Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 22:48:00 -0500 From: Tim <cyberlord@cyberlord.net.dhis.org> To: Michelle Weeks <tristan11@mindspring.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Backup Scripts Message-ID: <200207232248.00898.cyberlord@cyberlord.net.dhis.org> In-Reply-To: <7947A24A-9EB7-11D6-BE51-00039368B8EC@mindspring.com> References: <7947A24A-9EB7-11D6-BE51-00039368B8EC@mindspring.com>
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Do you have
#!/bin/sh
as the first line in all your scripts?
and are they in a directory in your path? If they are not, you must run t=
hem=20
as follows:=20
=2E/script_name
Hope this helps,
Tim
On Tuesday 23 July 2002 10:43 pm, Michelle Weeks wrote:
> I am new to scripting and am trying to use the below script I found to
> run backups of our FreeBSD 4.5 server, but I keep getting the error:
>
> Level-backup.sh Backup Tue Jul 23 21:04:22 PDT 2002
> Error: Level-backup.sh unknown
>
> Since I am new at this, I am probably missing something very obvious. =
I
> would greatly appreciate any help or advice as to where I can find more
> info. on creating backup scripts for FreeBSD.
>
>
> Here is the script I am using:
>
>
> # Variables
> EMAILTO=3Dbackup
> DESTFILE=3D/dev/nrsa0
> BACKUPFILES=3D"/var /usr/home"
> BACKUPDIR=3D${HOME}/backup
> LEVEL=3D${0}
>
> # Load backup functions
> cd ${BACKUPDIR}
> . backup-functions
>
> # Do the backup
> tar_backup
>
> # Test the backup for errors
> tar_verify
>
> # Email the backup report
> mail_report
>
> # Done
> exit
>
> and here is the .backup-functions file for the shell script:
>
> # Variables
> L0DATESTAMP=3D"${BACKUPDIR}/.level0_datestamp"
> NOW=3D`date`
>
> # tar_backup function: does the archiving
> tar_backup ()
> {
> echo "Level-${LEVEL} Backup ${NOW}"
> if [ "${LEVEL}" =3D "0" ]; then
> # make Level-0 datestamp
> echo ${NOW} > ${L0DATESTAMP}
> # Level-0 backup
> tar --create --verbose \
> --file ${DESTFILE} \
> --blocking-factor 126 \
> --label "Level-${LEVEL} Backup ${NOW}" \
> ${BACKUPFILES}
> elif [ "${LEVEL}" =3D "1" ]; then
> # get last Level-0 datestamp
> LAST=3D`cat ${L0DATESTAMP}`
> # Level-1 backup
> tar --create --verbose \
> --file ${DESTFILE} \
> --blocking-factor 126 \
> --after-date "${LAST}" \
> --label "Level-${LEVEL} Backup from ${LAST} to ${NOW}" \
> ${BACKUPFILES}
> else
> # Backup level error
> echo "Error: Level-${LEVEL} unknown"
> exit
> fi
> echo "Level-${LEVEL} Backup END"
> }
>
> # tar_verify function: test the archive for errors
> tar_verify ()
> {
> echo "Level-${LEVEL} Backup Verify ${NOW}"
> # Backup verify test
> tar --list --verbose \
> --file ${DESTFILE} \
> --blocking-factor 126
> echo "Level-${LEVEL} Backup Verify END"
> }
>
> # mail_report function: sends backup report
> mail_report ()
> {
> # Email backup report
> mail -s "Level-${LEVEL} Backup" "${EMAILTO}" << EOF
>
> ###########################################################
> Level-${LEVEL} Backup
> ###########################################################
>
> Host: ${HOSTNAME}
> Files: ${BACKUPFILES}
>
> Destination: ${DESTFILE}
>
> ###########################################################
> Started: ${NOW}
> Completed: `date`
> ###########################################################
>
> EOF
> }
>
>
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