Mounting Another SCO Boxes filesystem

[snight123]

HI all,

I have 2 Sco OSR 5.0.6 Boxes i want to be able to mount the filesystem (root) off box A, on box B so that i can copy files between the two machines without needing to write them to tape all the time.

Can this be done? I have looked in the man pages and manuals but with no joy.

Thanks

 

[Hidsjer]

Why not use ftp?

 

[snight123]

I can ftp to the other box, but how do i copy a directory and all the files in it from the box i have ftp'd into, to the machine i have ftp'd from?

 

[KenCunningham]

Perhaps make a tar file of the directory contents, ftp that (maybe zipping it first) and untar on the other side.

I want to be good, is that not enough?

 

[snight123]

Hi,

The directories that i need to be able to copy from one machine to another contain about 15-20GB of data. so a command like cp /data (on remote sco box) /drv2/data (on the local sco box) would be ideal but i cant use cp in ftp.

Thanks

 

[KenCunningham]

Is samba a possibility? Not sure about SCO, but others probably will be.

I want to be good, is that not enough?

 

[motoslide]

This seems like a good fit for NFS. My favorite method, however, is to set up a little script on the receiving machine, then drive the copy from the sending machine. You would need "user equivalence" between the boxes to accomplish this.

On the receiving box, create a script called "get.remote":

umask 0
cd /{destination path}
tar xf -

Put that file in /usr/local/bin and make it executable.

On the sending system, run this command:
# cd /{source path}
# umask 0
# tar cvf - .|rcmd remotesystem /usr/local/bin/get.remote

All the normal disclaimers apply. Try this first as a non-root user. Make certain the destination directory on the receiving machine doesn't contain important files you hadn't planned to over-write. Etc., etc.



"Proof that there is intelligent life in Oregon. Well, Life anyway.

 

[snight123]

Hi motoslide,

Thanks for the information. I'll give it a go in the morning and see how i get on.

Thanks