Forum: Cfengine Help
Subject: MySQL backup via Cfengine3
Author: ro
Link to topic: https://cfengine.com/forum/read.php?3,19623,19623#msg-19623
I really like the concept that cf-execd can be a substitution of regular cron
jobs. So I tried to let Cfengine handle MySQL database backups. But the
behavior of cfengine seems strange to me:
The line doing the backups is:
body contain rootshell {
useshell => "true";
umask => "077";
exec_owner => "root";
}
[...]
commands:
BACKUP_SRV_MYSQL.Hr03_Q1|DO_BACKUP_MYSQL_NOW::
"/usr/bin/mysqldump --opt --all-databases --user=root
--add-drop-database | /bin/gzip >
$(backup_target_dir)/mysql_$(const.dollar)(date +%Y-%m-%d).sql.gz",
contain => rootshell,
classes =>
PromiseRepaired("repaired_MySQLBackup_backup");
In the root's home directory there is a .my.cnf file:
-rw------- 1 root root 502 2010-12-03 16:06 .my.cnf
which contains:
user=root
password=MYPASSWORD
user=root
password=MYPASSWORD
Now, when the promise is run manually, the backup is created properly:
r...@myhost:~# cf-agent -K -b MySQLBackup -D
BACKUP_SRV_MYSQL,DO_BACKUP_MYSQL_NOW
R: Performed MySQL backup
However, when the promise is executed by cf-execd, I get a permission error:
Q: ".../mysqldump --op": mysqldump: Got error: 1045: Access denied for user
'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO) when trying to connect
I: Last 1 QUOTed lines were generated by promiser "/usr/bin/mysqldump --opt
--all-databases --user=root --add-drop-database | /bin/gzip >
/srv/backup/mysql/mysql_$(date +%Y-?m-?d).sql.gz"
R: Performed MySQL backup
Shouldn't the result be the same, regardless if run manually or automatically?
Cheers,
Robert
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