On 16/12/14 11:09, Ibon Castilla wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi Colin, > > Nice idea :) > > I'm guessing if I can use the web interface just to "see" backups (or to > download some file). I'll give that approach a try. Thanks, and yes, the web interface would still show you everything as it was before. > > Cheers, Ibon. > > Abrazo, Ibon. > > Usa Software Libre, tus úlceras te lo agradecerán > Realizado con Software Libre. > - -- > GPG public key at http://sinanimodelucro.net/ibon_gmail.asc > Finderprint: 1761 59B9 6DE6 0402 31B9 1872 178F A6FD 75F9 EB29 > > El 16/12/14 a las 11:51, Colin Shorts escribió: >> On 16/12/14 10:31, Ibon Castilla wrote: >> Hi there, >> >> I'm trying to figure out how to execute some actions, right before >> doing a backup. What I want to do is to backup a remote host (not in >> the LAN) and to achieve so I have a VPN tunnel set up. My ideal >> scenario would be: 1) before anything else connect to the tunnel, 2) >> then backup the host, 3) after successful backup close the tunnel. >>> Why not do this outside of backuppc's web interface? >>> * Disable backuppc for the host. >>> * Create a script to run as a cron job for the *backuppc* user that; >>> 1. creates the vpn tunnel >>> 2. runs backuppc for the host >>> /usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_serverMesg backup <hostname> >>> <hostname> backuppc <0|1> >>> In the last argument, 0=incremental, 1=full >>> 3. check for the job finishing and then close the tunnel >>> /usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_serverMesg 'status >>> host(<hostname>)' >>> Parse the output of above as required and exit when "state" => >>> "Status_idle" >>> It's not official, but it should work fine. >>> NOTE: the backup script should be called as the backuppc user or >>> breakage may occur. >>> -Colin >> >> Cheers, Ibon. >> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server >>> from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards >>> with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more >>> Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE >>> http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk >>> _______________________________________________ >>> BackupPC-users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users >>> Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net >>> Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEARECAAYFAlSQEu8ACgkQF4+m/XX56yl0YACdG9Ya822mHbfFRkt0P7DKgxTT > iw8AnjKJ9l6QmzsyJwM6q2KSvEC5/Nqg > =bD2i > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server > from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards > with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more > Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > BackupPC-users mailing list > [email protected] > List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users > Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net > Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
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