This is a basic script that can be set to run automatically every day, every week or every hour if you like and backup key files and directories.
Applicable to Centos Versions:
- Centos 5.x
Requirements
Explanation of requirements.
- Root or sudo with the appropriate privileges.
Doing the Work
Basic description of what will be done and what is expected.
- Explanation and download link for the script:
- Automating the script to run once daily:
- Running the script:
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<a title="serverbackup.sh" class="fade" href="/scripts/serverbackup.sh">This Script</a> will backup the following directories as tar files with the date and location in the title of the resulting tar files:<br /><br />/etc (location of most of the systems configuration files)<br />/home (location of users home directories/files)<br />/var/log (location of most of the systems logs files)<br />/var/www (location of webserver files and content)<br />/var/lib/mysql (location of raw MySQL databases, all databases are first dumped to a .sql file before the directory is tarred)<br /><br /><strong>The tar files will be stored in:</strong><br />/root/serverbackup/$DATE/ These files can then be moved or another separate storage media to complete the backup.<br /><br /><strong>The tar files will be named like this example:</strong><br />01-Oct-2009-Thu-04:46:42-AM-PDT-host.example.org-etc.tar.gz<br /> |
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Copy <a title="serverbackup.sh" class="fade" href="/scripts/serverbackup.sh">The Script</a> above into the /root directory.<br />chmod +x serverbackup.sh<br />cd /etc/cron.daily; vi 00serverbackup (<strong>hit 'i' to insert text</strong>)<br /><strong>Add this line:</strong><br />bash /root/serverbackup.sh > /dev/null 2>&1<br />Hit 'esc' :wq to exit vi<br />chmod +x 00serverbackup<br /> |
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Copy <a title="serverbackup.sh" class="fade" href="/scripts/serverbackup.sh">The Script</a> to /root<br />chmod +x serverbackup.sh<br />./serverbackup.sh<br /><br />The script will output to the screen so you'll be able to see what's being done. Once it's finished check the /root/serverbackup directory for the tar files.<br /><strong>IMPORTANT:</strong> You'll also need a MySQL DBA with full DBA privileges. The default DBA in the script is: backupdba password: dbapass. Change these to suit your own needs. <br /> |
Troubleshooting
How to test
Explanation troubleshooting basics and expectations.
- Make sure you’ve properly chmoded the script:
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ls -als serverbackup.sh (make sure the "x" permission is set for whatever level user you are, root should be able to execute any executable)<br /> |
Common problems and fixes
Describe common problems here, include links to known common problems if on another site
More Information
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Disclaimer
We test this stuff on our own machines, really we do. But you may run into problems, if you do, come to #centos on irc.freenode.net
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Last Modified: 22 Apr, 2020 at 16:37:29