Topic: Backup folders

[Beast]

Hi

Have installed a OBM backup system from ahsay.com

I need to know if the following folders are the folders I have to backup so I am able to do a complete restore!

/home /etc /usr/local /opt /var /root /boot

I do a:

signal-event pre-backup

Before backup (in the profile of the backup set)

And I have to do a:

signal-event post-upgrade

If I do a restore of the data!

Can recommend this solution BTW. Easy to install etc.

[pfloor]

A standard backup does this:

# signal-event pre-backup

By default these are backed up:

/home/e-smith
/etc/e-smith/templates-custom
/etc/e-smith/templates-user-custom
/etc/ssh
/root
/etc/sudoers
/etc/passwd
/etc/shadow
/etc/group
/etc/gshadow
/etc/samba/secrets.tdb
/etc/samba/smbpasswd
/etc/smbpasswd

# signal-event post-backup

A standard restore does this:

# signal-event pre-restore

By default these are restored:

/home/e-smith
/etc/e-smith/templates-custom
/etc/e-smith/templates-user-custom
/etc/ssh
/root
/etc/sudoers
/etc/passwd
/etc/shadow
/etc/group
/etc/gshadow
/etc/samba/secrets.tdb
/etc/samba/smbpasswd
/etc/smbpasswd

# signal-event post-upgrade
# signal-event reboot

[Beast]

Thank you very much for this information!

[Oosterheert]

I have a client who also has OBM for making backups of SME.

I'm having problems with the signal-event pre-backup though. I can see where it's supposed to be put in OBM

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Pre-backup command

Name: before the backup starts
Command: signal-event pre-backup
Working Directory: /home/e-smith


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Post-backup command

Name: after the backup has ended
Command: signal-event post-backup
Working Directory: /home/e-smith


In my case however he doesn't understand the commands.

How do you make OBM to do the pre- and post-backup commands?

[Beast]

I do not configure the OBM from the command line of the server. I use a web interface for this (part of the service from my backup provider). I have only issued command on the SME for the profile to use (password etc).

With everything else I use the web interface. Have also used this to specify the backup folders etc..

This is the way OBM works - everything is located off line (at the backup server). This also mean that it is very easy to restore the data again - you only have to remember your account and the backup name to perform a restore (have to issue some commands also - but I am testing this right now)

[Beast]

This is the procedure I have followed:

1. Get the file (obm-linux.tar.gz)

2. Set the OBM_HOME environment variable
OBM_HOME=/usr/local/obm; export OBM_HOME

3. Unpack to OBM_HOME
mkdir $OBM_HOME
tar -x -C $OBM_HOME -zvf obm-linux.tar.gz

4. Use Backup configurator (please make a backup profile first in the web-page configurator)
sh $OBM_HOME/bin/Configurator.sh
5. Key in info
Login Name: userXXX
Password: *******************
Backup Server URL: xxx.yyy.com
Which Protocol ? (1) Http (2) Https : 1
Use proxy ? (Y)es or (N)o : Y
Proxy Type ? (1) Http/Https Proxy (2) SOCKS : 1
Enter proxy server : aaa.bbb.com
Enter proxy port : xxx
Enter proxy username (optional) : administrator
Enter proxy password (optional) : *******************
Found new backup set 'xxx'
Please enter the following values for this backup set:
Encrypting Algorithm ?
(1) Twofish (2) AES (3) Triple DES (4) No encryption : 1
Encrypting Key: *******************
Re-Enter Encrypting Key: *******************
Encrypting Mode ? (1) ECB (2) CBC : 1
Run scheduled backup on this computer ? (Y)es or (N)o : Y

Main Menu:
------------
(1). List Backup Setting
(2). Change Password
(3). Change Network Setting
(4). Change run scheduled backup setting
(5). Quit
Your Choice:

6. Run a backup profile
sh $OBM_HOME/bin/RunBackupSet.sh [BACKUP_SET]

7. Automatic run:
nohup sh $OBM_HOME/bin/Scheduler.sh > /dev/null

8. (optional) Automatic run at startup (still working on this to make it work - for some reason it does not start)
[Add in this file /root/.bash_profile]
OBM_HOME=/usr/local/obm; export OBM_HOME
su -c 'nohup sh $OBM_HOME/bin/Scheduler.sh > /dev/null'

[Oosterheert]

I got obm running without any problems. It has been backing up the documents in ibays for some time now.

