BackupPC-users

Re: [BackupPC-users] question about XferMethod 'archive'

2015-02-27 17:01:15
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] question about XferMethod 'archive'
From: Les Mikesell <lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com>
To: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" <backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2015 15:59:55 -0600
On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 3:07 PM, Kent Tenney <ktenney AT gmail DOT com> wrote:
> Howdy,
>
> I have a set of usb drives which I'll write archives to.
>
> Using the web interface I can select hosts to archive, but
> I want the selection to persist, ideally a script which will
> be a cron job.
>
> I've read the doc, but still don't understand what the script
> would look like, where the list of hosts will go.

I think the 'archive host' exists mostly to give you a place in the
web interface to start the archive.  If you are going to do it from
cron you might as well use BackupPC_tarCreate directly in the script
for easier control over the runs and options.

-- 
   Les Mikesell
      lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com

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