AIX

I have script runninn from cron pulling backup of hmc through nfs share

ssh user@hmc "bkconsdata -r nfs -h <hostname> -l <nfs share> "

This works perfect and I pull the backups regularly.. but problem

Now I need to enhance the script, like take action if a backup fails..

"How do I collect the return value of the command running on hmc?"

Note: The script runs from a remote AIX box with password less authentication.

Balaji

This is more of a shell scripting question than an AIX problem. Do the following (only a sketch, you will have to fine-tune this):

Code:

RetVal=$(ssh user@hmc "bkconsdata -r nfs -h <hostname> -l <nfs share> ; echo $?")

Your return value would be in $RetVal. If the command run on the hmc has some more output you should suppress it ( "... >/dev/null 2>/dev/null") so that the only remaining output is the return code.

I hope this helps.

bakunin

Thanks Bakunin