[arm-allstar] Backup on Rasperry Pi

[Doug Crompton]

Luc,

 It puts it in the base /  folder. It tells you that when it completes.

Backup Completed.  Backup is located at: /WA3DSP-40961_2018-07-29-1818.tgz


*73 Doug*

*WA3DSP*

*http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*



On Sun, Jul 29, 2018 at 6:01 PM, "Luc Drolet VE2LUQ via arm-allstar" <
arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:

> Hi Doug,
>
> Yes it works, very simple
> Thank you, I'm happy with this operation
> now I will do another test,
> I want to find this file in my Rasperry Pi
>
> /NODE1415_2018-07-29-2738.tgz
>
> because on my site right now I do not have a USB stick in my raspberry,
> later I will go and carry USB sticks
>
> but for now I can not find this file
>
> Luc
> VE2LUQ
>
> > Le 29 juill. 2018 à 17:11, Doug Crompton via arm-allstar <
> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> a écrit :
> >
> > Luc,
> >
> >  There is a backup howto on the hamvoip web site that describes what you
> > should do. Here are the key points -
> >
> > At the admin menu select item 9 start bash shell. You will then get the
> > Linux prompt.
> >
> > Type  file-backup.sh
> >
> > You will then get some text describing the script. Type Y to continue
> >
> > You then have a choice of backing up to a file (option f)  or a USB stick
> > (option u). If you do not have a USB stick plugged in
> > your only choice is file.
> >
> > When you select either file or USB the backup is immediately made and
> there
> > is an explanation as to what it did. For the file backup you then need to
> > copy or move that backup tar file to another location using SCP or
> WINSCP.
> >
> > If you have a USB stick plugged into the Pi  the back can be done to it
> and
> > yo can save multiple backups which are date stamped. In this case there
> is
> > no need to copy the file as it is safe on the usb stick.
> >
> > That is all there is to it.
> >
> > Also as I previously mentioned backups are really not necessary unless
> you
> > have changed a great deal on the SD card.
> >
> > If you want to make a complete backup of the SD card you will need to go
> to
> > the system you want to backup, shhutdown the system, remove the SD card,
> > and copy it into another computer. Then you will have a complete backup
> > copy that you could swap in in the event of an SD card problem.
> >
> > Also I have been doing this for five years and used scores of SD cards,
> all
> > sandisk ultra and I have never had one go bad.
> >
> >
> > *73 Doug*
> >
> > *WA3DSP*
> >
> > *http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Jul 29, 2018 at 4:49 PM, "Luc Drolet VE2LUQ via arm-allstar" <
> > arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
> >
> >> Hello everyone,
> >>
> >> Can you help me make backup files?
> >> I have private nodes I use version 1.5V 3-36
> >> everything works fine, but now I want to backup my sites and I can not
> do
> >> my backup?
> >>
> >> I saw in my rasberry File: /usr/local/sbin/file-backup.sh
> >> that there is a program for backups and that it will make file.
> >> and if I understand correctly he should ask me questions like "Would you
> >> like to continue?" [y / n] - "yn
> >>
> >> and to finish making .tgz files
> >>
> >> how to make these files?
> >>
> >> I read and read the procedure, https://hamvoip.org/backup-howto.pdf
> >> to make a backup
> >>
> >> where do I have to make this command to execute the backup?
> >>
> >> Thank you all for your help,
> >> now I can receive your e-mail
> >>
> >> Thank you
> >> Luc VE2LUQ
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