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--- projects:rsyncbackup [2024/07/28 11:20] – darron
+++ projects:rsyncbackup [2024/11/04 00:27] (current) – [Purge] darron
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 When backing up the localhost, just use the hostname and rsync will copy files directly rather than use ssh.
 === 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.
-Purging can be disabled if preferred but exists to manage the number of directories over time. A weekly backup to tape or external disk storage would be sensible for important data.
+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 would be sensible for important data.
+Purge could also be disabled in the config and then ran at a different time interval from cron Eg. weekly or fortnightly.
 ==Rules==
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 To disable the purge process, set the PURGE variable to "" in the config.
+=== Test===
+Testing can be performed on the server as user rsync by invoking the host command with one argument.
+<code>
+sudo -s
+/bin/su - rsync
+./bin/host example
+</code>
+example above will extrapolate to example.conf etc
+===CRON===
+Cron on the server is utilised to perform daily backups, a typical entry
+is this
+<code>
+3 * * * /home/rsync/bin/host >/var/log/rsync/host.log 2>&1
+</code>
 === Export ===