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Old 02-10-2011, 11:37 PM   #1
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Scheduled backup question


How do i create a tar backup (using gzip compression) called /backup/boot_files.cron that will backup the /boot directory monday at 4pm ?
 
Old 02-11-2011, 12:55 AM   #2
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Hi,
you must add a line in /var/spool/cron/crontabs/root like this:
0 4 * 1 * /bin/tar czf /backup/boot_files.cron /boot

then run crontab -e and quit it by :wq
 
Old 02-11-2011, 01:07 AM   #3
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Hi,
you must add a line in /var/spool/cron/crontabs/root like this:
0 4 * 1 * /bin/tar czf /backup/boot_files.cron /boot

then run crontab -e and quit it by :wq
I think it has to be -

0 16 * * 1 /bin/tar czf /backup/boot_files.cron /boot

Correct me if I am wrong.
 
Old 02-11-2011, 01:23 AM   #4
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Its always recommended to edit the cron file using the command
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crontab -e
and not directly edit the file in the spool directory.
NOTE: Chances are there may not be any file inside the cron directory if there are no cron jobs defined before.

The crontab entry by tuxianD is correct.

So, the steps would be:
1- crontab -e
2- Add the cron job (0 16 * * 1 /bin/tar czf /backup/boot_files.cron /boot)
3- Save and exit (:wq)

Last edited by vinodvb; 02-11-2011 at 01:27 AM.
 
Old 02-12-2011, 02:17 AM   #5
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Sure, 16 for 4pm :-)

I use my fovorite editor to edit cron files, then just update it with crontab -e, its the same.
 
Old 02-24-2011, 03:59 AM   #6
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