-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Thu, 26 Apr 2001 16:12:15 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > 5.) I have a Cd-RW and want to use it for backups. > What is the recommended way?
i've been doing this for years, and it works great. here's my script: #!/bin/sh # # clean up from prior run rm -rf /bkup cd /bkup # # tar important directories - edited for brevity but you # get the idea tar -cpZ -f etc.tar.gz /etc/ tar -cpZ -f home.tar.gz /home/ tar -cpZ -f usr.tar.gz /usr/ # # dump and tar mysql databases /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqldump -c -uSYS mozart > mozart.sql tar -cpZ -f mozart.sql.tar.gz mozart.sql /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqldump -c -uSYS kbase > kbase.sql tar -cpZ -f kbase.sql.tar.gz kbase.sql # clean up dump files rm -rf mozart.sql rm -rf kbase.sql # # make iso9660 of all files mkisofs -o /bkup/backup /bkup/ # # write to cd-rw /usr/bin/cdrecord/cdrecord -v blank=fast speed=4 dev=0,4,0 \ -data /bkup/backup this creates my cdrw, and leaves the .tar.gz files in /bkup. i have another job that runs during the night and transfers (via scp2) the .tar.gz files to an offsite computer (which is, for the most part, configured just like my server -- if i needed to, i could retrieve the offsite server, plug it into my network, and i'm back in the game). both the transfer job and the script above are set up in cron. and yes, the scp2 job (which kicks off around 1:00am) runs throughout the night, normally ending around 7:00am. basically, this set up leaves me with 3 backups. one cdrw, one offsite and one in the /bkup directory (which is handy if i only need to recover a few files). works like a charm. - -- steve ***** linux : http://exitwound.org mozart: http://mozart.sourceforge.net buck : http://www.BuckOwensFan.com ***** -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE66C9IpoyYujFtnVMRAsI/AKCGc140J51XAfBOq2RNLgWiuN6PuQCfZk+n SHOdtLYhOEIeRDQNskk0Iw4= =FQeB -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
