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Obsolete Releases => SME Server 7.x => Topic started by: Smitro on October 21, 2008, 11:17:58 PM
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Hi all,
I've started using the new backup option that is now included with SME, it was known as backup to dar. Last night I forgot to leave the machine on that my SME box backs up to, so I missed a backup. Is there a command that will manually kick it off?
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/sbin/e-smith/do_backupwk should do the trick.
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Cool, that looks like it's done/doing the trick. It doesn't return a prompt, so does that mean I have to leave the session open until it's done?
Is there a way to background this task for future?
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No, it's a child process, so even if you background it (with &) when you close the session it will terminate abnormally.
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Fair enough. Thanks.
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Is there a way to background this task for future?
nohup name/of/command
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This doesn't work, it still leaves you without a prompt, and if you close it, it will end the backup.
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try add an ampersand trailing :
nohup /sbin/e-smith/do_backupwk &
thomas
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Have a look at the screen utility: http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/09/27/a-guide-to-gnu-screen/