Verify protocol for server routine backup

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A collection of scripts, documentation and to-dos associated to ERDL Servers.

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Open carlosparadis opened 6 years ago

carlosparadis commented 6 years ago

Revisit with Justin Delp the current backup protocol of the servers.

Relevant links:

ryantanaka commented 6 years ago

crontab -e as root will expose the script being used for server backup, and

crontab -e as postgres will expose the script being used to backup the database.

in relation to #5

carlosparadis commented 6 years ago

This is the package that Justin Delp compiled from source to do backup for us, since it is scriptable:

carlosparadis commented 6 years ago

Pending to close the issue:

Add a wiki section explaining what line on the cron tab summons the backup script(s?) and how often.
Where are the scripts located
Where does the script saves the backup
How to use the back to restore, or if we should call him at that point.
Also double check where lies the database script backup!