The problem i'm having is that i also want to backup all system data of this sme server in case of a complete restore with users etc. I know which files are needed and i know i need to do a signal-event pre-backup before i start to backup the needed files and a signal-event post-backup after.

I've also used the web interface to select the files and that is where i can issue a pre-backup command for this backup job.

I've put this there:

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Pre-backup command
   
Name: om te backuppen
Command: signal-event pre-backup
Working Directory: /home/e-smith
But then i get an error in my backuplog:

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[om te backuppen][signal-event pre-backup] java.io.IOException:
signal-event: not found
Same goes for the post-backup command.

I can't find anything in /var/log/messages to help me identify the problem. I'm guessing the problem lies in how i issue the command in obm...

So how do you run the pre- and post-backup command?

[Beast]

I just put the line in the web interface (in Danish and the edit content is included in [])!

1 .     Navn     [Pre-backup]
   Kommando [signal-event pre-backup]
   Arbejdsmappe  [/]    

The command is executed because the MySQL dumps is generated etc.

This is the output of the log:

1      Info      2007/02/11 09:07      Start [ Linux 2.6.9-42.0.8.ELsmp (atkiserver.xxx.dk), Nordic
Backup 5.1.0.8 ]
2    Info    2007/02/11 09:07    Start running pre-commands
3    Info    2007/02/11 09:07    [Pre-backup] signal-event pre-backup
4    Info    2007/02/11 09:07    Finished running pre-commands
5    Info    2007/02/11 11:25    Start running post-commands
6    Info    2007/02/11 11:25    Finished running post-commands

Did not run the post-backup for this set, because it was not specified at that time. Will run again this weekend.

[Oosterheert]

I've tries a couple of things now but can't get it to work.

when i just put a plain signal-event pre-backup in the commandline in the webinterface

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Name: Pre-backup
Command: signal-eventpre-backup
Working Directory: /
then the error reads

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No. Type Timestamp Backup Logs
1 Info 2007-02-21 08:09 Start [ Linux 2.6.9-42.0.3.ELsmp (os1.oosterheert), OBM 5.1.0.7d
]
2 Info 2007-02-21 08:09 Start running pre-commands
3 Info 2007-02-21 08:09 [Pre-backup] signal-event pre-backup
4 Error 2007-02-21 08:09 [Pre-backup][signal-event pre-backup] java.io.IOException:
signal-event: not found
5 Info 2007-02-21 08:09 Finished running pre-commands
It is as if the space between signal-event and pre-backup is misinterpreted, making the command to SME just sound like signal-event without specifying which signal-event...

however putting quotes on the command

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command: "signal-event pre-backup"    
results in:

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No. Type Tijdstempel Backup logboeken
1 Info 2007-02-21 08:48 Start [ Linux 2.6.9-42.0.3.ELsmp (os1.oosterheert), OBM 5.1.0.7d
]
2 Info 2007-02-21 08:48 Start running pre-commands
3 Info 2007-02-21 08:48 [Pre-backup] "signal-event pre-backup"
4 Err 2007-02-21 08:48 [Pre-backup]["signal-event pre-backup"] java.io.IOException:
signal-event pre-backup: not found
5 Info 2007-02-21 08:48 Finished running pre-commands
i'm lost here. Is java having a rights problem?

[Beast]

Have 2 comments.

I use a different version of the software (see log)
No space between signal-event and pre-backup

[pfloor]

You probably need the whole path, have you tried:

"sbin/e-smith/signal-event pre-backup" (with the quotes)

[Beast]

May have to specify the path in the "working directory" entry also

BTW: Where is the "backup to desktop" script located. Just for reference so that it is possible to change your own solution in the future when a new version of SME arrive (may change backup folders etc.)