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1 | Here is how to use these backup scripts: |
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| 3 | 1. Create a separate backup partition big enough to hold all the filesystems you want to backup + any changes. Preferably, get a big inexpensive ide drive, and dedicate it as a backup drive. | |
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| 5 | 2. Create the mount point for the partition as /backup (otherwise, modify the config parameters at the top of the scripts). | |
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| 7 | 3. Mount the partition read-write, cd into /backup, and extract the backupskel.tar.gz there. This will create the directory structure needed by the scripts. | |
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| 9 | 4. Set the partition to be mounted as read-only in your /etc/fstab. This will protect your precious backup from software crashes. | |
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| 11 | 5. Copy the backup scripts "backup" and "backup_rotate" to a suitable directory in cron's path; "/usr/bin" is a good location. alternatively, you can place them anywhere, and modify the crontab entries to match, or run it manually. | |
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| 13 | 6. Modify your /etc/crontab file to add these entries, and be sure to modify the times to suit your preferences, and the performance of your machine: | |
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| 15 | ----------%<---------------------------------%<-------------------------------- | |
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| 17 | # Perform Nightly Backup (nightly incremental + weekly full + monthly full) | |
| 18 | 02 06 * * 1-6 root backup_rotate ; nice -1 backup inc | |
| 19 | 02 06 * * sun root backup_rotate ; nice -1 backup full | |
| 20 | 07 00 01 * * root backup_rotate monthly ; backup full nodumpdate | |
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| 22 | ----------%<---------------------------------%<-------------------------------- | |
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| 24 | Any questions? Send me and email to getnito@yahoo.com. | |
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| 26 | And that is it. Have fun! | |
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| 29 | nito | |
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| 31 | getnito@yahoo.com |