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Syncronize a FTP server with a directory on a windows Machine

savus — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:56:14 GMT

Hello everybody,

I need a free tool or a script to syncronize a HP-UX FTP server with a directory on a Windows 2003.
The syncronization must be done via FTP.

It would be great to be able to start it automatically.

Thanks in advance,
Stefan

Re: Syncronize a FTP server with a directory on a windows Machine

Andrey Chipalyuk — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:20:50 GMT

You can try rsync.
http://www.samba.org/rsync/

Re: Syncronize a FTP server with a directory on a windows Machine

Steven E. Protter — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:07:10 GMT

Shalom Sefan

rsync is the tool.

Here is where to get it for HP-UX in depot format:
http://hpux.connect.org.uk/hppd/hpux/Networking/Admin/rsync-3.0.6/

http://hpux.connect.org.uk/hppd/hpux/Networking/Admin/librsync-0.9.7/

Pay close attention to all the dependencies or it will install and not work.

SEP

Re: Syncronize a FTP server with a directory on a windows Machine

savus — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:11:43 GMT

Hello again,

Thank for the answers so far.

I don't have root acces to that HP-UX remote server, so I would need a Windows script/tool that does the job.

Regards,
Stefan

Re: Syncronize a FTP server with a directory on a windows Machine

OldSchool — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:42:52 GMT

"..., so I would need a Windows script/tool that does the job."

If that's the case (must be hosted on Windows), then I'd suggest this is not the correct forum. You might be better off trying the Windows forums instead.

Re: Syncronize a FTP server with a directory on a windows Machine

Steven E. Protter — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:06:57 GMT

Shalom,

Windows would need an ftp server that includes the target directory or a windows share with appropriate access.

You must have root access to install any software on the HP-UX server. There is no built in solution. In fact the only good solution is rsync, which requires root access to install.

SEP

Re: Syncronize a FTP server with a directory on a windows Machine

Steven Schweda — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:20:33 GMT

> [...] so I would need a Windows script/tool
> that does the job.

Some people might say that asking for "a
Windows script/tool" in an HP-UX forum may
not be the optimal path to a solution.

Re: Syncronize a FTP server with a directory on a windows Machine

OldSchool — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:06:30 GMT

and watch the fun ensue when you start running into file name collisions because windows doesn't really care about character case...at least not always

Re: Syncronize a FTP server with a directory on a windows Machine

James R. Ferguson — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:10:04 GMT

Hi:

> OldSchool: and watch the fun ensue when you start running into file name collisions because windows doesn't really care about character case...at least not always

Oh yeah, been there; been bitten!

Regards!

...JRF...