Okay, here it is: #!/bin/bash echo "--BEGINNING REPOSITORY SYNC AT `date`--" if [ -f /var/lock/subsys/rsync_updates ]; then echo "Updates via rsync already running." echo "--ERROR: REPOSITORY SYNC ABORTED AT `date`--" exit 0 fi if [ -d /share/CentOS/6.3 ] ; then echo "--SYNCING CentOS REPOSITORY, PLEASE WAIT--" touch /var/lock/subsys/rsync_updates time rsync -avSHP --delete --exclude "6.2/" --exclude "isos/" --exclude "HEADER.html" --no-motd rsync.gtlib.gatech.edu::centos /share/CentOS/ /bin/rm -f /var/lock/subsys/rsync_updates echo "--CentOS REPOSITORY SYNC FINISHED AT `date`--" else echo "Target directory /share/CentOS/6.3 not present." echo "--ERROR: REPOSITORY SYNC ABORTED AT `date`--" fi Hope this helps. On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 1:02 PM, Tony Schliesser <tony at schliesser.org>wrote: > Ryan - If you don't care to share your mirror script, I'd like to see it. > > Thanks, > Tony > > > Hi Jim, it's quite easy to do with a script. This first section here > checks to see if a lock is present, and if it is, the script bails: > > if [ -f /var/lock/subsys/rsync_updates ]; then > echo "Updates via rsync already running." > echo "--ERROR: REPOSITORY SYNC ABORTED AT `date`--" > exit 0 > fi > > When I begin my sync, it touches the lock file (touch > /var/lock/subsys/rsync_updates), and when finished, removes it (/bin/rm -f > /var/lock/subsys/rsync_updates). If you need any help or wish to see my > full script, just let me know and I can provide it. > > > > On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 8:42 PM, Jim Hartnett <mirrors at gawsolutions.us>wrote: > >> Ok, I have the lock scripts setup and working, I think we're ready to >> add our mirror. >> >> (information repeated): >> >> mirror Url: http://mirrors.gawsolutions.us/centos >> bandwidth: 100 Mbps up/down unmetered transfer >> located in dallas, tx, usa >> Geeks at Work Solutions >> centos machine with apache >> rsync twice a day at offset minutes (reduces peak for even hour starts) >> >> - -Jim >> >> P.S: sorry if this message gets repeated multiple times. I just found out >> my email client was having some issues with the account I use for mirror >> mailing lists >> >> _______________________________________________ >> CentOS-mirror mailing list >> CentOS-mirror at centos.org >> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-mirror >> > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-mirror/attachments/20130228/2efa4b9c/attachment-0006.html>