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Re: [BackupPC-users] force full save on weekends

2008-10-28 09:34:26
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] force full save on weekends
From: Sebastian Perkins <sperkins AT alpes-controles DOT fr>
To: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" <backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:31:17 +0100 (CET)
>>> I'm not the backuppc user (my english is slighter better !) : is there a way to force backuppc just to use the crontab ?
>>
>>Yes, you simple disable regular backups via $Conf{BackupsDisable} = 1;
>>Then run the backups "manually" via crontab using BackupPC_serverMsg as
>>described in the wiki page.

Thanks ! Thats sounds good. Just to be sure, this means crontabbing the incr too ?

Regards,

Sebastian Perkins



----- Mail Original -----
De: "Tino Schwarze" <backuppc.lists AT tisc DOT de>
À: backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Envoyé: Mardi 28 Octobre 2008 11:39:23 GMT +01:00 Amsterdam / Berlin / Berne / Rome / Stockholm / Vienne
Objet: Re: [BackupPC-users] force full save on weekends

On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 11:11:59AM +0100, Sebastian Perkins wrote:

> > Sadly, I don't think this page is terribly easy to find. One kind of has to
> > know what to look for in order to find it. So it can't really blame people
> > for not seeing it. Here's how to do what you want, at any rate.
> >
> > http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net/Schedule_Backups_With_Cron
>
> Le wiki page looks fine to me. I can therefore schedule backups "full" over the weekend and "incr" them during weekdays.
>
> I'm not the backuppc user (my english is slighter better !) : is there a way to force backuppc just to use the crontab ?

Yes, you simple disable regular backups via $Conf{BackupsDisable} = 1;
Then run the backups "manually" via crontab using BackupPC_serverMsg as
described in the wiki page.

HTH,

Tino.

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