Hi Peter, Thanks for your advice.
$ cat /etc/crontab SHELL=/bin/bash PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin MAILTO=root HOME=/ # run-parts 01 * * * * root run-parts /etc/cron.hourly 02 4 * * * root run-parts /etc/cron.daily 22 4 * * 0 root run-parts /etc/cron.weekly 42 4 1 * * root run-parts /etc/cron.monthly Shall I retain the above and add MAILTO=<normal user> # do rsync backup nightly 0 1 * * * /usr/local/bin/my-rsync Kindly advise. Thanks in advance. B.R. Stephen On Fri, 2003-08-29 at 09:03, Peter Ruskin wrote: > On Friday 29 Aug 2003 01:53, Stephen Liu wrote: > > Hi Peter, > > > > Could you please advise how to use your script to start backup. Also > > can backup start automatically at scheduled time? > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > B.Regards > > Stephen Liu > > # chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/my-rsync > ...then edit root's crontab: > # crontab -e > and add these lines: > > MAILTO=<normal user> > # do rsync backup nightly > 0 1 * * * /usr/local/bin/my-rsync > > then it will run at 1 o'clock every morning > > > > > On Fri, 2003-08-29 at 06:26, Peter Ruskin wrote: > > > On Thursday 28 Aug 2003 22:06, Pupeno wrote: > > > > Hello... I have one HD with a various partitions (10 GB NTFS, the > > > > linux swap, the /boot partition and my main partition), it is an > > > > 80 GB HD... I have another 80 GB HD to make back ups... what > > > > method of backing up do you recomend me ? Something that is fast > > > > to recover being that I have a whole HD to do the back up ? > > > > Something that is faster than doing a whole 'copy' every night ? > > > > Thank you. > > > > > > #================================================================== > > >==== #! /bin/bash > > > # /usr/local/bin/my-rsync > > > ####################### > > > # Backup Script > > > ####################### > > > > > > BACKUP_TO=/mnt/backup > > > EXCLUDE=/usr/local/bin/rsync-exclude > > > > > > echo " Mounting boot partition..." > > > mount /boot -o ro > > > echo > > > echo " Mounting backup disk..." > > > mount $BACKUP_TO > > > sleep 4 > > > echo > > > echo " Performing backup..." > > > echo > > > rsync --progress --delete -av --exclude-from=$EXCLUDE / > > > $BACKUP_TO/rsync/ > > > > > > echo > > > echo " Unmounting boot and backup partitions..." > > > > > > /bin/umount -l /boot > > > /bin/umount -l $BACKUP_TO > > > > > > echo > > > echo " Spinning down backup disk..." > > > /sbin/hdparm -y /dev/hdc # spin down disk > > > #================================================================== > > >==== # /usr/local/bin/rsync-exclude: > > > - /tmp/ > > > - /var/lib/init.d/ > > > - /mnt/backup/ > > > - /mnt/cdrom/ > > > - /mnt/floppy/ > > > - /proc/ > > > - /usr/portage/distfiles/ > > > - /root/.ccache/ > > > - /home/peter/.ccache/ > > > #================================================================== > > >==== > > > > > > Peter To Get Your Own iCareHK.com Email Address? Go To www.iCareHK.com. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
