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      hoba
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      Have a look at http://winscp.net/eng/docs/scripting#console how to do scripted events. If you prefer using a Windows server to collect the configs from your pfSense installs you can schedule some tasks to do so.

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        kapara
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        Everytime I try to connect I get the following error:

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        Skype ID:  Marinhd

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          hoba
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          You have to use sftp(fallback scp) as protocol (the middle option). Login as user "root" and password <webguipassword>.</webguipassword>

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            kapara
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            Excellent!!!!!!!!!!…One last question.  If I backup the config.xml...How does that effect any packages that I have added?  Is that information in the config/xml so when I reload a config it will automatically install the packages which were previously installed?

            Thanks

            Skype ID:  Marinhd

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              hoba
              last edited by

              You have to manually install the packages but their settings will be stored in the config.xml.

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                kapara
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                Found a great product…http://www.xi-soft.com/  Lets me connect and schedule backups of the configs using the application.  Only $24 if bought.  Tried it out.  Lets me do any schedule.

                Just mapped to the file and it worked perfectly.

                Thanks for the help.

                Skype ID:  Marinhd

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                  kapara
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                  If others would like to be able to do this for large installations I will create a tutorial once I feel comfortable with the program.  Let me know.

                  Thanks,

                  Mark

                  Skype ID:  Marinhd

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                    hoba
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                    Not sure others want to buy a software if you can simply script it with the free winscp or even with the solution scott pointed out earlier in this thread but fell free to do a tutorial.  ;)

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                      DanielSHaischt
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                      No offense, but I don't understand why you are going to pay for something that you can get for free even on Windows.

                      Just use the Windows Task Scheduler! It's a native Windows feature. See:

                      http://www.iopus.com/guides/winscheduler.htm
                      http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308569

                      Additionally I was using PuTTY's pscp commandline utility to do the actual download. To do the download you have to execute pscp like this:

                      
                      "C:\Programme\Simon Tatham\PuTTY\pscp -P 22 -l root -pw pfsense -2 -batch gw-buero.abyssworld.de:\conf\config.xml c:\blah.xml"
                      
                      

                      This downloads the config.xml to c:\blah.xml.

                      Cheers
                      Daniel S. Haischt

                      Mit freundlichen Gruessen / With kind regards
                      DAn.I.El S. Haischt

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                        kapara
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                        No offense taken….the more help the better.  If someone has a better idea or easier way to acheive the same goal I am all for it.  I am a windows guy and because of that I tend to lean towards gui applications to perform what I am trying to do.  My other reason is I wanted to be able to receive an email notification if failure occured when trying to copy the file.  If there is a reliable way to do this for free I am all for it.

                        Thanks again for all your help.

                        Mark

                        Skype ID:  Marinhd

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                          sullrich
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                          @kapara:

                          No offense taken….the more help the better.  If someone has a better idea or easier way to acheive the same goal I am all for it.  I am a windows guy and because of that I tend to lean towards gui applications to perform what I am trying to do.  My other reason is I wanted to be able to receive an email notification if failure occured when trying to copy the file.  If there is a reliable way to do this for free I am all for it.

                          Thanks again for all your help.

                          Mark

                          ReRead Daniels post.  He gave you a free windows solution.

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                            kapara
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                            I did read it and yes it is a good solution…but as I stated I would like to be able to receive an email notification if failure occurs because I am looking to backup 25+ boxes.  Just to make sure I read about Putty's PSCP and MS Scheduler and found nothing regarding email notification.  If I have over looked something, my apologies.

                            Mark

                            Skype ID:  Marinhd

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                              hoba
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                              There are free tools to send mails from a batchjob as well like http://www.beyondlogic.org/solutions/cmdlinemail/cmdlinemail.htm
                              Discover the power of scripting  ;)

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                                kapara
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                                Sounds good.  Now I will have to see if there is a way to use this new program with putty's solution to email me only if failure occurs.  I used a site a while back called batchworld for assistance with scripting.  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/batchworld/ They are very helpful with giving answers to this kind of stuff.  Thanks for the tip on the commandline email utility.

                                Mark

                                Skype ID:  Marinhd

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                                  sullrich
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                                  winscp will return an error to the caller if it fails.  Check for a failure code.  This is all possible on windows shell scripting.

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