Information needed for remote copy
Information needed for remote copy
Sorry that this is off topic, but I need some help in knowing where to
go to consider options for how to best script file copies to another
computer on a LAN. I've been watching the list for scripting issues
for workflow. I am now automating backups as part of scripting
workflow in my medical records.
From Ray&Ray's Mac OS X Unleashed I see options include setting up
mount points in the file system, using FTP, SSH and the HFS file
system. Other issues I am working with are what should be done in
shell scripts, applescript and driving the whole process with cron. I
am leaning to making this part of my system a cron job so the copy is
done by root at night when no one is logged on.
What I am looking for is some discussion of the advantages and
disadvantages of each approach so I can make design decisions now for
my current simple need for copying a directory to a remote machine
while keeping in mind what I will be doing when I eventually migrate to
a server model. What's keeping me from just jumping in and setting up
crontab with a script is a fear of Unix surprises.
I am not looking for the answer here, but hope someone can point me to
a place where I can learn what the pros and cons are of the options for
automated intercomputer file transfers.
Steve Holland
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