Here’s a script for using SSH Tunnel between two machines discussed before, this script automates tunnel creation and if you add it in your cron you can even check for existence and restore it when broken, let’s see the script first:
#!/bin/bash
# Description : SSH Tunnel between two machines for forwarding remote MySQL port
# Author: Andrea Benini (Ben)
# See configuration for details on ports
# Configuration
REMOTE_HOST=yellow
REMOTE_PORT=6033
LOCAL_HOST=green
LOCAL_PORT=3306
# No changes needed below this line
COMMAND_LINE=”ssh -2 -f -q -T -N -R $REMOTE_PORT:$LOCAL_HOST:$LOCAL_PORT $REMOTE_HOST &”
COMMAND_SEARCH=`ps x -o args|grep “^$COMMAND_LINE”`
if [ “$COMMAND_SEARCH” == “” ]; then
echo “Restarting Tunnel to $REMOTE_HOST”
$COMMAND_LINE
exit
fi
The script restarts the tunnel by itself when broken, not active, shutdown or else
You can insert it into cron to check for it every 5 minutes or to enable it at the end of the day (you say “two db sync at 20pm” ? yes it is !)
Edit your cron by inserting:
# every 10 minutes
# check tunnel availability
*/10 * * * * $HOME/cmd/ssh.tunnel.support 1>/dev/null 2>&1
and here it is !
Hope it help someone
Andrea Ben Benini
