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| − | + | * create a shell script that contains the pgdump instructions - see /home/ssteinig/pgdbbackup.sh on CedeusDB | |
| − | + | * test if script or script execution actually works. A simple script for testing may perhaps be this (/home/ssteinig/touchy.sh) | |
| − | # create a cron-tab entry for ssteinig user using "<code>crontab -e</code>" | + | *: <code> |
| − | + | #!/bin/bash | |
| − | + | touch /home/ssteinig/ftw.text</code> | |
| − | + | * create a cron-tab entry for ssteinig user using "<code>crontab -e</code>" | |
| − | + | *: then add entry such as "<code>00 01 * * * sh /home/ssteinig/pgdbbackup.sh</code>" to run the script daily at 1:00 am | |
| − | + | *: => when using the user "postgres" then | |
| − | + | *:* check if postgres user has a password assigned already (use ALTER... to do so: http://wiki.geosteiniger.cl/mediawiki-1.22.7/index.php/Setting_up_geonode#Some_PostgreSQL_commands ) | |
| + | *:* create a .pgpass file to provide the password: http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Pgpass | ||
| + | * check also if the cron is running <code>sudo service cron status</code> otherwise start it... | ||
| + | * to see what the cron tab contains use <code>crontab -l</code> | ||
Revision as of 18:18, 2 December 2014
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How to set up Backups
notifications
To get notified about the backups via email, a/the shell script may send emails via "mailx" - i.e Nail. => see http://klenwell.com/press/2009/03/ubuntu-email-with-nail/
copy of the geonode DB
- create a shell script that contains the pgdump instructions - see /home/ssteinig/pgdbbackup.sh on CedeusDB
- test if script or script execution actually works. A simple script for testing may perhaps be this (/home/ssteinig/touchy.sh)
-
#!/bin/bash touch /home/ssteinig/ftw.text
- create a cron-tab entry for ssteinig user using "
crontab -e"- then add entry such as "
00 01 * * * sh /home/ssteinig/pgdbbackup.sh" to run the script daily at 1:00 am - => when using the user "postgres" then
- check if postgres user has a password assigned already (use ALTER... to do so: http://wiki.geosteiniger.cl/mediawiki-1.22.7/index.php/Setting_up_geonode#Some_PostgreSQL_commands )
- create a .pgpass file to provide the password: http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Pgpass
- then add entry such as "
- check also if the cron is running
sudo service cron statusotherwise start it... - to see what the cron tab contains use
crontab -l
