RE: [cobalt-users] backups

["Robert Fitzpatrick" <robert@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> 
> > I am told that running the CMU a lot is not a good idere as it can 
> > speed
> up t$
> 
> My experience of the CMU over the past couple of years has 
> been varied, but alot of people I have spoken to have had 
> extreem difficulty with it.
> 

No problem here, been using it with a hacked raqbackupxx.sh for a while
now. I just copied the tar function over for other directories. I
believe raqbackup31.sh comes with the ability to tar extra directories,
but I didn't like bundling them all up like that in case I need a quick
restore of one file or so.

> As far as I'm aware its the only real way of backing up the 
> raq's whereby you include all the site configuration 
> too....and i'm sure your ISP just back up site files and not 
> total configuration like the CMU does Andrew 
> ;-)
> 

If the CMUImport was to fail, the tarred files contain all the data and
I've restored them many times. The great thing about CMUImport, if it
works, is the site number and symbolic linking restoration.

NOTE: If you are backup up to another server through the open internet
(i.e.: not behind a firewall), the raqbackup script can be easily
modified to send your data via SSH using rsync.

--
Robert