Hi all
I want to setup some regular backups on my Ubuntu server box. I have done this before, but it was a while ago and I don't remember how I did it. I seem to remember dropping some scripts into directories the contents of which are executed at a particular interval. However, i can't find these directories on the server i did it on and google isn't helping,
What's the best way to schedule backups?
A Cron job is one way to schedule jobs. Google setting up a cron job. It's something like
crontab -e
Steve
On 18/03/12 12:10, Paul Grenyer wrote:
Hi all
I want to setup some regular backups on my Ubuntu server box. I have done this before, but it was a while ago and I don't remember how I did it. I seem to remember dropping some scripts into directories the contents of which are executed at a particular interval. However, i can't find these directories on the server i did it on and google isn't helping,
What's the best way to schedule backups?
Hi Steve
On Sun, Mar 18, 2012 at 12:15 PM, steve-ALUG@hst.me.uk wrote:
A Cron job is one way to schedule jobs. Google setting up a cron job. It's something like
crontab -e
Thanks, I will.
On Sun, Mar 18, 2012 at 01:07:51PM +0000, Paul Grenyer wrote:
Hi Steve
On Sun, Mar 18, 2012 at 12:15 PM, steve-ALUG@hst.me.uk wrote:
A Cron job is one way to schedule jobs. Google setting up a cron job. It's something like
crontab -e
Alternatively put a script in /etc/cron.daily, /etc/cron.weekly and it will get scheduled by anacron at the interval appropriate to the directory. It guarantees that the script gets run even though the computer wasn't turned on at the appropriate time.
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