[rt-users] What needs to be backed up?

[Joseph Spenner]

For my RT2, I backup the following and burned to CD:

/usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf
/etc/mail/
/etc/hosts
/etc/aliases
/usr/lib/perl5/
/opt/rt2/
rt-2-0-15  (the build directory)
/var/log/rt/

I use mysql, so I do a dump every night with:

/usr/bin/mysqldump --opt rt2 > rt2.sql
and push it to a safe host.

If/when my machine dies and I need to restore, I build
a new RH8 system, and restore the backed up files to a
tmp directory.  Start mysql, go to the rt2-build
directory, and do 'make install'
If the rt2 db already exists, you'll get an error. 
So, do 'make dropdb', 'make install'.

Drop the backed up files over the top of your existing
RH8 install.
If the new IP is different, change IP in
/opt/rt2/etc/config.pm

Get the lastest mysql dump, and load it:

mysql rt2 < rt2.sql

# cd /etc/smrsh
# ln -s /opt/rt2/bin/rt-mailgate .

# newaliases

I think that is everything.  :)


--- Dag Bruck <dag at dynasim.se> wrote:
> I have not  found any documentation on what files
> should be backed up:
> 
> - For a routine backup of the database.
> - Before upgrading to a new version of RT or
> tinkering with the setup.
> 
> Any suggestions would be most welcome.
> 
> Dag Bruck
> Dynasim, Sweden
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