rdist Files in Last 30 Days

[Michael42]

Hello,

I am struggling a bit with the syntax for rdist. How can I rdist files from one system to another where I am just copying files created in the last 30 days?

Thanks,

Michael42

 

[sunixadm]

Hi,

I would use the find command to find all files created (or modified) in the last 30 days and then use rdist to distribute the files.

Example:

touch -t 200407030000.00 /tmp/newfile
find /path -type f -newer /tmp/newfile >list.txt

Will produce a list of all regular files created or modified in the last 30 days in list.txt.

You could then use this list with rdist.

-Joe

 

[KenCunningham]

Never used rdist, but possibly use find with the -mtime -30 flag to create a list of files to send, then use rdist to send them? By no means perfect in terms of creation time, but a possibility?

 

[KenCunningham]

Joe - apologies, obviously posting at the same time!

 

[sunixadm]

Hi,

I forgot to mention....

rdist is not secure and I would suggest switching to ssh (scp).

Another method, also unsecure, is to user rsync or if you're are doing this in a Solaris environment or have a Solaris box available, is to use filesync.

Take a look at the man pages for rsync and filesync. I use filesync for most all things and it is very reliable.

-Joe