Problem running script(s)

RouterOS Scripting
1

Hello,

I have quite a weird problem with running my scripts.

Problem:
I have a script, that basically runs every day at 3AM and takes a backup from my router.
It works perfectly fine, but after some time (1 day or more) the script stops working. With error message: script error: action failed (6).

I’ve found a temporary solution for that. If I restart my router, then this script works fine again. But I really don’t want to restart my router every day.

Script:

:global getDateTime do={
  :local thisdate [/system clock get date];
  :local year [:pick $thisdate 7 11];
  :local month [:pick $thisdate 0 3];
  
  :if ($month="jan") do={[:set $month "01"]};
  :if ($month="feb") do={[:set $month "02"]};
  :if ($month="mar") do={[:set $month "03"]};
  :if ($month="apr") do={[:set $month "04"]};
  :if ($month="may") do={[:set $month "05"]};
  :if ($month="jun") do={[:set $month "06"]};
  :if ($month="jul") do={[:set $month "07"]};
  :if ($month="aug") do={[:set $month "08"]};
  :if ($month="sep") do={[:set $month "09"]};
  :if ($month="oct") do={[:set $month "10"]};
  :if ($month="nov") do={[:set $month "11"]};
  :if ($month="dec") do={[:set $month "12"]};
  
  :local day [:pick $thisdate 4 6];
  :local datetimestring ([$day] . "." . [$month] . "." . [$year]);
  
  :return ($datetimestring)

}

/system backup save name=("disk1/backups/" . [$getDateTime] . ".backup")
/export file=("disk1/backups/" . [$getDateTime] . ".rsc")

Router information:
Model: 951G-2HnD
Firmware: 6.42.6
RouterOS: 6.42.6

PS: I’ve only added one script, because other scripts have the same problem.

2

Anyone?

3

Tried using local instead of global? Not “:global getDateTime” but “:local getDateTime”? If you have few scripts and they all have this function - they overwrite it and maybe it’s causing the problem if they are doing it in the same time?

4

+1
Try

:do {
:local getDateTime do={
  :local thisdate [/system clock get date];
  :local year [:pick $thisdate 7 11];
  :local month [:pick $thisdate 0 3];
  
  :if ($month="jan") do={[:set $month "01"]};
  :if ($month="feb") do={[:set $month "02"]};
  :if ($month="mar") do={[:set $month "03"]};
  :if ($month="apr") do={[:set $month "04"]};
  :if ($month="may") do={[:set $month "05"]};
  :if ($month="jun") do={[:set $month "06"]};
  :if ($month="jul") do={[:set $month "07"]};
  :if ($month="aug") do={[:set $month "08"]};
  :if ($month="sep") do={[:set $month "09"]};
  :if ($month="oct") do={[:set $month "10"]};
  :if ($month="nov") do={[:set $month "11"]};
  :if ($month="dec") do={[:set $month "12"]};
  
  :local day [:pick $thisdate 4 6];
  :local datetimestring ([$day] . "." . [$month] . "." . [$year]);
  
  :return ($datetimestring)
}

:do {/system backup save name=("disk1/backups/" . [$getDateTime] . ".backup")} on-error={:log warning message="Backup failed..."}
:do {/export file=("disk1/backups/" . [$getDateTime] . ".rsc")} on-error={:log warning message="Export failed..."}
} on-error={:log warning message="Script failed..."}

and see log for error report

5

Hello and thank you for your answers. I’ll test your modified script and replay after some days.

6

Hello!

The script works BUT after some time it does not work again. But I accidentally stumbled upon a problem that my flash drive, where these backups go, is read only.
When I restart my router, then the flash drive is perfectly fine but after some time it is read only again. Can’t even delete files from there.

I’m trying a different flash drive, maybe it’s dying.

Thank you.

7

New flash drive solved the problem.

Thank you all!

8

Hi, I have a same problem with RB3011 router, coud you tell me how to chhange the flash memory? please.
Thanks
Regards