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Old 10-13-2012
Shell script to read from a file and update remote server
Its a tough one and would appreciate any guidance for a script that i am trying to develop....Again I do understand its a complicated script and help would be greatly appreciated.... Thank you

1- Need to check for a file (in a certain location on a server) every 15 minute or so if it is there or not ...if it is there then check for two things in that file a) IP address and the status assoicated with that UP b)Status ie pass or fail or suspend

If no file then go back to sleep for 15 minutes and then check again for file..

If status fail then locked the arrived file and run sql command to get server ids and store the sql output to a file.......

Get the server ids from the file one by one and do the following

login to the server and run a command for eg : To update the ip address for server 1 and do that for all the servers that were captured by the SQL output one by one....

once finish with all servers updates then change the name of the locked file
and send an email for the changes that were made and go back to check if another file arrived and start checking every 15 minutes.......

i am sorry its a bit difficult ask and again would appreciate a lot for any guidance and help......... Thank you
# 2  
Old 10-13-2012
What have you done so far to solve the problem?

We gladly will help you achieving what you need, but we won't do it for you. So show us what you have so far, however little, and we will help you make it better.

For a starter: if you need to repeat the process every 15 minutes you do NOT need any provision for that in your script. You can simply put your script once it is written in "cron" and have it called every 15 minutes.

Ok, i have solved one of your points already, now show what you have got.

I hope this helps.

bakunin
# 3  
Old 10-13-2012
I have been advised not to use cron ... i am also trying to put a script together and will share it with you shortly... Thank you for your reply....
# 4  
Old 10-15-2012
anyone up for this challenge... i give up...Thanks in advance
# 5  
Old 10-16-2012
There is no "challenge". You were asked to show your efforts and have come up blank. If you can't be brought to do your work, why should we?

As you "give up" (your words), so do we.

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