On Thu, Jul 20, 2006 at 10:35:06AM +0200, Thomas Ginestet wrote:
> Hi list,
> 
> In order to backup a Zope database, I would like to use star with 
> pre-post processes to stop & restart the server. I've read the doc about 
> how to use wrapper but i'm still in difficulty.
> 
> What i've done for the moment:
> 
> - customized debian/rules (the equivalent of the configure) to change 
> --with-gnutar=/bin/tar \ for --with-gnutar=/bin/mywrapperscript \

<admin rant>
/bin (and /usr/bin) is not for all programs, it is for programs
that everyone might be expected to use.  Should everyone, from
the command line run "mywrapperscript ...".  Probably not.  In
fact, no-one except a program, amanda, should be running it.
And the program can easily call "/what/ever/myscript".  Plus,
if you upgrade, possibly by overwriting things, /, including /bin
might get trashed.  So put mywrapperscript into something like
/usr/local/lib, or /usr/local/libexec, or /opt/amanda/bin, or ???
</admin rant>

> 
> - rebuilt the package and installed it on the client to be backed up 
> (should I install it on the server too ?).
> 

No, the server will just tell the client to backup using "gnutar".

> - customized wrapper example script and put it on client /bin directory.
> 

For first testing, I would put a copy of the real gnutar into the
final location of mywrapperscript.  After you know all things work
with gnutar called from that location, then you can substitute your
code; perhaps first with a wrapper that calls /bin/tar.

> - create a custom dumptype to specify program "STAR" instead of "GNUTAR" 
> (may be should I specify "MYWRAPPERSCRIPT" ?)
> 

Not needed, the server doesn't know the wrapper is in use and the
client thinks "gnutar" is mywrapperscript.

> - modified my disklist to specify the custom dumptype to use
> 
ditto


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