Hi Pupeno, On Fri, 2003-08-29 at 10:25, Pupeno wrote:
> Remember to have /usr/local/bin/rsync-exclude with the list of > files/directories to exclude. $ ls /usr/local/bin/ cdrwtool mkudffs scalc simpress spadmin tkfax installwatch pktsetup sdraw smath swriter tkscan scalc, simpress, sdraw, smath are symbolic links. "rsync-exclude" is not there $ which rsync /usr/bin/rsync $ locate rsync-exclude could not find this file B.Regards Stephen > El Jueves Agosto 28 2003 22:45, Stephen Liu escribió: > > 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
