Topic: Weekly tape backup?

[stian]

Is it possibly to set the tape backup feature to do weekly backups? On SmeServer 6.0.1.

[arthurhanlon]

Haven't done it myself but I believe that you can my friend. I use backup2ws then use my desktop to burn to DVD for backups and that does me fine.

May I point you in the direction of the manual http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/contribs/bobk/down-loads/sme-manual.pdf. Not trying to be funny or even cheeky but most questions are answered here. I find that the best way to find these things out though is to tinker, have  play around and see what works best.

Hope this helps,

Arthur

[CharlieBrady]

Is it possibly to set the tape backup feature to do weekly backups? On SmeServer 6.0.1.

Instead of nightly? Yes, but it'll take a custom template for /etc/cron.d/backup to change the schedule. Or you could just not put a tape in most days and ignore the failure messages.

[stian]

Would it be enough to change /etc/cron.d/backup?

0 14 * * * root /bin/mt -f /dev/nst0 tell > /dev/null 2>&1 || echo "Remember to$
0 21 * * * root /sbin/e-smith/do_backup

to

0 14 * * 5 root /bin/mt -f /dev/nst0 tell > /dev/null 2>&1 || echo "Remember to$
0 21 * * 7 root /sbin/e-smith/do_backup

Is there any command to be run after saving changes in the file to reload the cronjob?