename.go.tz
>>> #NOTE: /httpdocs is a folder where the files are located on the server.
>>>
>>> SO FAR IT HAS BEEN WORKING BUT I would like to be able to open multiple
>>> tabs (say10) and download 10 sites.
>>>
>>> Atanas
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Have you considered using rsync and tar as your backup tool, you can
>>>> create a simple bash script to do that automagically for you and
>>>>         
>>> output
>>>       
>>>> progress >> to a log file.
>>>>
>>>> At least in my case it works wonders for all sorts of backups.
>>>>
>>>> Or you can post a scenario and we try to give you a our views on how
>>>>         
>>> we
>>>       
>>>> would create a backup.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Max.
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, 2009-05-06 at 19:43 +0800, Peter Hoeg wrote:
>>>>         
>>>>> If you need to pass parameters to what you are starting you need to
>>>>> quote the string like this:
>>>>>
>>>>> xterm -e "python python.py" &
>>>>>
>>>>> But aren't you making the python script executable so you do not need
>>>>> the first "python" part?
>>>>>
>>>>> xterm -e python.py &
>>>>>
>>>>> would then work.
>>>>>
>>>>> /Peter
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wednesday 06,May,2009 07:25 PM, Atanas Cosmas Nkelame wrote:
>>>>>           
>>>>>> Hi Peter,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Does that mean If I want to open a new window and launch a python
>>>>>>             
>>>>> script
>>>>>           
>>>>>> (called backup.py) will I do the following
>>>>>>
>>>>>> xterm -e python python.py&
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Atanas
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>             
>>>>>>> xterm -e<command>  &
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> As an example: xterm -e htop&
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wednesday 06,May,2009 06:32 PM, Atanas Cosmas Nkelame wrote:
>>>>>>>               
>>>>>>>> Dear friends,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Iam writing a few scripts to assist in some automation work.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I would like to be able to Open new terminal from command line.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Can someone suggest how this can be done.I will appreciate
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Iam using ubuntu 9.04
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Atanas
>>>>>>>> UCC/&TAFOSSA
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
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