Wow! Thanks a lot! I will try it soon.
On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 1:35 PM, John Wesorick <[email protected]>wrote: > You could write a wrapper shell script around rdiff-backup like this to > start it: > > #!/bin/bash > > if [ -n pidof rdiff-backup ] ; then > kill -CONT $(pidof rdiff-backup) > else > rdiff-backup > fi > > and then at 6 AM run a cron job with a script like this: > > #!/bin/bash > > if [ -n pidof rdiff-backup ] ; then > kill -STOP $(pidof rdiff-backup) > fi > > The first script sees if rdiff-backup is running, and if it is, it uses > kill to unpause it (if if is already unpaused, this has no effect/error), > otherwise it just fires up rdiff-backup. The second script just sees if > rdiff-backup is running, and if so, pauses it. > > John Wesorick > IT Systems Engineer | Riders Discount > 866.931.6644 x852 | > www.RidersDiscount.com<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ridersdiscount.com%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeo6ElGug_XjM2ao9Nwo9ZXJLMc9g> > > [image: > image.png]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fridersdiscount&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeePs4sNbm1W3Jq5S44dTpvLtKQ7A> > [image: > image.png]<http://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2F%23%21%2Fridersdiscount&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdXQ0j5SkLmQyjyHwvgL5SZjn9A4A> > Deal of the > Day<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitter.com%2F%23%21%2Frd_dealoftheday&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcknX8kRmATu7z5a6swyClVqXeCqA> > > > On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 1:17 PM, Greg Troxel <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Eric Gendron <[email protected]> writes: >> >> > So how to limit backup working time ? >> >> Limit the area being backed up. >> >> > Or how to interrupt a working backup that will continue next night? >> >> rdiff-backup can't do this. >> >> So >> >> rsync the entire remote system to shadow tree, incrementally when you >> can, and run rdiff-backup locally >> >> or >> >> go learn about bup (not obviously ok to use right now, but I find it >> interesting) >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> rdiff-backup-users mailing list at [email protected] >> https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/rdiff-backup-users >> Wiki URL: >> http://rdiff-backup.solutionsfirst.com.au/index.php/RdiffBackupWiki >> > >
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