FTP related question

[crnext]

Hello to one and all,

I recently installed a FreeNAS server on my home rack, and have since built a new one on a slightly more modern machine, with more storage space, SATA drives, faster processors, more memory, etc.

After much deliberation on how to migrate, (and several failed attampts to use ZFS and rsync) I made the decision to bite the bullet and just use FTP. I have actually started the migration process, and it seems to be running (knock on wood) but this is where my question comes in.

I have opened the web interface to FreeNAS and to FreeNAS2 *FN2 being the newer* and started the FTP through the shell in the web interface. It is plugging right along and much faster than I anticipated. I was wondering if I were to close the shell and/or log out of the web interface would the FTP stop or will it continue to run until the process is finished? I used this command in the source directory: mget *.* /target/directory/on/second/machine *.*

As I mentioned, it is ticking and the directory is filling up with files that I am able to open. I just wonder if I were to close the shell if it would stop running the FTP.

Thanks to all who can answer confidently.
-CR

 

[Robert Trevellyan]

I just wonder if I were to close the shell if it would stop running the FTP.

Yes, if you close the shell it will kill any job you started within the shell, unless you ran it in the background or used something like tmux.

 

[crnext]

Thank you Robert!
I opted to just walk away and leave it running to be safe. I really appreciate you answering me, so I may know for the future.

(Now to figureout how to use rsync or ZFS properly)

 

[pirateghost]

(Now to figureout how to use rsync or ZFS properly)

Code:

rsync -avzh --progress /path/to/source/ root@FN2:/path/to/destination/

 

[crnext]

Code:

rsync -avzh --progress /path/to/source/ root@FN2:/path/to/destination/

Dude. It can't get any simpler than that... Can it? This coulda actually worked. Dang.

 

[pirateghost]

Its really that easy