Timothy Murphy wrote:
> I don't understand how BackupPC decides when to run backups.
> My main backup folder (36GB) is backed up every night at 5am,
> which is fine by me,
> but I don't see where this is specified in the config file.
>
> The Schedule for this computer states
>       hourBegin: 10
>       hourEnd: 4
>       weekdays: 1,2,3,4,5
>
> What exactly does this mean?
> Is this specifying when BackupPC is _not_ to run?
> If so, it could be put more clearly.

The main variable that this schedule is listed under is called
"BlackoutPeriods".  That sounds pretty clear to me.  Your settings are
specifying that backups are NOT to begin on the weekdays between 10am
and 4am.  In other words, BackupPC will start backups from 5:00am to
9:59am on the weekdays and any time on the weekends.  (Of course the
exact timing also depends on the "WakeupSchedule" from the main config
and the "FullPeriod" and "IncPeriod" settings for the client)

If this is a typical 9-5 business, I would tend to set hourBegin to 6 or
7 and hourEnd to 18 or 19.

-- 
Bowie

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