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| === Install === | === Install === | ||
| - | Whether you install on a backup server or target host, fetch scripts from repository. | + | Whether you install on a backup server or target host, fetch scripts from repository |
| < | < | ||
| + | apt install mercurial rsync | ||
| hg clone http:// | hg clone http:// | ||
| </ | </ | ||
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| < | < | ||
| #! /bin/bash | #! /bin/bash | ||
| - | SSH=" | + | SSH=" |
| RSYNC_PATH="/ | RSYNC_PATH="/ | ||
| </ | </ | ||
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| When backing up the localhost, just use the hostname and rsync will copy files directly rather than use ssh. | When backing up the localhost, just use the hostname and rsync will copy files directly rather than use ssh. | ||
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| === Purge === | === Purge === | ||
| After each backup operation a directory purge is performed to remove old directories. This can remove temporary data within a backup period and this should be appreciated. | After each backup operation a directory purge is performed to remove old directories. This can remove temporary data within a backup period and this should be appreciated. | ||
| - | Purging | + | Purge can be disabled if preferred but exists to manage the number of directories over time. A weekly backup to tape or external disk storage |
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| + | Purge could also be disabled in the config and then ran at a different time interval from cron Eg. weekly | ||
| ==Rules== | ==Rules== | ||
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| To disable the purge process, set the PURGE variable to "" | To disable the purge process, set the PURGE variable to "" | ||
| + | === Test=== | ||
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| + | Testing can be performed on the server as user rsync by invoking the host command with one argument. | ||
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| + | < | ||
| + | sudo -s | ||
| + | /bin/su - rsync | ||
| + | ./bin/host example | ||
| + | </ | ||
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| + | example above will extrapolate to example.conf etc | ||
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| + | ===CRON=== | ||
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| + | Cron on the server is utilised to perform daily backups, a typical entry | ||
| + | is this | ||
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| + | < | ||
| + | 0 3 * * * / | ||
| + | </ | ||
| === Export === | === Export === | ||
