12-28-2011
shell script to backup
Q: script to daily backup all databases in the server, retain only last 4 backps
please anyone give me a reply
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LEARN ABOUT DEBIAN
bbackupd-config
BBACKUPD-CONFIG(8) Box Backup BBACKUPD-CONFIG(8)
NAME
bbackupd-config - Box Backup client daemon configuration file generator
SYNOPSIS
bbackupd-config config-dir backup-mode account-num server-hostname working-dir backup-dir [backup-dir ...]
DESCRIPTION
The bbackupd-config script creates configuration files and client certificates. It takes at least six parameters:
config-dir
Configuration directory. Usually /etc/box.
backup-mode
Either lazy or snapshot.
account-num
The client account number. This is set by the bbstored administrator.
server-hostname
The hostname or IP address of the bbstored server.
working-dir
A directory to keep temporary state files. This is usually something like /var/bbackupd. This can be changed in bbackupd.conf later on
if required.
backup-dir
A space-separated list of directories to be backed up. Note that this does not traverse mount points.
FILES
/etc/box/bbackupd.conf
/etc/box/bbackupd/NotifySysAdmin.sh
SEE ALSO
bbackupd.conf(5), bbackupd(8), bbackupctl(8)
AUTHORS
Ben Summers
Per Thomsen
James O'Gorman
Box Backup 0.11 10/28/2011 BBACKUPD-CONFIG(8)