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Hong's log file copy script
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logcopy.sh
# Make it executable with chmod +x backup.sh
#!/bin/bash
/usr/bin/scp -r -P {REMOTEPORT} user@serveripaddress:/home/remoteuser/directory /home/localuser/directory
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honghuac commented Aug 10, 2021 •
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Additional instructions for using this script

  1. How to edit Crontab and execute this script as a cronjob:
    0 0 * * * /path/to/logcopy.sh > /var/log/logcopy.log 2>&1

  2. Setup passwordless login using these instructions:
    https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-setup-passwordless-ssh-login/

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