Using Snapshot scripts for daily backup ?

[Ahmed]

Hello

since i just fixed my server database and saved myself from a total remake of 74 channel and 13 group and lots of extra permissions -.-

i want to set the Snapshot pull script to automatic daily backup

but since am not experienced Linux shell user i need help with this

how can i set a script to auto run the

./pullsnapshot.sh serveradmin 123213123ggadsa213 voice.teamspeak-systems.de 10011 backup.txt 1

- Run every 24 hour.
- Set the backup.txt file name to something like backup_[date&time].txt.
- Store the backup files in specified folder.

so whats the best code / script to use ?

Thanks

[florian_fr40]

Hello

You can use this script :

#! /bin/sh

#Path of the backup folder (absolute path)
BACKUP_PATH=/home/florian/backup

#Name of the snapshot file
FILE_NAME=backup_`date  +%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S`.txt


./pullsnapshot.sh serveradmin florian 192.168.1.100 10011 ${FILE_NAME} 1

mv ./${FILE_NAME} ${BACKUP_PATH}/${FILE_NAME}

About the path, you have to write the absolute path (not ./backup but /home/florian/backup)

About the date format, for more information open the help : man date

How to use it :

• Put this script in the same place of the pullsnapshot.sh
• Add the exec right : chmod 744 cronsnapshot.sh

For test you can start it manualy : ./cronsnapshot.sh

Now to start it evry 24 hours :
For that you have to use the cron system (more info on google or man crontab)

• Open the cron tab : crontab -e
• Add this line : 0 0 * * * /home/florian/cronsnapshot.sh

0 0 to start script at midnight (0h00) You can chage for another specific hour
* * * for evry day, month

[Ahmed]

Thanks

[Ahmed]

something is wrong here .. when i test the script i get

root@30003038:/home/teamspeak# sh ./cronsna.sh
: not foundh: 2:
: not foundh: 5:
: not foundh: 8:
: not foundh: 9:
[: 80: 0: unexpected operator
[: 80: 0: unexpected operator
[: 80: 0: unexpected operator
[: 80: 0: unexpected operator
[: 80: 0: unexpected operator
[: 80: 0: unexpected operator
[: 80: 0: unexpected operator
snapshot.txt file being written to as we speak? Something is very wrong here...
exit: 80: Illegal number: -9
: not foundh: 11:
mv: cannot move `./ts_backup_2011-08-11_18-01-42.txt\r' to `/home/teamspeak/backup\r/ts_backup_2011-08-11_18-01-42.txt\r\r': No such file or directory

using Ubuntu server

cant move or even delete the backup.txt files

[florian_fr40]

I remade the script. It should work normaly now.

If you use Windows to download it before put it on Linux system, this can cause this problem.
Use wget on linux.

[Ahmed]

What i did was edited the script added "bash" before the pull....sh

#! /bin/sh

#Path of the backup folder (absolute path)
BACKUP_PATH=/home/teamspeak/backup

#Name of the snapshot file
FILE_NAME=backup_`date  +%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S`.txt


bash ./pullsnapshot.sh serveradmin florian 192.168.1.100 10011 ${FILE_NAME} 1

mv ./${FILE_NAME} ${BACKUP_PATH}/${FILE_NAME}

but still got errors when using crontab so fixed by adding the full path to the pullsnapshot.sh like :

bash /home/ahmed/backup/pullsnapshot.sh serveradmin florian 192.168.1.100 10011 ${FILE_NAME} 1

and now it works like charm