upload to a ftp server a file on samba system on a dayly base

I had today the need to transfer a pdf (named on a date base) which I retrieve from a samba server every day from my intranet which is not accessible from outside to a more easily accessible webserver:

Problems: 

• mount the samba server CLI (fstab)
• dont be asked for a password from the ftpserver (I will use the .netrc)

 

1st of all let's add the string needed to mount the volume in the fstab:

//x.x.x.x/remoteName  /media/samba cifs username=alex,password=,uid=501,noauto 0 0

where x.x.x.x is the address of the server

then set up a cron job doing the work everyday at 8am (I like to wake up early when it's a matter of someone else ;D): 

$ crontab -l

0 8 * * * /home/alex/transfer.cron >/dev/null 2>&1

then write the script doing the retrieve so that it write the .ntrc with the correct file without transferring EVERYTHING everyday: 

#!/bin/sh

NOME=`/bin/date --date "1 days ago" +"nome%Y%m%d.pdf"` 

cat /home/alex/.netrc_tmpl |sed -e "s%2BETRASFERRED%$NOME%">/home/alex/.netrc

chown alex /home/alex/.netrc

chmod 600  /home/alex/.netrc

sudo umount /media/samba

mount /media/samba

ftp ftp.server.eu

based on : 

>cat .netrc_tmpl 

machine ftp.server.eu login name@somewhere.it password xxxxxx macdef

init

lcd /media/samba

cd /listing

prompt off

bin

mput 2BETRASFERRED

quit

enjoy the reading after every breakfast 

note: to change the date in the past or in the future refer to: http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-unix-get-yesterdays-tomorrows-date.html

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