Hi there What i'm trying to do is automate a virus scan and back up on some of the folders on my server. I'm really new at this so any help is much appreciated :)
First off, to automate a process i have to set it up in the /etc/crontab correct? Also, what do i do if i want the info to be sent to someone other that root when the virus scan and back up run? THis is what i've added in my /etc/crontab file: 00 2 * * sun sweep /www/servers/skylight.ubc.ca/media/ /www/servers/skylight.ubc.ca/profsTalk > /www/logs/skylight.ubc.ca/virusLog/log 00 1 * * sun /root/scripts/backup.sh Okay, so i'm pretty sure that the above is correct. However, when i pipe out the results of the virus scan to a log file, i want to use the date as the name of the log file. IS there any way that i can do this? Second, the cron tab will run the backup.sh script file. I've just started to write this script file but i'll a little unsure of what to do. I'm just writing this out as psuedo code, this is what i've got so far: # # Back up shell script # #!/usr/bin/bash $currDate = getDate; mkdir /data/backups/$currDate # Backup the web server files tar cfv www.tar /data/www gzip www.tar mv www.tar /data/backups/$currDate/ # Backup the database mysqldump --all-databases -udlee -psomepassword > /data/backups/$currDate/ What i'm trying to do is make a directory with the currrent date in teh existing directory /data/backups. Is ther eany way that i can get this date and use i in a variable? Above i just put in "getDate" for filler. Also, I think i have to be root to run the above commands, should this be a problem, or does the crontab run the backup.sh script as root? Thanks a bunch for any help Desmond _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
