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author | Micah Anderson <micah@riseup.net> | 2010-01-17 23:54:09 +1300 |
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committer | Micah Anderson <micah@riseup.net> | 2010-01-17 23:54:09 +1300 |
commit | fe3620c6529cc449cd152ed58667e39d4a80257e (patch) | |
tree | ec83be42237855979a31f38cdce51f45cdbd7312 /examples/example.rdiff | |
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diff --git a/examples/example.rdiff b/examples/example.rdiff index 3767f9b..08e8869 100644 --- a/examples/example.rdiff +++ b/examples/example.rdiff @@ -1,16 +1,33 @@ ## ## This is an example rdiff-backup configuration file. -## The defaults are useful in most cases, just make sure -## to configure the destination host and user. +## +## Here you can find all the possible rdiff-backup options, details of +## what the options provide and possible settings. The defaults are set +## as the commented out option, uncomment and change when +## necessary. Options which are uncommented in this example do not have +## defaults, and the settings provided are recommended. +## +## The defaults are useful in most cases, just make sure to configure the +## destination host and user. ## ## passed directly to rdiff-backup -# options = --force +## an example setting would be: +## options = --force +## +## Default: +# options = ## default is 0, but set to 19 if you want to lower the priority. -# nicelevel = 19 +## an example setting would be: +## nicelevel = 19 +## +## Default +# nicelevel = 0 ## default is yes. set to no to skip the test if the remote host is alive +## +## Default: # testconnect = no ## default is not to limit bandwidth. @@ -18,7 +35,11 @@ ## number to set a limit that will never be exceeded, or a positive number ## to set a target average bandwidth use. cstream is required. See cstream's ## -t option for more information. 62500 bytes = 500 Kb (.5 Mb) -# bwlimit = 62500 +## an example setting would be: +## bwlimit = 62500 +## +## Default: +# bwlimit = 0 ## should backupninja ignore the version differences between source and remote ## rdiff-backup? (default: no) @@ -28,6 +49,8 @@ ## An example usage could be the remote side has its authorized_keys configured ## with command="rdiff-backup --server" to allow for restricted yet automated ## password-less backups +## +## Default: # ignore_version = no ###################################################### @@ -36,39 +59,42 @@ [source] -# an optional subdirectory below 'directory' (see [dest]) +## an optional subdirectory below 'directory' (see [dest]) label = thishostname -# type can be "local" or "remote" +## type can be "local" or "remote" type = local -# only use if '[source] type = remote' -#host = srchost -#user = srcuser - -# how many days of data to keep -# (you can also use the time format of rdiff-backup, e.g. 6D5h) -# (to keep everything, set this to yes) -#keep = yes -keep = 60 - -# A few notes about includes and excludes: -# 1. include, exclude and vsinclude statements support globbing with '*' -# 2. Symlinks are not dereferenced. Moreover, an include line whose path -# contains, at any level, a symlink to a directory, will only have the -# symlink backed-up, not the target directory's content. Yes, you have to -# dereference yourself the symlinks, or to use 'mount --bind' instead. -# Example: let's say /home is a symlink to /mnt/crypt/home ; the following -# line will only backup a "/home" symlink ; neither /home/user nor -# /home/user/Mail will be backed-up : -# include = /home/user/Mail -# A workaround is to 'mount --bind /mnt/crypt/home /home' ; another one is to -# write : -# include = /mnt/crypt/home/user/Mail -# 3. All the excludes come after all the includes. The order is not otherwise -# taken into account. - -# files to include in the backup +## only use if '[source] type = remote' +# host = srchost +# user = srcuser + +## how many days of data to keep +## (you can also use the time format of rdiff-backup, e.g. 6D5h) +## (to keep everything, set this to yes) +## an example setting would be: +##keep = yes +## +## Default: +# keep = 60 + +## A few notes about includes and excludes: +## 1. include, exclude and vsinclude statements support globbing with '*' +## 2. Symlinks are not dereferenced. Moreover, an include line whose path +## contains, at any level, a symlink to a directory, will only have the +## symlink backed-up, not the target directory's content. Yes, you have to +## dereference yourself the symlinks, or to use 'mount --bind' instead. +## Example: let's say /home is a symlink to /mnt/crypt/home ; the following +## line will only backup a "/home" symlink ; neither /home/user nor +## /home/user/Mail will be backed-up : +## include = /home/user/Mail +## A workaround is to 'mount --bind /mnt/crypt/home /home' ; another one is to +## write : +## include = /mnt/crypt/home/user/Mail +## 3. All the excludes come after all the includes. The order is not otherwise +## taken into account. + +## files to include in the backup include = /var/spool/cron/crontabs include = /var/backups include = /etc @@ -79,23 +105,23 @@ include = /usr/local/sbin include = /var/lib/dpkg/status include = /var/lib/dpkg/status-old -# If vservers = yes in /etc/backupninja.conf then the following variables can -# be used: -# vsnames = all | <vserver1> <vserver2> ... (default = all) -# vsinclude = <path> -# vsinclude = <path> -# ... -# Any path specified in vsinclude is added to the include list for each vserver -# listed in vsnames (or all if vsnames = all, which is the default). -# -# For example, vsinclude = /home will backup the /home directory in every -# vserver listed in vsnames. If you have 'vsnames = foo bar baz', this -# vsinclude will add to the include list /vservers/foo/home, /vservers/bar/home -# and /vservers/baz/home. -# Vservers paths are derived from $VROOTDIR. - -# files to exclude from the backup -#exclude = /home/*/.gnupg +## If vservers = yes in /etc/backupninja.conf then the following variables can +## be used: +## vsnames = all | <vserver1> <vserver2> ... (default = all) +## vsinclude = <path> +## vsinclude = <path> +## ... +## Any path specified in vsinclude is added to the include list for each vserver +## listed in vsnames (or all if vsnames = all, which is the default). +## +## For example, vsinclude = /home will backup the /home directory in every +## vserver listed in vsnames. If you have 'vsnames = foo bar baz', this +## vsinclude will add to the include list /vservers/foo/home, /vservers/bar/home +## and /vservers/baz/home. +## Vservers paths are derived from $VROOTDIR. + +## files to exclude from the backup +exclude = /home/*/.gnupg ###################################################### ## destination section @@ -103,18 +129,35 @@ include = /var/lib/dpkg/status-old [dest] -# type can be "local" or "remote" -type = remote - -# put the backups under this directory -directory = /backups - -# the machine which will receive the backups. -# only use if "[dest] type = remote" -host = backuphost +## type can be "local" or "remote", this must be set! +## an example configuration would be: +## type = remote +## +## Default: +# type = + +## put the backups under this directory, this must be set! +## an example setting would be: +## directory = /backups +## +## Default: +# directory = + +## the machine which will receive the backups. +## only use if "[dest] type = remote" +## an example setting would be: +## host = backuphost +## +## Default +# host = + +## make the files owned by this user. you must be able to +## `su -c "ssh backupuser@backhost"` without specifying a password. +## only use if "[dest] type = remote" +## an example setting would be: +## user = backupuser +## +## Default: +# user = -# make the files owned by this user. you must be able to -# `su -c "ssh backupuser@backhost"` without specifying a password. -# only use if "[dest] type = remote" -user = backupuser |