Results of Rsync Task via email

[m3ki]

I have couple of questions regarding rsync tasks.

I have an rsync task running nightly.

Question 1.
If the rsync task takes longer than 2 days. Will I have 2 tasks running concurrently the next day? or is there a lock mechanism?

Quesiont 2.
How would I go about sending me report of the execution of the task?
I would like to see if there are any errors or if there was a success? (I know how to check /var/log/messages, and I don't want to do this I want simplicity and automation)
I didn't see anything in daily output email. What is the best practice in this regard? Simple email similar to daily cron output would be perfect.

Thank you

 

[Sakuru]

#2
You can use sendmail if you have configured your email settings under System --> Email.

Code:

#!/bin/bash
echo -e "Subject:Test Subject\nTest Body" | sendmail user@domain

 

[m3ki]

#2
You can use sendmail if you have configured your email settings under System --> Email.

Code:

#!/bin/bash
echo -e "Subject:Test Subject\nTest Body" | sendmail user@domain

Thank you for the prompt reply.
I get what you're saying regarding piping message to sendmail.

What about getting that log of a command into email, am I supposed to be grepping the var/log/messages into it ?

 

[m3ki]

Thank you for the prompt reply.
I get what you're saying regarding piping message to sendmail.

What about getting that log of a command into email, am I supposed to be grepping the var/log/messages into it ?

Also, this means I can't be using built in rsync gui module right?

 

[Sakuru]

OH! You're using the actual rsync task. I thought you were setting up a cron job. I've never used the rsync task, so I don't know how it handles logging.

If you use a cron job you can save the output of commands into variables. This is best if you have multiple commands.

Code:

#!/bin/bash
output=$(rsync -option1 -option2 source destination 2>&1)
output+=$(something else)
echo $output | sendmail user@domain

If you have a single command you can just pipe it straight to sendmail.

Code:

#!/bin/bash
rsync -option1 -option2 source destination 2>&1 | sendmail user@domain

The 2>&1 means "Redirect all errors to stdout". That way you get standard output and errors.

 

[m3ki]

OH! You're using the actual rsync task. I thought you were setting up a cron job. I've never used the rsync task, so I don't know how it handles logging.

If you use a cron job you can save the output of commands into variables. This is best if you have multiple commands.

Code:

#!/bin/bash
output=$(rsync -option1 -option2 source destination 2>&1)
output+=$(something else)
echo $output | sendmail user@domain

If you have a single command you can just pipe it straight to sendmail.

Code:

#!/bin/bash
rsync -option1 -option2 source destination 2>&1 | sendmail user@domain

The 2>&1 means "Redirect all errors to stdout". That way you get standard output and errors.

Thanks for the info! I am a dev this can get me started :)

I was hoping for a "whitebox" solution but oh well back to writing scripts :D

 

[pixel8383]

OH! You're using the actual rsync task. I thought you were setting up a cron job. I've never used the rsync task, so I don't know how it handles logging.

If you use a cron job you can save the output of commands into variables. This is best if you have multiple commands.

Code:

#!/bin/bash
output=$(rsync -option1 -option2 source destination 2>&1)
output+=$(something else)
echo $output | sendmail user@domain

If you have a single command you can just pipe it straight to sendmail.

Code:

#!/bin/bash
rsync -option1 -option2 source destination 2>&1 | sendmail user@domain

The 2>&1 means "Redirect all errors to stdout". That way you get standard output and errors.

Hello Sakuru, I just discover your solution. I was using something similar with an rclone task. Unfortunately when I nest the command inside $(...) the cron task fails. I posted it here. Do you have any suggestion?
Thanks,
Emanuele