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backup-takedown(1)

backup-takedown1

Bring some system services down for backups

Usage

backup-takedown [freq]

Overview

`backup-takedown' is for running a reduced level of system services during backups. To use this command you need to configure init by setting up runlevel 5 to provide the level of services you want, and to run backup-driver automatically on entering runlevel 5.

Options

freq

`freq' may be `now', `soon' or nothing depending on the number of warning messages desired - these correspond to warnings.* files.

Files

/etc/chiark-backup/warnings.*

Files specifying what number and frequency of warnings will be produced.

/etc/chiark-backup/settings.pl

Configuration file for the whole of chiark-backup

History

  • Debian 13 (Trixie) to Debian 4.0 (Etch): the text shown here
  • Debian 3.1 (Sarge)

Author

This Manual page was written by Matthew Vernon <[email protected]> but may be used by anyone.

From chiark-backup 8.0.1 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.