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I have another asterisk server that backups every night and dumps a copy on my FTP server. When I go to the backup section of Thirdlane MTE and select backup I keep getting ".. FTP upload failed : STOR /backup/test failed : Could not create file."
The user has full write access on the FTP server. Any thoughts?

Second, I want to keep copies every night, will each backup prepend a time stamp or something so it does not overwrite existing files?

-Adam

Submitted by eeman on Mon, 07/20/2009 Permalink

I use them so I know the code itself works. You really didnt provide much more information to tell you much else. My money is on a PEBKAC error.

Submitted by naturopath on Thu, 07/23/2009 Permalink

Hi:

Login to the ftp server using the username and pw you assigned to MTE. Use the pwd command to see your path. Make sure it is correct it MTE. I bet /backup/test is not correct. As for backups, you need to write a little script that will rename the file nightly using the current date and time.

Larry

Submitted by bup413 on Wed, 07/29/2009 Permalink

I confirmed via multiple FTP clients that I can login and upload and download files to the FTP account. In MTE under backup now I am doing the following:

Radio Check "FTP Server" = 10.10.10.40

FTP Login = thirdlane and password Passw0rd

File on FTP server (absolute path) /home/thirdlane/backup/

then I click Backup button

Response:

Backup complete, now uploading to FTP server ..

.. FTP upload failed : STOR /home/thirdlane/backup/ failed : Could not create file.

Back to backup/restore page

Submitted by eeman on Wed, 07/29/2009 Permalink

are you sure about that path? most ftp servers that are well set up chroot the user to their home directory

Submitted by bup413 on Thu, 07/30/2009 Permalink

I am sure. The FTP Server is a private FTP box that is on the private LAN only so it is not a fairly secure setup

FIREWALL ---> SWITCH ---> SIP SERVERS

|--> FTP SERVER

|--> UTILITY SERVER

The FTP SERVER then RSyncs to another offsite server every few hours.

-Adam

Submitted by eeman on Thu, 07/30/2009 Permalink

so if you use a unix based ftp client and after logging in type 'cd /home/thirdlane/backup/' it wont error?

Submitted by bup413 on Thu, 07/30/2009 Permalink

Correct, I just confirmed it does not error

Submitted by eeman on Thu, 07/30/2009 Permalink

definitely a PEBKAC error... the field wants a FILE on the server, not a damn directory. type this into the box and try it on for size

File on FTP server (absolute path) /home/thirdlane/backup/iamanidiot.tar.gz

Submitted by bup413 on Thu, 07/30/2009 Permalink

How did I miss that one! Just feel so stupid about that one!

Thanks for the patients!

-Adam