The reason it's failing is that you are trying to execute remote commands from a locally running script. Once you log off the remote machine the script will continue to execute #!/bin/sh Date=`date -I` ssh -l tomcate www.MyRemoteHost.net 'tar -cvf \ /opt/tomcat4/MyDir/bk-$Date.tar /opt/tomcat4/webapps/MyApp' scp tomcat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:MyDir/bk-$Date.tar . Albert Smith Sr. Unix Systems Administrator HPCSA, RHCT Genex Services 440 E. Swedesford Rd. Wayne, PA 19087 albert.smith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (610) 964-5154 > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sanjay katiyar > Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 5:58 AM > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > Subject: Copy a tar file from remote server > > > I am trying to connect a remote machine thruogh ssh and want > to tar one directory and copy the tar file in my local > machine. My script file looks like this > ************************** > !/bin/sh > > Date=`date -I` > > ssh -l tomcat www.MyRemoteHost.net > > tar -cvf /opt/tomcat4/MyDir/bk-$Date.tar /opt/tomcat4/webapps/MyApp/ > > scp tomcat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:MyDir/bk-$Date.tar . > ************************** > When I run this script in my local machine it ask for > password of user tomcat, after supplying the password it > connects to the remote machine and does not execute the rest > of the commands. > > Can any one suggest the right script? > > Thanks in advance. > > Sanjay > > ______________________________________________________________ > __________ > Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your life partner online Go to: > http://yahoo.shaadi.com/india-matrimony > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
