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Hi,
In my code, I am running rsync, if any error comes, I have to wirte the error to temp file and I want to send this temp file content to specified email address, I am getting starnge outpout, can you pls help to solve this?
My code is:

tempfile=error.`date '+%m%d%Y_%H%M%SGMT'`
rsync -az -e ssh --delete $HOSTTOBACKUP:$SOURCE $DR_BACKUP_DIR/daily.0 >> $tempfile
X=$?
echo Error $X
if [ $X -eq 0 ]
then
echo "Rsync was completed successfully..!" | mailx -s "Rsync completed successfully" $EMAIL
else
#echo "Rsync was not successfull..!" | mailx -s "Rsync NOT completed successfully" $EMAIL
cat $tempfile | mailx -s "Rsync NOT completed successfully" $EMAIL
echo deleting temfile..
rm -rf $tempfile
fi

My standard output is :


rsync: link_stat "/home/arbuser/temp2/testrs/source123" failed: No such file or directory (2)
rsync error: some files could not be transferred (code 23) at main.c(723)
Error 23
send-mail: warning: the Postfix sendmail command has set-uid root file permissions
send-mail: warning: or the command is run from a set-uid root process
send-mail: warning: the Postfix sendmail command must be installed without set-uid root file permissions
rsync ended at 03162005_082920GMT


My Mail body is:


client: nothing to do: perhaps you need to specify some filenames or the --recursive option?

I need to console output tobe in my mail, whats wrong in my code?

Code:

tempfile=error.`date '+%m%d%Y_%H%M%SGMT'`

rsync -az -e ssh --delete $HOSTTOBACKUP:$SOURCE $DR_BACKUP_DIR/daily.0 > $tempfile 2>&1
if [ $? -eq 0 ]   # No need for the X variable since you don't use it
then
    echo "Rsync was completed successfully..!" | mailx -s "Rsync completed successfully" $EMAIL
else
    cat $tempfile | mailx -s "Rsync NOT completed successfully" $EMAIL
    echo deleting temfile..
    rm -rf $tempfile
fi

Hi,
Thanks for your help,
While running rsync, before getting error or STD out, rsync is asking password for the host. If I change like this: rsync ....... >file-for-stdout-and-stderr 2>&1
I am not getting password prompt and after the nothing is happening, if I terminate the program, I am getting mail like this:

arbuser's password:
arbuser's password:
warning: Authentication failed.
Disconnected; authentication cancelled by user (Authentication cancelled by user.).
rsync: connection unexpectedly closed (0 bytes received so far) [receiver]
rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at io.c(359)

It is not ideal, but despite not getting the password prompt you should be able still to type in the password after running the script. It is there, just you can't see it.

A cleaner solution to your particular problem would be to use ssh without password authentication.