lftp_cmd.txt

[maserowik]

Trying to get a better understanding of the log files. I am looking at the
lftp_cmd.txt file located in /allsky/tmp

set ssl:check-hostname false
open --user           ' --password '            ' 'ftp: '
set net:max-retries 2
set net:timeout 20
rm -f 'SaveImageNight-25798'
put 'image.jpg' -o 'SaveImageNight-25798' || (echo 'put of image.jpg failed!' && exit)
rm -f 'image.jpg'
mv 'SaveImageNight-25798' '/domains/n3bsq.com/public_html/allsky/image/image.jpg' || ( echo 'mv of SaveImageNight-25798 to /domains/n3bsq.com/public_html/allsky/image/image.jpg failed!' )
exit

the line that starts with the put ... and mv ... is the echo a condition of it not working? or is it telling me the moved failed.
I check the server and I have a valid image on there.

Thanks
Mike

[linuxkidd]

Hi @maserowik
I think @EricClaeys mentioned this in another issue, but I can't remember if it was you he was talking to.. so I'll repeat it here.

If you are logged into your Allsky pi as the pi user, and then enter the following:

cd ~pi/allsky
lftp

Once there, you can copy/paste each of the commands from the lftp_cmd.txt file. For the 'put' and 'mv' commands, stop right before the || and hit enter.

Let us know the outcome of this ( you can also copy+paste the terminal output if there's something interesting ).

Thanks!

[EricClaeys]

@maserowik Mike,
Glad you asked. I just noticed something I need to fix.

the "put..." command tries to copy the "image.jpg" file from your Pi to a file called SaveImageNight-25798 on your server, in the top-level directory. I will change that to copy to the REMOTE_DIR you have specified in ftp-settings.sh (/domains/n3bsq.com/public_html/allsky/image in your case).
If the "put" fails, it executes the "echo" and then exit, so it doesn't try the next commands will will also fail and produce confusing error messages. I have change in to fix the "rm -f 'image.jpg'" which should also be in REMOTE_DIR. The || symbol is "or" - it checks if the thing before it succeeded, if so, it skips the part after ||, otherwise it does the right side. It's a different way of saying "IF the part on the left failed THEN do the part on the right".

[EricClaeys]

@maserowik I just added what @linuxkidd said to the Wiki so I can refer people to it.