samba - Aug 2014 - samba_backup script

Hi,

I am trying to backup a samba DC with the samba_backup script as described
in https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Backup_and_Recovery (BTW there's a typo
in a chapter title which should be samba_backup instead of backup_samba) .

It works ok except that it backups also all files in the ./lib/private/ dir
, which are all library files. I suspect that it is wrong , isn't it ?

Regards

Henri

Hello Henri,

Am 18.08.2014 16:44, schrieb henri transfert:
> I am trying to backup a samba DC with the samba_backup script as described
> in https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Backup_and_Recovery (BTW there's a
typo
> in a chapter title which should be samba_backup instead of backup_samba) .
Thanks. I fixed that.


> It works ok except that it backups also all files in the ./lib/private/ dir
> , which are all library files. I suspect that it is wrong , isn't it ?
The script is more a workaround than a final solution, yet. :-)


That it also copies ./lib/private/ results from here:

DIRS="private etc sysvol"
...
for d in $DIRS;do
      relativedirname=`find . -type d -name "$d" -prune`
      ....


The for-loop took all 'private' folders under $FROMWHERE. The important
one is ./private/. The other is just a side-effect. :-)


But ./lib/private/ isn't very large. So simply ignore, that it's in your
archive file in the end. You don't need it.



Regards,
Marc